They didn’t pass speeding and red light enforcement cameras either this term, meanwhile a 15 year old boy is dead in Franklin as of two days ago while they sit and do nothing

I spoke with the Mayor’s office this morning to see if any social drinking zones were planned. The response was a very definitive no. Reasons cited were cost of implementation at a time when the city is facing layoffs, and concerns over individuals with substance use issues in the squares.

Why aren’t we doing this? @cityofsomerville.bsky.social @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social @jtforward2.bsky.social @benforward3.bsky.social

the #MBTA costs are out for the BEMUs. they’re the most expensive rolling stock ever procured. but not just that—at roughly $25m/car ($525m npv over 21 usable cars), they are 2x more expensive than any other rail cars ever bought (per transitcosts.com/rolling-stoc...)

@jake4somerville.bsky.social us too? mobileapp.bostonglobe.com/MBFNMV5ZLRCA...

Will @cityofsomerville.bsky.social create any “Social Districts” this summer to take advantage of the temporarily relaxed drinking laws? Elm St in Davis, Bow St in Union, Broadway in East Somerville, and Assembly would all make for good summer social districts. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m...

At this point if you told me Mayor Wu had become a Russian asset I would think "well that's kind of the only thing that makes sense" If you think climate change and the impacts of heavy rains are challenging now, wait until we do nothing #BostonGreenNewDeal www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/27/m...

No Open Newbury this year @mayorwu.boston.gov?

@burhanazeem.bsky.social Your stance (or lack thereof) on surveillance state tech is highly relevant to the upcoming election. Why abdicate responsibility on such an important matter?

“Marcela Dwork, a spokesperson for Wu, said the report — dated Aug. 29, 2025 — was ‘not yet vetted’” Is @wutrain.bsky.social saying that nobody in her office has read this critical report? Or is there no staff left at BTD capable of vetting a transportation study?

You know @streets.boston.gov & @mayorwu.boston.gov aren’t leading this project because it includes safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.

Are our brand new LEDs failing, or is this intentional? @311somerville.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social

TransitMatters calls on @mayorwu.boston.gov and @bostoncitycouncil.bsky.social to #PressPlay on Boston’s paused street projects. Cole Lewis, our Bus & Mobility Hubs program manager, testified at the public hearing last Wed. Meeting recording: bit.ly/4cZxCK2 Cole’s testimony: 1.58:00–2.00:06

Unironically there is a program in NYC that notifies residents of impending CSOs so they hold off on doing laundry, dishes, showers, etc. www.nyc.gov/site/dep/wha... Could we do this in Somerville? @jake4somerville.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social

When I started watching city stuff in 2017, I was told in no uncertain terms that speed humps were not feasible in the city. Not in the toolbox. Not appropriate for our streets. No way, no how. Now, we have them everywhere and, you know what, we have less deaths on our streets. 13/?

i do also roll my eyes a little bit at scoring the proposals on whether they've outlined a zoning strategy the consultant finds plausible it's very important to remember that zoning is made up! we made it up! if we (or the city!!!) want it to be different, we can just change it!

Mayor Wu’s Latest @boston.gov Budget Plan Eliminates Funding for Over a Dozen Street Safety Projects: See the List mass.streetsblog.org/2026/04/22/m...

We deserve streets that work for us—not just for traffic. Tell Mayor Wu and the City Council to resume progress on the bus lanes, bike lanes, and pedestrian safety improvements that it committed to making. More info: bit.ly/4mEkn4M #BostonCityCouncil #TransitMatters #Boston

It should not be possible to go 65 mph on a residential street

“Do you think a traffic model invented bike lanes? No. People got on their bikes, rode them down the street and died, again and again, until bike lanes became a thing.” An excellent piece. I received a similarly toned response to my comment from the @massdot.bsky.social project team.

The curb management in Boston is just abysmal. Delivery drivers need to do their jobs and now that @mayorwu.boston.gov has had all bike lane delineators ripped out, drivers block them with impunity. What is the plan here @streets.boston.gov? Where is our #BostonBikeNetwork?

“The state law, to speak frankly, has just created these incredibly dumb conflicts that no one supports,” councilor Ben Ewen-Campen said @benforward3.bsky.social can you clarify what you mean by this? I definitely support ADUs of all sizes.

