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A bus driver at Sullivan Square. Courtesy of the MBTA.

Labor, Environment, and Business Groups Call on Lawmakers to Forestall Transit Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 19, 2020 | No Comments

A coalition of over 30 organizations is calling on lawmakers on Beacon Hill to support the T with the funding it needs to avoid shutting down critical services.

Traffic from major highways increases the health risks of fine particulate pollution exposure in the Commonwealth's biggest cities. Courtesy of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Research Predicts Large Public Health Benefits From Cap-and-Trade Program

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 14, 2020 | No Comments

Researchers found that that devoting more cap-and-trade funds to transit and active transportation generated significantly greater public health benefits, particularly by encouraging more physical activity with better bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

An MBTA bus, heading to bed at a reasonable hour. Photo by Osman Rana.

Study: Transit Is Failing Non-White Night Shift Workers

By Kea Wilson | Oct 9, 2020 | No Comments

A screenshot from the victim's Facebook video.

ICE Agents Threaten Black Jogger on VFW Parkway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

Three men operating out of an unmarked SUV stopped a Black man and demanded identification documents while he was out on a jog on VFW Parkway near his home in West Roxbury on Tuesday. The incident was partly captured on a video that was filmed by the victim, posted to Facebook later on Tuesday, and […]

An architects' rendering illustrates planned safety improvements for the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Tremont Street in Roxbury. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Melnea Cass Project Spotlights Value of Street Trees

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments

Because the project is already under contract between MassDOT and Newport, the City of Boston has limited influence. But city officials say that they are working with MassDOT to pursue possible "change orders" to the agreement.

A conceptual aerial rendering of the proposed Suffolk Downs development in East Boston and Revere. Courtesy of the BPDA.

Updated Suffolk Downs Plan Acknowledges Climate Goals, But Still Proposes 6,760 New Parking Spaces

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

The board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) voted Thursday evening to approve a massive development of Suffolk Downs, a former horse racetrack that straddles the Boston-Revere border adjacent to two Blue Line stations. As reported previously, the developers are touting the proposal as a “transit-oriented” neighborhood that will bring thousands of new […]

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