The MBTA’s recent call to create more dedicated bus lanes reflects a fundamental reality: in many congested road segments, a large share of the people are hidden away in buses, many of them standing. Where the data prove high bus ridership, it is common sense to shift road resources towards the buses.
Massachusetts Senate Approves Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Correctional News details the criminal justice reform bill passed by the Senate in October
Public Meetings: Allston I-90 Interchange Project
From MassDOT: As many of you are aware, MassDOT’s project team for the I-90 Allston Interchange Improvement Project has been working to assemble the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Report or DEIR. The DEIR will be filed at the end of November and will be officially noticed in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ …
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Mount Auburn Street Corridor Public Meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017
From DCR: The Department of Conservation and Recreation invites you to attend a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Russell Youth Community Center, located at 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, to present and obtain comments on a preliminary design for a short-term alternative (primarily focused at the …
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Talking to the Trump Administration
As the Trump administration puts people in place, federal agencies are changing in predictable ways.
Sweeping changes to Massachusetts’ criminal justice system could soon reach Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk
The Fall River Herald reports on the legislature’s criminal justice reform bills.