Drivers Killed Two Victims This Weekend, In Boston and Webster mass.streetsblog.org/2026/04/13/d...

Neighborhood cleanups are back! Join elected officials, neighbors, and community groups from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 to help to spruce up streets, parks, and public spaces — and to get to know the people you share them with. 🧵

This seems like a very non-standard installation of ziclas compared to any other I've seen. It's kind of the worst of all worlds, bc they are so spaced out, drivers can ignore them, & also they like they will be a hazard for cyclists Zicla makes these planters that look great. OR JUST USE CONCRETE

Anyone got some metal poles they want to cement into those holes on top?

How could @wutrain.bsky.social see this polling data, her resounding election victory backing the data, and decide making streets less safe is the best priority for her second term?

Rough day to be optimistic about anything but it's just been so disappointing to have worked so hard to elect @wutrain.bsky.social and supported her safe streets policies to have her SHUT IT ALL DOWN and illegally ignore public records requests Did we actually elect Josh Kraft?

No one likes the state’s first attempts at a Reid Overpass redesign

Why doesn’t Phil Eng know how batteries work?

How many people need to be killed by cement truck drivers before critical safety improvements are made at a dangerous intersection? For @wutrain.bsky.social and @streets.boston.gov the answer is > 1.

Removing bike lanes that reduce severe crashes, injuries, traffic, and greenhouse gas emissions? Sounds like the Trump admin is following the @wutrain.bsky.social platform.

Today's featured comment: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/25/w... "Boston used to be a national leader in this space, largely because of Go Boston 2030 under Mayor Walsh... What we’re seeing now isn’t just stagnation; it’s backsliding."

Imagine what I would have tweeted to Walsh after he posted something like this. You and I had a meeting with the last administration to address the same frustrations that the same community is expressing right now. You know they see through these non-answers, so who is this for?

So, the mayor's office says "The City is closely working with the MBTA". But in February, after months of foot-dragging, the city planner said they had been directed *not* to meet with the MBTA. And the "full comment letter" is dated March 23rd. Hard not to see this as *in response* to bad press.

@wutrain.bsky.social it’s not too late to turn this around before more damage is done to the transportation future of the city. I can’t believe that someone who so thoroughly embraced safe streets and transportation equity just over a year ago would want slow busses and more road deaths for Roxbury.

on the plus side, at least she's being upfront about the fact that she's giving up on progress in favor of kowtowing to conservatives. we don't have to pretend that there's a secret cabal or whatever. she was given a clear examplar of what a modern city could do by Hidalgo in Paris, and rejected it.

yeah, we know, that's what we're complaining about. because the 'consensus' approach--listening to neighbors complainin and taking them at face value--is always going to be slower and worse than depending on expert advice that tells you that people in your town are fucking dying while you wait.

Featured reader comment: "This is not just a mayor inserting herself into decisions or occasionally slowing things down by insisting on personal review... more like a deliberate effort to halt progress." mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/16/g...

A new @bostonglobe.com report cites City Hall employees who accuse @mayorwu.boston.gov of personally blocking long-planned street safety and @mbta.com transit projects in @boston.gov. #mapoli Click through for a list of some the projects she's delaying: - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/16/g...

lots of bits and pieces but this felt like the most notable

People will be (and probably already have been) seriously injured and killed due to @wutrain.bsky.social’s abandonment of Vision Zero in 2025. Are the deaths and injuries of your constituents worth it @mayorwu.boston.gov? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/09/o...

Very glad to see this coverage finally after a year of backtracking on street safety from @wutrain.bsky.social While Cambridge and Somerville continue to progress on vision zero, my commute through Boston is less safe than it was two years ago.

Accessibility Advocates Press @boston.gov City Council for Better Snow Removal - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/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

Great to see @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social Western Pearl St Reconstruction awarded funding!

Meanwhile a team of four trucks and six crew from the City's Parking and Transportation department was working for half an hour around the corner clearing out the entrance to a PARKING GARAGE. I asked if they could help and they said "we don't do bus stops."

@mayorjakewilson.bsky.social can the fines we issue to properties that fail to shovel fund a community snow clear program like this?