Boston Councilor Durkan files amendment to eliminate residential parking minimums.

“The lesson from every city that’s taken this step is the same: developers don’t stop building parking when they’re no longer required to. They build what the market & residents actually need.”

Myst water tower in the middlesex fells lake

fun fact, there is a Myst location in the Middlesex Fells

No one likes the state’s first attempts at a Reid Overpass redesign More than a dozen organizations have come to nearly identical conclusions about redesigns of a nearly 90-year-old traffic overpass in Cambridgeport: None of the state’s current options work. Four preliminary designs for the William J. Reid Overpass were presented by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation at a... The post No one likes the state’s first attempts at a Reid Overpass redesign appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

No one likes the state’s first attempts at a Reid Overpass redesign

Mayor Wu _says_ she's not canceling the project, she's trying to make it better. But it's easy to see through the words. The delays, canceled meetings, and changes (center->side running buslanes) sure seem intended to ruin the project.
#Boston #MBTA

Wheels Start Turning For the Lower Broadway – Alford Street Transit Priority Corridor Project - Streetsblog Massachusetts Because it would connect multiple destinations where transit demand is high, the T's models predict that an extended Silver Line would serve more than 15,000 additional daily bus riders.

Wheels Start Turning For the @mbta.com's Lower Broadway – Alford Street Transit Priority Corridor Project
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Wu Administration Delays Columbus Ave. Transit Project; City Hall Planners Told to Cancel Meetings With MBTA - Streetsblog Massachusetts A public records request reveals that City Hall transportation planners were "directed to not participate in external meetings, including meetings with partner agencies, without express approval for (...

SCOOP: @mayorwu.boston.gov's Administration Delays @mbta.com Columbus Ave. Transit Project; City Hall Planners Told to Cancel Meetings With T
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With more older drivers on the road, states try to balance safety and mobility The number of older drivers on the road is climbing. Safety advocates want tougher rules for relicensing, but many drivers say they shouldn't be forced to give up their mobility because of age alone.

This piece is frustrating. The bulk of it is spent on the debate around licensing with a brief mention at the end of a major issue: Many older drivers live in areas without transportation options. Stricter licensing and more road tests are needed, but we also need to address car dependency.

As parents age, their children face hard choices about when to take the car keys States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent.

Articles like this always frame taking the keys away as a personal family tragedy. It’s actually a systemic infrastructure failure. We've built a society where losing a driver's license means losing your entire independence and connection to the world. It shouldn't be this way.

People are showing up to court in Massachusetts for minor issues and being kidnapped by ICE.

I hope the legislature moves quickly on several pending pieces of legislation that will limit ICE's ability to operate in courthouses, including expanding virtual hearing access.

Yup, the Hancock Building weather beacon is spot on today.

#Boston #mawx #rainyday

State launches portal for the public to report 'misconduct' by ICE “This new reporting portal will help us gather information, support residents and ensure federal agents operating in our state are following the law,” Gov. Maura Healey said in a statement.

The portal, which went live on Friday, allows members of the public to upload photos and video, as well as to report details of incidents involving federal immigration agents.

How to Tell the Story of a Highway Teardown — Streetsblog USA This podcaster is traveling the country in search of stories about America's freeway-fighting movement. Is yours on the list?

@wgbh.org 'Big Dig' producer Ian Coss is working on a new project to chronicle highway teardown projects across America. Via @usa.streetsblog.org: usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/09/h...

Just when I thought I'd already seen all possible transit fare payment methods

Bordeaux app tickets use *Bluetooth* rather than NFC, and can be validated by bringing your phone within ~2 meters of the validator

A picture of the ‘Beacon Suites Hotel.’

IT’S HAPPENING!!!

I'm running for State Rep! — Ben Ewen-Campen for ward 3 Somerville Somerville City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen launches campaign for State Representative in the 27th Middlesex District Five-term Councilor cites Somerville's progressive track record as model for Bea...

🔔 I’m thrilled to announce that I’m running for State Rep! We have accomplished an enormous amount of progressive change in Somerville over the past eight years, and I am fired up to bring this work to the State House. I’m so excited to start knocking doors and earning your votes.

Press release 👇

Megaboston off twitter challenge is on

Do @mbta.com next! It's frankly embarrassing that they're still on X.
#MBTA

A shoveled sidewalk with a huge pile of snow to the left of it. A bicycling in road is to the right of it.

3 hours later.

We're out here now with a couple extra shovels if anyone wants to swing by

I would do this with you. DM me

Boston snow updates!

Did you see ICE? Remember ALERTA. Be ready to report Activity, Location, Equipment, Requests for Aid, Time/Date of incident, and their physical Appearances. Rhode Island Defense Line 401-675-1414 Vermont Migrant Justice: 802-881-7229 NH Solidarity Network Hotline for Raids 978-219-7586 Mt. Washington Valley Rapid Response Team 603-726-6680 Maine Immigrant's Rights 207-544-9989 Coalition LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts 617-370-5023 Unidad Latina en Acción 475-323-9413

A map showing service areas for each hotline Unidad Latina en Accion is in Connecticut Mt. Washington Valley Rapid Response is in the center of the Map Rhode Island Defense Line, Vermont Migrant Justice, NH Solidarity Network Hotline for Raids, Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition, and LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts are in those respective states

Updated graphics of ICE watch hotlines in every New England state. Please share widely!

Some local police, sheriff and DA offices are communicating often with ICE, records show In one instance, a sheriff's office sent an entire list of sentenced individuals just 12 minutes after ICE requested the information.

“Are we okay having our local justice agencies, being complicit with the federal immigration crackdown?” #mapoli

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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."

After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc

I know a lot of people feel like they have to do everything, and get overwhelmed that they can't. If that's you: Find one way to contribute that works for you, and do it as well as you can. People will depend on you for that, and you can depend on others for everything else that needs doing.

Coalition of Mayors Across U.S. File Amicus Brief Challenging Ice Surge in Twin Cities Mayor Michelle Wu co-led a coalition of mayors from across the United States to file an amicus brief in federal di

Here's Boston's press release on this: www.boston.gov/news/coaliti...

Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.