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Meghan Volcy

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Housing

In Greater Boston, Transit and Housing Density Should Go Hand-in-Hand, New Report Argues

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Christian MilNeil

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Transit

An Exit Interview With Jarred Johnson, Outgoing Leader of TransitMatters

Longtime TransitMatters Leader Announces Departure

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The Climate Emergency

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

Aeffia Feuerstein is a writer and activist living in Boston, Massachusetts. Aeffia completed their Bachelor&#8217;s in Urban Studies from Columbia University.

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Transit Advocates Salute the MBTA’s Slowest Buses With Inaugural Pokey/Schleppie Awards

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TransitMatters Analysis Confirms Success of Last Month’s Red Line Track Work

A chart showing "total slow time" on the y axis (from 0 to 90 minutes) and months of the year on the x axis (from last August to this July) and three colored lines representing the three MBTA subway lines (red, orange, and blue). The blue line is near 0 along the x-axis until March, when it rises to 20 minutes, then follows a jagged, generally downward trend to around 5 minutes of slow time as of mid-July. The Orange line starts around 5 minutes, spikes to 40 minutes in late September '22 (immediately after a 30-day closure), dips to near 0 over the winter, then rises again to 20 in March, and remains near 15 as of mid-July. The red line starts near the orange line, then gradually trends upwards from 10 minutes in Sept. 2022 to 30 minutes by Feb. 2023. In March, the Red line begins to slope upward steeply, reaching 80 minutes in April and May. In June and July, the red line follows a jagged descent, hitting 50 minutes by mid-July.

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TransitMatters Releases New ‘Data Dashboard’

Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.

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Could the New Governor Breathe New Life Into the T’s Regional Rail Plans?

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Feds’ Safety Review Could Impact Local Governance Over the T

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Environmentalists Press for All-Electric MBTA Bus Fleet By 2030

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