12/01/03 499 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 2:00pm. Bob Diamond stands underneath the electrical lines that power his vintage trolleys. Photo requested by Gersh Kuntzman. Please credit Gregory P. Mango.
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New Paths in Peabody Will Fill Missing Links on Border-to-Boston Trail
By Grecia White |
A project to extend the Independence Greenway eastward towards downtown Peabody could go under construction in 2024; a second project to connect the Greenway's two segments and also connect the Greenway to the Danvers Rail Trail is also being designed.
Analysis: There Are No 15-Minute Cities in a Post-Roe America
By Kea Wilson |
The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will increase the average round-trip travel distance required to reach the closest legal abortion care provider from 50 miles to a staggering 250.
CTA Should Get Real About Schedule, Looming Funding Shortfalls
By John Greenfield |
Reallocating service now to address staffing shortages in the best way possible, while being truthful about that, is a good dress rehearsal for what to do if and when federal relief money runs out.
Slower Than Walking: Downtown Gridlock Bogs Down the T’s Subway Replacement Shuttles
By Grecia White |
On the first full day of an emergency shutdown of the central portions of the Orange and Green lines, thousands of subway passengers endured long lines for shuttle buses and excruciatingly slow trips between North Station and Government Center.
Weekend Roundup: BART Endorses Fare Integration, Ferry for Western Alameda…
By Roger Rudick |
...and police want help finding hit-and-run driver
ROE OVERTURNED: Transportation Will Now Play an Even Greater Role in Health Care
By Kea Wilson |
Friday's rollback of the once-constitutionally protected procedure will only raise the already high hurdle to abortion care countless U.S. residents, advocates say.