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A bus driver, donning a mask and gloves, makes a stop. Boston’s air quality has rapidly improved as the coronavirus has greatly decreased public transportation ridership and traffic. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As traffic falls amid indoor isolation, so does pollution

Inyeong Kim April 22, 2020
Cities everywhere are seeing clearer skies and cleaner air on this year’s Earth Day, a break from trends of decades past. And it only took a global pandemic.
The Green Line train on Commonwealth Avenue. Transportation advocates are calling for increased investment in transportation and transit equity in anticipation of a new transit financing bill set to be released later this month. BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE

Transit activists push for comprehensive state transportation funding

Iris Tao February 26, 2020
In the last sprint before the release of a new transit financing bill, Massachusetts groups are rallying to increase investment in mass transportation and combat transit inequity by supporting a swath of policy changes.
The Boston University School of Music appoints Bramwell Tovey, former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Maestro, as its director of orchestral activities. PHOTO BY PAIGE WARD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Renowned conductor appointed new CFA director of orchestral activities

Noor Adatia September 19, 2017

Boston University’s College of Fine Arts’ School of Music welcomed former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra music director Bramwell Tovey as its new director of Orchestral Activities for the 2017-18...

A man steals a flute — worth at least $12,800 — from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University on Aug. 29 and has not yet been caught. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Thief steals flute from CFA, remains at large

Qinyuan Xie September 18, 2017

A flute thief has possibly been roaming Boston streets for weeks, after a man stole an expensive flute from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts on Aug. 29, according to BU Police Department...

EDITORIAL: Walsh owns up consequences of failed Olympics bid

EDITORIAL: Walsh owns up consequences of failed Olympics bid

Editors April 30, 2017

Boston’s controversial bid for the 2024 Olympics left the news cycle more than a year ago, but two authors are bringing Mayor Martin Walsh’s arguably biggest flop in the spotlight once more. Former...

Leaders, experts face off in Olympics debate

Mina Corpuz July 24, 2015

Several city leaders and experts went head-to-head Thursday in a televised debate about the logistics and potential impact of hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic in Boston. Boston 2024 Chairman Steve Pagliuca...

Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim proposed on Wednesday that four Olympic-related questions be put on the 2015 municipal ballot. PHOTO COURTESY OF CITYOFBOSTON.GOV

Zakim proposes ballot questions about Boston 2024 Olympics bid

Chris Fergus February 9, 2015

Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim proposed non-binding ballot questions regarding Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at a Boston City Council meeting on Wednesday. The...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an agreement with the United States Olympic Committee, which was made public Wednesday, banning city workers from speaking against the bid for the 2026 Olympics. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA

Walsh signs agreement to prohibit city employees from speaking negatively about Olympics

Caroline Lord January 23, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed a Joinder Agreement Wednesday with the United States Olympic Committee that prohibits city employees from speaking negatively about the possibility of hosting the 2024...

The City of Boston made public the documents regarding its bid for the 2026 Olympics on Wednesday. GRAPHIC BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston 2024 agrees to release Olympic bid documents to public

Gabriela Arriaga January 22, 2015

The Boston 2024 Executive Bid Committee has agreed to release bid documents to the public and hold Citizen’s Advisory Meetings to allow for transparency in the Olympic bid process, according to the Boston...

Hosting 2024 Summer Olympics could cost up to $20 billion, report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin March 2, 2014

Amid buzz about a possible bid for Boston to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, No Boston Olympics, a group of volunteer Bostonians, put together a report explaining why hosting the games would be a mistake. No...

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