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Vision Zero

New Somerville Safe Streets Ordinance Mandates 30-Mile Protected Bike Lane Network By 2030

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Elections and Politics

Three Reasons Why NY Gov. Hochul’s Cancelation of Congestion Pricing is Bad for America

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Downtown Salem Gets Lots of Foot Traffic; Its Cops Want to Fence It In

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The Climate Emergency

Critics Say MassDOT’s New ‘Beyond Mobility’ Plan Is Missing Accountability

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MBTA Proposes More Tweaks to Long-Delayed ‘Fare Transformation’ Initiative

<p>Marianne Lavelle is a reporter for Inside Climate News. She has covered environment, science, law, and business in Washington, D.C. for more than two decades. She has won the Polk Award, the Investigative Editors and Reporters Award, and numerous other honors.</p>


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Marianne Lavelle, Inside Climate News

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Sen. Warren’s ‘Build Green’ Bill Seeks a Clean Shift in Transportation Spending

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Electric Backslide: Massachusetts On Track to Miss Its EV Goals By A Wide Margin

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Oil Industry Shuts Down Interstate 95 In Connecticut

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After Marathon Meeting, Cambridge City Council Narrowly Votes to Delay Street Safety Projects

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Close.City Maps Illustrate Inequalities of Access to Vital Services Across the Boston Region

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