Dimino to Retire from A Better City
Rick Dimino, the founding head of influential downtown business group A Better City, is stepping down. ABC’s Chief Operating Officer Kate Dineen will take his place leading the dozen-strong advocacy organization.
Different Uber, Lyft Fees Offer Potential Benefits to Congestion, Transit
While TNCs are now an established part of our transportation ecosystem, we need to focus on influencing their role in being ultimately a contributor to enhanced shared mobility, congestion relief and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Getting it Right on Resiliency Funding and Investment
While we have made some progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, more must be done across sectors to adapt and to prepare for the impacts of climate change. Fortunately, our most powerful elected officials are already rising to the occasion.
Understanding the Magnitude of the MBTA’s Challenge
A comprehensive transportation finance plan is needed to provide more money for transit infrastructure repair, operations and ongoing maintenance; otherwise we are putting the repair budget priorities at odds with the limits in the operating budget.
Hope Springs Eternal for Transportation Needs
Elected officials, the business community and the transportation stakeholder community all are in agreement that Massachusetts needs to act soon – and in a comprehensive manner – to address our current needs and secure our future economic prosperity.
Baker’s Transit Commission Picks the Right Paths
The report’s call for a new finance plan to support transit needs is an encouraging step forward and should build momentum for action on legislation in 2019.
