Maintaining Diversity In America’s Transit-Rich Neighborhoods: Tools for...
Americans are increasingly using transit and showing more interest in living in transit-rich neighborhoods (TRNs). For neighborhood and equity advocates however, the good news is tempered by a growing...
View ArticleHub and Spoke: Core Transit Congestion and the Future of Transit and...
Far less publicized than the recent bad news about the financial crisis at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been some very good news: ridership is up. These additional riders,...
View ArticleArchitecture Boston – Promises to Keep – Winter 2012
Stephanie Pollack writes in Architecture Boston that with Governor Deval Patrick and the legislature committed to tackling comprehensive transportation finance reform in 2013, now is a perfect time to...
View ArticleeTOD Score: A Rating System for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
eTOD Score is a pilot version of a “rating system” designed to identify neighborhoods and districts with built, social, and transit attributes that reduce driving, encourage higher transit ridership,...
View ArticleThe Boston Globe – Research misread in debate over car-free housing – 10/16/13
Stephanie Pollack responds to Stanley Spiegel’s Oct. 11 letter citing Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy research on car-use for housing built near transit....
View ArticleThe Boston Globe – A 21st-century bus system – 11/10/13
Stephanie Pollack discusses the HUBus concept that supplements MBTA buses and uses existing technology to offer commuters convenient experience. Download PDF | Boston Globe
View ArticleArchitecture Boston – Are We There Yet? – Spring 2014
In the Spring 2014 edition of Architecture Boston, Stephanie Pollack discusses the need for a long-term plan that addresses Boston’s transportation needs. Download PDF | Architecture Boston
View ArticleThe Toll of Transportation: Latino Travel Needs in Massachusetts
The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University and the community organizing group Neighbor to Neighbor released a research report showing how the inadequacy of public...
View ArticleCharlie Baker’s chance for tomorrow’s transportation
The Boston Globe | December 8, 2014 ANOTHER DAY in Massachusetts, another litany of transportation problems: packed subways in Boston; late commuter trains in the suburbs; clogged roadways, well,...
View ArticleShaping the Cape’s Future
Introduction: Cape Cod, a peninsula off of the southeastern coast of Massachusetts, has a wealth of natural, historic, and cultural resources. These qualities make it a highly desirable place in which...
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