Crowded, Obsolete Garages Hamstring T’s ‘Better Bus’ Ambitions
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The T says that its bus garages are insufficient both for current and potential future needs," but new facilities won't be ready until at least 2024.
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New Report Flags Structural Racism In Transportation Planning
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Smart Growth America lays out a strategy for healthier, more equitable communities.
Cap-And-Trade Program For Transportation Seeks States’ Support
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Under a "memorandum of understanding" released Tuesday, the Transportation and Climate Initiative would cap transportation emissions in 12 states and generate new revenues for transit improvements.
State House Leadership Issues Final Draft of Distracted Driving Bill
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Leaders of a conference committee in the State House have finally submitted a final version of a distracted driving bill that passed by overwhelming margins in the House and Senate earlier this spring, and the bill could face a final vote this week. The bill declares that “no operator of a motor vehicle shall hold […]
Business Groups, Advocates Agree: Drivers Need To Pay More
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As legislators on Beacon Hill start working on a new transportation funding bill this week, business groups and sustainable transportation advocates are finding common ground on proposals to raise new funds for the state’s transportation infrastructure with new fees, taxes and tolls on motor vehicle users. This morning, the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Transportation, which […]
Rep. Pressley Announces New ‘Future of Transportation’ Congressional Caucus
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Pressley says that the current system for spending federal money on transit is "antiquated and contributing to the inequities and disparities when it comes to access to affordable, reliable, and rapid transit."