“When we see things like grand juries voting not to return an indictment, it is an important reminder that we, the citizens, all have power to resist and push back and to save our democracy.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

View from the other side of town- it was a good one!!

Good morning… I was pressed for time again this morning, but it seems 3 minutes of peace & calm are more important than ever. So here they are #OceanDevotion

There's still time to apply for a $2,000 grant to make biking better in your community! Apply by January 27, 2026 at 5 pm ET » bicyclefriendly.secure-platform.com/a/page/spark

My daily cartoon for the @newyorker.com today 🛢️🛢️🛢️

A sign in a Boston city park in Chinatown

In 2026, half a dozen U.S. cities will permanently reduce or remove car traffic on some of their streets. Get ready for Houston, Kansas City, Bentonville, San Jose, Detroit, and San Francisco to get more walkable. f-st.co/H89ulgT

Pointless. Newsday.com/matt

The Hub of the Universe

I took a peek at my Strava flybys from my First Night walk and found that a running club traced out '2026' on the Back Bay street grid last night! #StravaArt #Boston #HappyNewYear

Happy new year!

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

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

First Night Boston is just hours away. And this year, the city's annual New Year's Eve tradition is celebrating 50 years. Here's a look at everything you need to know if you plan to attend in person and how to watch online and on your TV at home. on.nbcboston.com/91IoND6

I think it’s great that the Town of Milton plows snow off of sidewalks along main streets! I wish more municipalities would do this.

DCR has a policy to plow snow off key shared-use paths within 24 hours of a storm so people can get to important destinations like train stations and businesses.

I thought touch screens were bad, but I'm visiting family for the holidays and they have a new car that has a touch scrollbar to control volume and that's next level terrible (plus their side mirror adjustment arrows are right next to the "fold mirror" button and I kept accidentally hitting "fold")

User interfaces are really important when driving a vehicle. It’s about time to bring back buttons and knobs so drivers don’t have to look away from the road to fumble through on-screen menus.

If, as the saying goes, every accusation is a confession, then this scares the hell out of me.

Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

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Merry Christmas, bicycle friends!

The #EdgewaterGreenway trail in Mattapan is coming along nicely and we’re excited to see it open in the new year! #Boston #Mattapan #SharedUsePath

My response to anything over the next two weeks

Am currently trapped at the mall but - ooooh! Pretty sunset! #ChristmasShopping

John Adams, patron saint of beer and now also scooter stunts. #QuincyMA #wheelie

Oh, ffs. I’m pretty sure they’ve been suppressing page views of my organization accounts to get me to pay for ads, but that wasn’t enough.

@ridebluebikes.bsky.social good morning - one of your bikes is undocked at South Station track 1

It’s a nice, balmy 38°F outside now, which means that it is shorts weather again!

The cold weather is hard on equipment as well as people. The #MBTA CR Framingham-Worcester line is experiencing cancellations due to a broken rail. @universalhub.com

Yay fun! After a 36-minute delay on the #MBTA Red Line, I missed my MBTACR train and made it onto the next one, which was also delayed (but this time only by one minute)

Last minute gift idea by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

This morning’s view of downtown Boston from the CVS at South Station

Approaching the earliest sunset of the year today, I'm sad about the 4:11 sunset in Boston. But on the upside, my commute is far enough west that my sunset is delayed to 4:13 instead - yay! Out of curiosity I found that it could be worse: 4:08 Eastham 4:08 Rockport 4:03 Portland, ME 3:41 Hamlin, ME

Join us for our King Tides Talk and Bike Ride on Saturday morning! We’ll enjoy hot cocoa and scones as we watch the astronomically high tide flood the beach, then we’ll go for a short ride along the trail to see more high water points.

Well, I didn’t see anyone wearing shorts this morning, but I don’t live in a neighborhood with many runners.

Welp… It looks like we’ve just crested the top of the roller coaster ride! #mawx

Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you

We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! (and the Neponset turkeys say to eat vegetables instead)

The other day I saw these two traffic calming measures on a Boston street. Today I saw the speed hump, but the turkey was gone. Wish you a happy Thanksgiving!

I just think it would be neat if turkeys used the same technique to draw us

For a city long defined by congested roads, double-decker buses and packed subway platforms, this shift toward daily active travel marks a transformation in how Londoners move. momentummag.com/new-report-l...

I saw an adorable little doggo on the Red Line last night - it gave me a smile to wrap up my day! #MBTA #Boston

A young kid at the library is exclaiming, "I want to go to the water park! I want to go to the water park right now!" It is, of course, November, and the weather is a relatively balmy 45°F.

Maintenance equipment rolling by on the Braintree branch of the Red Line, which is closed for repairs #MBTA