Healy Unveils Plans to Clean Up Charlie Baker’s Messes
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The gubernatorial front-runner endorses low-income fares and “outlining a pathway to fare free buses throughout the Commonwealth.”
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Last-Minute Legislation Legalizes (Some) E-Bikes, Axes Low-Income Fares, and Throws More Cash At EVs
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Despite a late effort by the Senate to revive legislation requiring the MBTA and regional transit authorities to implement low-income fare discounts, the provision went missing from the final agreement.
Mass. Senate Revives Low-Income Fare Legislation
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The low-income fare legislation still needs approval from the House of Representatives, whose leadership snubbed similar language when it voted on its own version of the bond bill last month.
Advocates Lobby Senate for Low-Income Fares, E-Bikes In Transportation Bond Bill
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The state’s bond bill authorizes public borrowing for new infrastructure projects, but transportation advocates hope that the legislation can also be a venue for the legislature to enact new policies and programs.
House Bond Bill Includes E-Bike Rebates, Snubs Low-Income Fares
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State officials have been keen to pass a larger bond authorization this year to take advantage of higher federal spending that was authorized in Washington's 2021 infrastructure bill.
Windshield Bias Afflicts Broadcast Media’s Coverage of Cambridge Bike Lane Projects
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A StreetsblogMASS analysis of six recent broadcast news stories about bike lanes in Cambridge found that just two sources took up the majority of airtime.