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For a decade, SFMTA's #1 legislative priority was legalizing speed safety cameras, because they're best tool for cutting traffic violence. How are they working?
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Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. n.pr/3WJyZn9

Big hopes for little lumps? Meet Boston’s new bike lane protectors. - The Boston Globe The change is the among the latest experiments in city hall’s contested campaign to expand and protect bike infrastructure across Boston.

Really love seeing both forward motion and BTD experimenting with new innovations designed to keep cyclists safe. Great work, more please. cc @jfh01.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/m...

Speed safety cameras are astonishingly successful. We know the tools that reduce traffic violence. Legalize them.
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Unfortunately, no. Cast-in-place requires us to embed rebar dowels in the road to anchor the concrete. We can’t do that on a bridge without risking damage. We will be testing other flexpost alternatives for bridges that we hope can be more reliably attached with adhesives.

Yes! Cast-in-place is more durable than precast. It’s also more flexible. We can use it for bike lane buffers, pedestrian refuge islands, daylighting, even mini roundabouts. It’s also more customizable. We can size pieces to whatever the street needs instead of relying on premade sizes.

A picture of a gas valve, with cover, on a sidewalk.

Video: Boston's E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility - Streetsblog Massachusetts Dr. Steven Leonard had been housebound with a back injury since 2010, but a new recumbent e-bike is letting him explore his neighborhood again.

Video: Boston’s E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/09/16/v...

Automated 👏🏼 enforcement 👏🏼 works 👏🏼

Controlled academic study finds Toronto's use of speed cameras in school zones led to a 45% reduction in speeding.

Those going the fastest were most likely to reduce their speeds.

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Hi. We’ve reached out to National Grid to have them repair this valve cover.

We need community notes here to clarify that in fact Michelle Wu ended his campaign

Open Streets Boston During Open Streets events, neighborhood streets are closed to vehicular traffic to create room for community and play. The events allow local businesses to expand into the street, and to safely make ...

👪Dorchester Open Streets: Enjoy car-free small business shopping, music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more on Dorchester Ave. from Ashmont Street to Adams Street this Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit Boston.gov/open-streets to see the full schedule of Open Streets!

Such a powerful video from @boston.gov and @streets.boston.gov about the impact of e-bikes (and the city's e-bike voucher program). Just look at the joy these bikes have brought to Steven and Muriel Leonard!

STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAWSUIT AGAINST BOSTON This unconstitutional attack on our city is not a surprise. Boston is a thriving community, the economic and cultural hub of New England, and the safest major city in the country — but this administration is intent on attacking our community to advance their own authoritarian agenda. This is our City, and we will vigorously defend our laws and the constitutional rights of cities, which have been repeatedly upheld in courts across the country. We will not yield. MAYOR MICHELLE WU

We will not yield.

Boston will not back down from who we are and what we stand for.

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

Boston Globe headline with photo of Red Line commuters. MBTA to extend subway service by about an hour on Friday and Saturday nights By Jaime Moore-Carrillo and Sadaf Tokhi Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent, Updated August 12, 2025, 8:46 p.m.

The MBTA announced Tuesday that it would extend service on all subway lines "by about one hour" on Fridays and Saturdays starting Aug. 24. Trains now typically begin their final runs between midnight and 1 a.m. The agency also plans to lengthen nighttime service for select buses and ferries, including three Silver Line routes. Most MBTA buses operate between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m., according to the agency; some start earlier or end later. And for one month beginning in September, all service after 9 p.m. will be free on Friday and Saturday nights.

Subway Frequency Improvements This Fall Beginning August 24: • Red Line frequency will improve every day with the number of weekday trips increasing by 3% and the time between trains during peak hours on weekdays decreasing by about 30 seconds. • Orange Line frequency will improve every day due to taster observed turnaround times with the new car fleet. The number of weekday trips will also increase by 9% with the time between trains during peak hours on weekdays decreased by about 30 seconds. • Blue Line frequency will improve slightly on weekdays.

Bus Service Improvements This Fall Beginning August 24, notable bus upgrades this fall include: • Route 1, 15, 22, 23, 28, 31: These six routes will become Frequent Bus Routes with service every 15 minutes or better all day, every day during operating hours. • Route 15: Service will extend past St. Peter's Square to Fields Corner Station for all trips.

Arriving soon: a more frequent T, extended weekend service, and a month of fare-free T across all lines on weekend nights! Plus buses arriving every 15 minutes for some of our most popular routes, including the always-free 23 & 28 bus 🙌

About Josh Kraft’s weird, scammy emails #Boston #emailbaitgate

Boston's 2030 Climate Action Plan

The first draft of Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan is here! It's our roadmap for a greener, cleaner, and more resilient future for Bostonians.

Read the plan & share your feedback with us:
boston.gov/climate-action-plan.
@boston.gov #climateactionplan #boston

All Hail the Humble Speed Hump These simple, cheap traffic-calming devices are both effective and wildly popular with (most) residents. Here’s why more cities are going all-in on speed humps.

Let us pay tribute to the speed hump, an unsung hero of street safety.

These prosaic protrusions of pavement can work wonders -- and at minimal cost.

My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵

Neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street, brick by brick, we’re making Boston a home for everyone.🧱

Boston Public Works Department crews raising castings on School Street

What'd you do over the weekend? Public Works began resurfacing the street in front of the Chipotle where Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

Enjoy car-free, family-friendly fun at Open Streets in neighborhoods across Boston—including this Saturday in Roxbury! Get the details at boston.gov/openstreets. 🎉

Through a collaboration of residents, businesses, and organizations in Uphams Corner, a long-called for project to retain and repair the brick sidewalks in the business district has begun. Photo courtesy City of Boston

Repairs to brick sidewalks are underway in Uphams Corner #Dorchester dotnews.com/2025/repairs...

Mayor Wu and cyclists ride in a green painted bike lane through downtown Boston.

Boston City Hall Plaza full of cyclists, bikes, tents with vendors, and an MBTA bus.

A cyclist in a blue dress leads a group of people riding bikes down a bike lane in the South End.

Mayor Wu rides with other cyclists along the Southwest Corridor Park.

Happy #BikeToWorkDay, Boston! 🚲❤️

Thank you to our @streets.boston.gov team for organizing group rides from all across the city and hosting a giant festival on City Hall Plaza to celebrate cycling and all the joy it brings to our commutes and neighborhoods. 🎉

You could buy a lot of heat pumps for $57B…

In addition to the climate and economic benefits, this will help reign in the extraordinary damage that large-scale gas pipeline replacement does to city streets.

It’s actually happening already! We started last year, with a focus on safety / accessibility related violations. Likely to become permanent as our staffing levels increase.

A photo of a porch with a small electric bike, colored white, with it giving a side profile to the camera. There is a window and a small green trash can behind the bike. A door in the upper left is ajar.

Today, I ended a long streak.

May 26th, 2012 - March 19th, 2025

I was fortunate enough to get an ebike voucher from @boston.gov last year, but with surgeries and cancer in the way, I thought I'd lose it. But they gave me an extension!

Today, I began to ride again for the first time since 2012!