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Monday’s Headlines Are Soaking It All In
More details continue to come out about the infrastructure bill, which may or may not have passed the Senate by the time you read this.
August 9, 2021
Friday’s Headlines Are Ready for a Beer
A new freeway, a hit-and-run cop, janky sidewalks, rising cyclist deaths, a Massachusetts version of Prop 22 ... time for a drink.
August 6, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines Are Airing Grievances
Now come the infrastructure bill's feats of strength. Progressives don't like it, conservatives don't like it. Will they tag-team the moderates?
August 5, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Digging Deeper
Details continue to emerge about what's in the 2,700-page infrastructure bill. Plus, remember Segways? Slate remembers.
August 4, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Just Asking Questions
On one hand, how good is this bipartisan infrastructure deal, exactly? On the other, it's a miracle Biden was able to cut any kind of deal at all.
August 3, 2021
Monday’s Headlines Are Digging Into the Details
The specifics of the bipartisan infrastructure bill have yet to be determined, but early indications are, it's not good for transit.
August 2, 2021
Friday’s Headlines Are Back in the Saddle Again
It really is Infrastructure Week this week, and Donald Trump is big mad. Plus, transit ridership is recovering and more headlines.
July 30, 2021
Good2Go Brings Equitable, All-Electric Carsharing to Roxbury
A new nonprofit carsharing business recently launched in Roxbury with the goal of offering a lower-cost, all-electric carsharing service for lower-income households.
July 29, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines Have a Deal
Here are the final figures on the Senate infrastructure agreement. Plus, rising traffic is dashing hopes of permanently reclaiming streets from cars.
July 29, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Crosseyed and Painless
Like the Talking Heads, we're stiiiiill waiting for an infrastructure pull. Plus, trucks are almost literally as big as tanks now.
July 28, 2021