Long a community with little clout, the state’s renters won a victory with national implications.
Housing and Transportation
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Bernie Sanders Proposes Reparations—for Defrauded Homeowners
His Housing for All plan includes a commission to study and grant relief to victims of fraud and abuse in the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis.
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New Jersey Moves to Rein In Wasteful Tax Breaks for Businesses
Inspired by a recent Kansas-Missouri pact, Garden State lawmakers may warm to reforms that scale back competition with New York and Pennsylvania over jobs.
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When Cities Turn to Uber, Instead of Buses and Trains
Some money-losing transit districts shift to ridesharing—but the cost for that may prove even greater.
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When It Comes to Transportation Infrastructure, No Bill Is Better Than a Bad Bill
Why the failure to come up with a plan to revitalize the country’s infrastructure could force Washington to abandon funneling money into the auto-centric past and come up with a dynamic program of 21st-century solutions.
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Boston’s Transportation Crisis: A Q&A with Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu
After recent subway derailments, Wu has taken up the banner that state political leaders have dropped, sounding the alarm that Massachusetts officials must develop comprehensive solutions to the beleaguered transit system before it’s too late.
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BRT Bridging the Gap
Bus Rapid Transit is a feature often left out of big-picture discussions, but it is should be a part of a healthy transportation ecosystem
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Rail to the Rescue
Amid an ever-worsening crisis of affordable housing, investment in transportation can be key to connecting people to affordable homes.
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Massachusetts Commuters at the Breaking Point
A statewide report on drivers and public-transportation users sheds light on the economic and emotional tolls of the crises posed by failing public infrastructure and skyrocketing housing costs.
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Do All Roads Lead to Congestion Pricing?
Portland, Oregon, and New York are taking different routes to charging drivers who need to get downtown during the rush hour. They’ll also have to think hard about the impacts on low-income residents.
