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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Shannon Larson
Massachusetts launched an incentive program Monday that gives moderate to low-income residents the opportunity to apply for a sizable discount on electric bicycles, a climate-friendly option for speedy travel. In recent years, many cities and several states have offered highly sought-after rebates on e-bikes, slashing the price by hundreds of dollars, as a strategy to cut back onroad congestion and emissions from cars.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Shannon Larson
When Colorado and California first offered state-backed rebates for electric bicycles, hailed as a climate and mobility solution, a frenzied scramble to score a voucher ensued.Hundreds gone with a blink of the eye, the flood of eager applicants crashing websites. Now, after years of anticipation, those big savings have arrived here. On Monday, Massachusetts launched an incentive program enabling more residents to own e-bikes,prized for their speed and convenience.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Shannon Larson
The overarching message of the nine-page memo: pump the brakes and listen to community feedback.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Shannon Larson
Between incidents like these and politically miscalculated remarks she made last spring, Tibbits-Nutt has become an embattled figure, filling a key role at a critical time for transportation and the agencies she oversees — the MBTA, Registry of Motor Vehicles, and highway division. The challenges range from replacing aging infrastructure to providing more options for transit amid a political environment where federal funding is increasingly tenuous.
Six months after Cambridge cyclist death, authorities seek charges against driver - The Boston Globe
4 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Spencer Buell |Shannon Larson
Prosecutors said Tuesday that they are seeking charges against the driver of a vehicle that fatally struck a 62-year-old cyclist in Cambridge last fall. An application for a criminal complaint has been filed, said Meghan Kelly, spokesperson for the Middlesex District Attorney’s office. A clerk magistrate will hold a hearing to determine if there is probable cause to issue charges.
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