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Upcoming events
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8/12 2-2:45 PM HUUSL Office Hours ( zoom) Discuss working group ideas and more! 8/16 12-1:30
PM HUUSL Board Meeting ( zoom) Feel free to join!
8/30 10 AM GSD Mobility Bike Ride
Join Graduate School of Design students on a bike ride along the Minuteman Rail Trail.
Details to come on HUUSL Calendar.
Stay tuned for more events, including our fall opening event and working group meetings.
Add the HUUSL Calendar to Gcal to stay updated!
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Opportunities
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Be a part of Boston's mobility future! The Go
Boston 2030 survey will inform the city's transportation planning efforts. Transit
Matters, an organization advocating for a better MBTA, is seeking part-time fall interns in
communications and planning.
Check out the HUUSL Jobs Board throughout the semester for internship and job
opportunities.
Contribute to the HUUSL Blog this semester! Open to all students.
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Summer reading
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Clvye Lawrence, Streetsblog USA
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Clyve Lawrence, co-president of HUUSL, argues that we should redefine "normal" when it comes
to getting around our cities.
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There's a competitive primary election September 3 in Harvard's district. Evan MacKay, a local
progressive activist and union leader, is challenging current state rep. Marjorie Decker. Key
issues in the race include safe streets and the MBTA, and our local bicycle safety org. just
weighed in. Voter registration for this election ends August 24.
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Taylor Dolven, The Boston Globe
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Ron Johnson, Momentum Magazine
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An electric cargo bike share service has launched in Boston. One of the starting locations is
in Porter Square, if you want to try it out!
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Streetsblog Mass
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The Massachusetts State House failed to pass various bills as the legislative session ended
last week, including a bill requiring commuter rail electrification and a bill allowing
automatic bus lane enforcement. However, according to CommonWealth Beacon, lawmakers may reconvene after the session to finish
work on an economic bond bill, but "it was not immediately clear whether the special formal
session [would] consider other legislation as well." |
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Andrew Brinker, The Boston Globe
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The State Legislature passed a huge housing bond bill including $2 billion for public housing
and the legalization of accesory dwelling units (ADUs) statewide! The bill was hailed as a
victory for housing advocates, although some criticized the legislature for dropping some
aspects of the original proposal.
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Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Beacon
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The T contracted Keolis, the company currently operating its Commuter Rail services, to
oversee electrification of the Fairmount line. The project will use battery electric trains to
achieve clean, quiet service and boost frequencies. As a nascent technology, battery-electric
trains have been controversial; for interesting technical debate on their merits, see this critical blog post by Alon Levy and and this
supportive (though freight-focused) study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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MBTA Press Release
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MBTA riders can now use a credit card or mobile wallet to pay fares! For more context on the
six year, billion dollar project, check out this Boston Globe article by Taylor Dolven. |
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Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe
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The Alewife station garage at the Red Line's northern terminus requires expensive maintenance.
Instead of rebuilding it as is, the agency is seeking a development partner for a mixed-use
transit-oriented complex at the site. For more details, you can read the MBTA's message to
potential partners here. |
