Transit-oriented ski adventure: 2 trains, 2 busses, and 1 trolley!

Wow, it snowed a lot this winter! So, how are the bike lanes? Let's grade the Boston-area cities on their snow removal, a 🧵

A 90% cleared bike lane is a good start but not good enough! @cityofsomerville.bsky.social clearing was better than last storm, but please don't leave mounds of snow in the middle of bike lanes. I don't like spending an hour shoveling so that people can pass. @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social

@burhanazeem.bsky.social gets stuff done. Check out his campaign and get involved!

You've heard of #sneckdowns, but about snecklanes! The first 30ft of this bike lane is usually unprotected and often blocked by illegally parked cars. The bike lane plow gave it protection! Maybe we should keep it like that. @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social @cityofsomerville.bsky.social

Thank you to @mbta.com navigating challenging conditions today (specially the steep grade of the Elmer Bumpus bridge).

Rub a dub dub, three men in a thrub

BOSTON!!! Time to SHOW UP! We rise in defiance of the oppressive federal regime and we stand FOR our communities and our country. Join us on March 28th as we proclaim AMERICA HAS NO KINGS!!!

valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.

In high school, I designed a mid-century modern home and created a scale model of the first subway station in Boston. So yeah, I've always been like this.

One more compelling reason to invest in passenger rail.

Hey Boston! Clear your bike lanes! Look across the river, Cambridge and Somerville have managed to do it. @mayorwu.boston.gov @streets.boston.gov

@amtrak.com Downeaster badly needs higher frequency. My train was cancelled today and the next one is not for 2 hours, which is actually one of the smaller gaps throughout the day.

@boston.gov when are the bike lanes getting cleared? A few are cleared (thank you!), but most are currently impassible. @streets.boston.gov @mayorwu.boston.gov

@cityofsomerville.bsky.social thanks for clearing some of the bike lanes. BUT, there are still quite a few that are yet to be cleared! Please finishing clearing lanes so we can travel safely. @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social

Justice for Alex Pretti. ICE off our streets. #criticalmass 📍 Boston, MA

🚘 Somerville's Traffic Calming is working: "For the third year in a row, no fatal crashes were recorded in Somerville. Serious injury crashes decreased by roughly 50% compared with 2024...We also saw a significant decrease in all reported crashes, from 618 crashes in 2024 to 516 crashes in 2025."

Thank you to the stellar @cambridgemass.bsky.social DPW for keeping everyone moving! Streets and bike lanes are pretty clear in Cambridge, with lingering snow piles at corners to be cleared in time. Remember to go slow, be forgiving, and look out for another!

Fun fact: Due to an obscure Massachusetts law from 1873, whenever you see one of Cambridge or Somerville's 5-ft snow plows you are legally required to sing "Baby plow doo doo doo doo doo doo". www.cambridgeday.com/2026/01/27/b...

Thank you @cityofsomerville.bsky.social for clearing bike lanes! Still some left to clear, but it’s impressive how much they’ve got done just a night after the storm.

Snow-protected ski lanes.

Welcome to…. Parkdale On Ice! Brought to you by a generous property owner who refuses to shovel or fix their broken downspout.

TGIWF

It’s the most terrible time of the year (T*rboT*x ad season)

The Burren and Dragon Pizza will continue on at new 26-story, 502 unit, 20%-affordable development in Davis Square. So can we build it now?

The rink has returned!! Once again asking whether the city is able to force this property owner to fix this issue. @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social @jtforward2.bsky.social @cityofsomerville.bsky.social

Sen Creem (Newton Highlands) introduced a bill (S. 2246) directing MASSDOT to set driving mileage reduction targets for Massachusetts! www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/05/b...

Has there ever been an industry that gave off more Monorail salesman energy than AI?

Take the T to get around Boston safely this New Year’s Eve. 🆓 Starting at 8 p.m. subway, bus, ferry, The Ride, and commuter rail trains arriving or departing from North and South Stations will be free. 🕝 Service will be more frequent and will run until after 2 a.m. ℹ️ More info: mbta.com/holidays

My pickleball building code strategy is to adopt European window standards so that we can buy and manufacture triple-glazed tilt-and-turn windows at affordable prices that actually keep sound out

We don’t talk enough about the brand partnership stage of coming out. #HeatedRivalry

Found a (straight) wedding magazine and it has this hate crime against queer vernacular.

Some light reading for my @amtrak.com ride. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

I’m *extremely* appreciative of the major safety improvements that have been made to the BU bridge & nearby over the last year (it’s on my daily commute year round), but the flex posts at both ends were destroyed by vehicles within days, and it’s clear something more is needed for safety here👇

Safe Streets Can't Wait! We need a new "miles of bike lanes" promise from the city of Boston if we want to achieve our Climate and Vision Zero goals. 📣 Speak up! Send an email today: secure.everyaction.com/Gd9JJbt31U-C...

The @mbta.com chose full chaos with this one.

Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...

CultureHouse is hiring a Community Engagement Lead/Manager! Come work with us to build more equitable, resilient, and vibrant cities. More details and application here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

It’s exciting to see the new @mbta.com bus shelters coming online with lighting and real-time arrival. This is how you make a dignified bus experience.

I read this morning that Penn Station serves more than 2x passengers per day as Atlanta Hartfield, the country’s busiest airport. So I had to map them at the same scale. 🤯

🚨 QUESTION PROMPT 🚨 What was your first automobile? This was mine

Yesterday, I needed a specific circuit board and could not wait a week for it to be shipped. But! There’s an electronics store a 15 min bike ride away and they had it. There are many times though, especially for very specific items, where I can’t find what I need in person.

I don’t want 2 day shipping. I want a store I can walk or bike to in 15 minutes.

People taking meetings while driving: broke People taking meetings while on the T: woke

It’s not perfect… but this redesign actually generally really great. This is how you design a corridor for the next 50 years: 🚗 lane reduction 🚶‍♂️ raised crossings 🚌 floating bus stops 🚦 simplified intersections 🌳 new green spaces 🚲 bidirectional bike lanes on both sides

Congestion pricing now!

All of that said, Trump has created a golden opportunity for Democrats, who can now badger his administration about legalizing small electric vehicles that would be fantastic for urban mobility. Here's hoping they'll seize it.

Yeah I like waymo. Waymo public transit, bike lanes and benches!

They should do MyChart Wrapped