Today, Mayor Wu approved the Council’s budget amendments—but rejected the proposed $1.4 million cut to Transportation Department personnel, protecting essential staff and ongoing safety efforts.

We want to thank Mayor Wu for taking this important step to preserve the City’s ability to make streets safer for everyone.

June 2026 (Issue #205)

• Save the date: Safer Streets through data: Vizion Zero at Ten Years & What Comes Next
• Blue Hill Ave. bus riders speak up
• Boston discusses elimination of parking minimums
• "Pedal the Necklace" Bike Rides
• Residents want better transit and safer access in East Boston
• Welcome to the LivableStreets Team! Stefanie Jones and Aman Shankardass
• Mary Ellen Welch Greenway gets $3.6M upgrade

Despite a month of persistence by advocates, the Wu administration has not made any commitments for safer streets (scroll down for our full letter). 

On Monday May 4, Boston City Council will hold a hearing focused on the upcoming fiscal year budget for the Streets Cabinet— the Boston Transportation Department and Public Works Department (July 2026-June 2027).

This is a critical opportunity to speak up for safer and more livable streets in the City of Boston.

• Maha testifies at Boston City Council: Access to sidewalks, crosswalks, and bus stops in winter cannot be an afterthought
• Congestion Pricing: Learning from NYC
• Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown: Project Update
• Fare-Free Buses Extended Through June in Boston
• Congratulations to Somerville and Malden on Complete Streets Funding Awards
• Upcoming events
  • Bicycle Infrastructure Design 101; Sat. March 21 10am-1:30pm; Northeastern University
  • Action for Equity: "Riders, Routes, and Equity"; Sat. March 21 11am-2pm; 1290 Tremont Street, Roxbury

• The Future of Transit: Power of the Transit Coalition!
• Somerville’s transportation future: influencing Mayor-Elect Jake Wilson
• Emerald Network Greenways Coalition End of Year Meeting
• Freedom to Move- Small but important win!
• Better Access to the Charles River by foot and bike on Memorial Drive
• Spaces For You- adding to Boston's open space
• What is CargoB?

• Tour De Streets 2025 a huge success!
• Join the World Day of Remembrance: Sunday Nov. 16
• LivableStreets goes to Washington, DC
• FairShare transportation panel at MassBudget conference
• "Spaces for you"- adding to Boston's open space

• Tour De Streets Is A Month Away!
• Spaces For You - Workshops and Onward
• Greenway Adventures: Neponset Edition
• All Aboard to Blue Hills!
• Advocating for Transportation Equity at the State House

• Win Your Dream Bike in LSA Orange!
• Age Friendly Boston
• Pedal Power Museum of Science
• Shape Boston's Future with Spaces For You
• Tour de Streets 2025 - Save the Date!

• Resilient Communities from the Ground Up
• Allston I-90 Project Funding Woes
• Vision Zero Task Force Safe System Workshop
• Arboretum Block Party
• Meet Our Summer Interns!