Boston area traffic is the fourth worst in the world! We need to fix the T & put all options on the table to manage commuting congestion. #boston #congestionpricing https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2023/02/10/traffic-congestion-pricing-beacon-hill-could-pass/

@ceresbzns @itamarst No, I pointed out that removal of the most parking spaces in the densest part of the project is controversial. A tough pill to swallow. Also, DCR has been an obstacle & I worry that if they delay, the FPP/Brattle intersection will be more dangerous for everyone.

“[I]nfrequent, unreliable bus service pushes many commuters to drive, if they have the means to do so, putting more cars onto already congested Boston roads.” https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/23/mbta-bus-system-fails-greater-boston-residents-report-says/

Fourth worst in the World!! What happens when you replace all those cars with EVs? You still have the 4th worst traffic in the world. We need solutions that not only electrify, but also reduce reliance on single-occupancy vehicles! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/11/metro/boston-traffic-ranked-fourth-worst-world-study-says/

Beautiful lights at Mt Auburn Cemetery for their Solstice exhibit. So glad I could make it over there tonight.

Great piece in the Globe about Miyawaki forests, highlighting the first ever in the Northeastern US in Cambridge’s Danehy Park https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/16/opinion/tiny-urban-woodlands-big-biodiversity/

“Towns that are more urbanized, which means more concrete impervious surface that doesn’t absorb water, and that are located downstream are likely to be most affected.” https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/11/22/report-charles-river-flooding-increase-climate-change

Had a telling conversation with a constituent today who told me he preferred larger vehicles because he felt safer. I asked him to consider how he was more likely to injure or kill someone else - a pedestrian for example - while driving a larger vehicle & he suggested that wasn’t his problem. Lots of work left to do….

Trying to wean myself off Twitter & all my favorite #Boston / #CambMA area transit & political folks seem to have landed here. As an #introduction, I’m a soon-to-be 2nd term #MAPoli State Rep, proudly representing most of West & North Cambridge as well as 2/3 of #Watertown