PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS face daunting challenges across the US, from pandemic ridership losses to traffic congestion, fare evasion and pressure to keep rides affordable. In some cities, including Boston, Kansas […]
Free public transit is not the solution
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Let’s make free fares in Worcester permanent
A correction has been added to the commentary. THE WORCESTER Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) has solidified its place as a leader in the fare-free public transportation movement, with the WRTA […]
Posted inThe Download
Healey shaking up MBTA oversight board
Just weeks after appointing a new general manager at the MBTA, Gov. Maura Healey is shaking up the transit authority’s oversight board. Thomas Glynn, MBTA general manager under former governor […]
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Home healthcare needs shoring up
ONE OF THE MANY challenges facing the Massachusetts health care system today is how to handle the increasing need to provide care for the state’s most vulnerable populations, including individuals […]
Posted inTransportation
Healey shaking up MBTA oversight board
JUST WEEKS after appointing a new general manager at the MBTA, Gov. Maura Healey is shaking up the transit authority’s oversight board. Thomas Glynn, MBTA general manager under former governor […]
Posted inTransportation
Boston, Harvard, BU negotiating I-90 Allston funding
STATE TRANSPORTATION officials say they are working with the city of Boston, Harvard University, and Boston University on a finance plan for the Allston I-90 project that should be ready […]
Posted inEnergy
Maine jury delivers hydro relief for Mass.
BAY STATE and many New England policymakers breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after a jury in Maine voted 9-0 to green light the completion of a Massachusetts-financed transmission […]
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Boston pitches libraries, affordable housing as perfect match
In three Boston neighborhoods, home could soon be where the stacks are. The city is set to join a handful of other places that combine public libraries with affordable housing, […]
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Boston pitches libraries, affordable housing as perfect match
IN THREE BOSTON neighborhoods, home could soon be where the stacks are. The city is set to join a handful of other places that combine public libraries with affordable housing, a […]
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Short of workers? Bring more women into workforce
THIS IS A HISTORIC moment for women leaders in the Commonwealth. As Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll reach the milestone of 100 days in office, collectively we […]
Posted inHousing, Opinion
Heading off the next foreclosure crisis
OVER THE LAST few years, Americans have faced countless challenges we couldn’t have easily predicted: a global pandemic, war in Ukraine, supply chain snarls, a roiling economy — including recent […]
Posted inTransportation
More near-miss incidents reported at the T
NEAR-MISS incidents at the MBTA between maintenance staff and vehicles keep on coming. At a meeting of a safety subcommittee of the MBTA board last Thursday, T staff disclosed there had […]
Posted inTransportation
Addressing T slow zones will take much of this year
THE MBTA’S new general manager on Wednesday outlined initial plans for removing slow zones on the Blue Line that suggest track defects went unaddressed for a long time and that […]
Posted inEnvironment
AG reaches $300,000 Brayton Point settlement
AFTER NEARLY TWO years of negotiation, the owner of Brayton Point in Somerset on Wednesday agreed to a $300,000 settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office related to allegations that […]
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In Boston race for open state rep seat, a field of 1
It’s become a dismal, recurring storyline underscoring the state’s political torpor: Massachusetts is among the least competitive states in the country when it comes to elections for state legislative seats. […]
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In Boston race for open state rep seat, a field of 1
IT’S BECOME A dismal, recurring storyline underscoring the state’s political torpor: Massachusetts is among the least competitive states in the country when it comes to elections for state legislative seats. […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Convention center tosses redevelopment proposals
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S INDEPENDENT convention center authority canceled and rejected controversial redevelopment proposals for a piece of land in South Boston after officials accused it of using […]
Posted inOpinion
Lots left on the to-do list for reducing waste
THIS YEAR, as we celebrate the 53rd Earth Day, we should use the occasion to reckon with our growing waste crisis. A few years after the first Earth Day, held […]
Posted inGovernment, Politics, Public Records
Wu got use of MGM Music Hall at no charge
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu spent $62,000 on her State of the City address at the end of January, but there was no cost to actually rent the venue where she […]
Posted inGambling
Mass. residents placed $568m in sports bets in March
MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS placed $568 million in legal sports bets in March, with 77 percent of the money wagered with DraftKings and FanDuel. March was the first month where the state’s […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision
At a time when roughly a quarter of the MBTA subway system is crawling along at a safety-induced snail’s pace, US Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing an ambitious expansion of […]
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Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision
At a time when roughly a quarter of the MBTA subway system is crawling along at a safety-induced snail’s pace, US Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing an ambitious expansion of […]
Posted inTransportation
Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision
AT A TIME when roughly a quarter of the MBTA subway system is crawling along at a safety-induced snail’s pace, US Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing an ambitious expansion of […]
Posted inOpinion
Is transit a public good?
A RECENT Bloomberg City Lab article by the highly regarded transportation thought leader David Zipper used recent statements by proponents of free public bus transit in Boston and Washington, DC, to […]