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PHOTOS of Boston's newest separated bike lane, which is being installed this week on South Huntington Ave. between Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/04/27/eyes-on-the-street-new-protected-bike-lanes-in-jamaica-plain/

Eyes On the Street: New Protected Bike Lanes In Jamaica Plain

The street was recently repaved, and over the last few days, city workers have been re-painting strips and installing flexible-post bollards to delineate a new protected bike lane.

StreetsblogMASS
Every ZBA case is an opportunity to ask “why, zoning code? Why?”
Is transit a public good? I have thoughts . . . https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/is-transit-a-public-good/
Is transit a public good? - CommonWealth Magazine

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, D.C., to assert, quite provocatively, that transit is not a public good. His assertion relies on adherence to the economic definition of “public good,” a definition that(...)

CommonWealth Magazine

Mayor Wu’s 2024 Budget Proposal Includes $1.4 Million for Electric Pedal-Assist Bluebikes:

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/04/10/mayor-wus-2024-budget-proposal-includes-1-4-million-for-electric-bluebikes/

Mayor Wu’s 2024 Budget Proposal Includes $1.4 Million for Electric Bluebikes

Mayor Wu wrote that “we have included $550,000 to support $5 Bluebikes passes for 10,000 residents, expanding Bluebike usage and encouraging mode shift, plus $1.4 million to introduce electri…

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@jonchesto must have a Rolodex of people who want to give quotes that make them sound like villains.

Or Rodney Dangerfield.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/08/business/theres-lots-talk-about-millionaires-leaving-massachusetts-will-they/

There’s lots of talk about millionaires leaving Massachusetts. But will they?

Some say the new "millionaires tax" — along with other rarefied concerns — is driving wealthy residents to flee. But leaving the state behind may be harder than it seems.

The Boston Globe

According to state data, the Department of Conservation and Recreation's roadways are among the biggest sources of pollution in the City of #CambridgeMA. Cars on DCR's parkways emit 73 metric tons of climate-heating tailpipe pollution *every day*

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/04/04/its-official-state-conservation-agency-will-reduce-park-access-to-bring-back-motor-vehicle-traffic/

It’s Official: State ‘Conservation’ Agency Will Reduce Park Access to Bring Back Motor Vehicle Traffic

A DCR spokesperson did not respond to questions from StreetsblogMASS about how the decision aligns with the agency’s mission and with the Healey administration’s climate goals.

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This is some bullshit.

Call your state rep.
Call your state senator https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator

Call the governor. (617) 725-4005

Call the DCR: (617) 626-1250, 617-360-1715

And don't stop. Call every day.

“Eliminating parking requirements can have this huge impact on the quality of life and sustainability of a community,” said Sara Bronin, an architecture professor at Cornell University. “It is among the most significant changes that a local government can make.”

#TheWarOnCars #parking #cars

https://www.wsj.com/articles/parking-problem-too-much-cities-e94dcecf

America Has Too Much Parking. Really.

Cities get rid of spaces, freeing land for new development; ‘looking for a place to live, not to park’

The Wall Street Journal

"There are a thousand things that need to fixed and the fare collection system is not one of them." - Mela Bush-Miles of ACE in Roxbury

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/03/28/the-ts-fare-transformation-project-is-transforming-into-a-boondoggle/

The T’s ‘Fare Transformation’ Project Is Transforming Into A Boondoggle

“There are a thousand things that need to fixed and the fare collection system is not one of them.”

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Will Riverbend Park open street events continue in 2023? A Cambridge state representative won't say:
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/03/31/traffic-or-parkland-state-stonewalling-leaves-riverbend-park-in-limbo/
Traffic or Parkland? State Stonewalling Leaves Riverbend Park In Limbo

A crucial lawmaker – Rep. Marjorie Decker, whose district encompasses the Riverbend Park area – has been conspicuously silent on the issue, at least in public, and advocates suspect that she may be…

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