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Pages tagged "2021"

Road-safety advocates push Massachusetts lawmakers to pass road safety bills as fatalities pile up

By Anonymous | Nov 21, 2021

“This is the sixth year the Vision Zero Coalition has called on the Legislature to pass life-saving legislation on World Day of Remembrance. Every moment of delay adds to the devastating statewide toll of preventable traffic crashes,” said Emily Stein of Safe Roads Alliance, one of a handful of safe-streets organizations that make up the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition.

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Wu quickly expanding reach of fare-free transit

By Anonymous | Nov 19, 2021

“This is not pie-in-the-sky. These are reasonable, achievable, affordable steps to improve transit service and make us a national leader in transit,” Thompson said. “We need to dispel the myth that we need to choose between free service and great service. We can have both and we are implementing both.”

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The latest green line extension delay is testing patience for locals

By Anonymous | Nov 17, 2021

“Every project has someone complaining about something, and I don’t really see anything particularly glaring about this project,” said Thompson, an executive director at Livable Streets Alliance. “As a knowledgeable advocate, who knows the ins and outs of this project, I’m not worried about this delay because they were able to keep the project on track during COVID.”

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Eyes Free Fares On 3 MBTA Bus Routes

By Anonymous | Nov 17, 2021

“The ridership on that route is almost up to pre-pandemic levels and is now the most popular bus route in the entire MBTA system,” said Stacy Thompson of the Liveable Street Alliance.

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On first full day as mayor, Michelle Wu asks City Council for $8 million to make three bus lines free for two years

By Anonymous | Nov 17, 2021

A 2019 report from the transportation advocacy group LivableStreets found that more than 59 percent of riders on the 23, 28, and 29 buses were low income and more than 96 percent were people of color.

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The latest Green Line extension delay is testing patience for locals – Boston University News Service – Boston, Massachusetts

By Anonymous | Nov 17, 2021

Thompson, Executive Director of the Livable Streets Alliance, said: “As a knowledgeable advocate who knows the details of this project, I was able to get the project on track during COVID, so I don’t have to worry about this delay.”

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Boston Public Radio full show: 11/9/21

By Anonymous | Nov 09, 2021

Jim Aloisi and Stacy Thompson talked all things transportation, including Beacon Hill’s response to Mayor-elect Michelle Wu’s plan for free ridership on the MBTA.

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Columbus Avenue bus routes have first center-running lane in New England

By Anonymous | Nov 04, 2021

LivableStreets Alliance Executive Director Stacy Thompson said 90% of Route 22 riders are people of color, a group that has had disproportionately longer commutes for decades. “Every minute” the MBTA saves riders closes that gap, she added.

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MBTA and City of Boston Cut Ribbon on New England’s First Center-Running Bus Lane on Columbus Avenue

By Anonymous | Nov 04, 2021

“This project has been a major step forward for the MBTA and Boston when it comes to closing our system’s transit equity gap,” said LivableStreets Alliance Executive Director Stacy Thompson.

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Making Society Better One Street at a Time

By Anonymous | Nov 03, 2021

For Stacy Thompson of Boston’s LivableStreets Alliance, a successful street is one that you can use safely and enjoyably, without even having to think about it, just like you get running water from the tap or access to reliable weather on your phone.

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