MassINC study finds Gateway City residents priced-out of public transit

Report says state must reduce rail fares in order to achieve more equitable growth

• Policy Center Press Release

• Sep 5, 2019 Policy Center Press Release

To address the state’s transportation woes, planners and policymakers are evaluating major upgrades to the Commonwealth’s rail network. At the same time, a report from the nonpartisan think tank MassINC

Tackling Smog and Congestion with TCI

Gateways Episode 30

• Policy Center

• Sep 3, 2019 Policy Center

Traffic congestion in Massachusetts has reached crisis proportions. And while some leaders and officials assure it’s a “symptom of success,” that explanation offers little solace to Bay Staters stuck in mind-numbing traffic everyday. To top it off, gas and diesel-burning cars, trucks, and trains dominate greenhouse

Opinion Analysis | Exploring how Massachusetts can raise revenue and fund investments

Recapping the Get Smart Forum in Cambridge

• Policy Center

• Aug 16, 2019 Policy Center

On June 13, 2019, leaders from business, transportation, and policy gathered in Cambridge for the Get Smart Forum to discuss how Massachusetts can raise revenue and fund investments in transportation.

Hearing that glorious swish

The Gateways Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Aug 15, 2019 Policy Center

Down for nearly a decade, Gateway City real estate markets finally show signs of life. From Brockton to Fall River and Lynn to Worcester, private developers are unveiling plans for

Emerging small businesses round out TOD in Merrimack Valley

Gateways Episode 27

• Policy Center

• Aug 7, 2019 Policy Center

In this episode of Gateways, Tracy is once again in the Merrimack Valley, this time exploring how small business development programs are shaping transit-oriented development. She starts in Lowell, where the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub has served as an incubator for budding tech companies

Opinion Analysis | Inclusive Economies come from Including People

EOHED MetroWest Engagement Session

• Policy Center

• Aug 6, 2019 Policy Center

On the morning of June 25th, Framingham State University hosted the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development’s (EOHED) final Engagement Session. This nine-stop, 1,200-participant tour is an early

Opinion Analysis | Massachusetts Has Climate Change Policy in the (Green) Works

Bill aims to help cities meet carbon reduction goals and provide infrastructure for climate change mitigation and resilience

• Policy Center

• Aug 1, 2019 Policy Center

On 18 June, 2019, the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy held a hearing on Bill H.3846, “An Act Relative to GreenWorks.” Presented by Representative Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

Finding Food, Friends and Good Health at Haverhill’s Farmers Market

Gateways Episode 26

• Policy Center

• Jul 30, 2019 Policy Center

In this episode of Gateways, Tracy takes us to Haverhill where we hear how a farmers market has transformed personal and public health through food, fun, and community connections. Market founder Jeff Grassie and Nate Robertson of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission walk us through the market and

Budgeting for the transformation of commuter rail

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Jul 26, 2019 Policy Center

MassDOT’s Rail Vision team presented a long awaited set of scenarios for the transformation of commuter rail at a joint MBTA/MassDOT board meeting this week. Their analysis provides more information

The art of MART’s health and human services operation

Gateways Episode 25

• Policy Center

• Jul 23, 2019 Policy Center

This week Tracy digs into the health and human services (HHS) transportation operation at the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART). MART's HHS brokerage delivers more than 6 million rides to medical and healthcare appointments for residents in 70% of Massachusetts. How is the