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Cars parked on Audrey Street in Cambridge. The Cambridge City Council eliminated parking requirements in the zoning code, allowing developers to use the space for affordable housing, sustainable transportation and other commercial uses. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP STAFF

Cambridge throws out zoning parking requirements, moving the city toward less car usage

Julia Goujiamanis November 1, 2022
Cambridge City Council voted to remove minimum parking space requirements from the zoning code. The change will create space for housing and commercial space.
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EDITORIAL: Remote work allows more accessibility, but poses risk for overworking, increasing disparity

Editors March 5, 2021
We don’t exactly know how increasing permanent remote work will impact the workforce — though it certainly comes with a number of risks and faults. But if employers can implement healthy practices and anticipate the technological needs of their employees, it could be an evolution for the better.
Boston’s first income-tiered electric vehicle car share program will launch in Roxbury soon led by an E4TheFuture initiative. COURTESY OF MIKESPHOTOS VIA PIXABAY

Electric car-share program to launch in Roxbury

Allison Pirog September 29, 2020
The program is expected to launch before the end of the year, said Susan Buchan, director of energy projects at E4TheFuture. The grant covers four cars, and E4TheFuture hopes to add three or four more.
East to West: September 4, 2020

East to West: September 4, 2020

Justin Tang September 4, 2020

Join Justin Tang and Edward Sturm on this Friday, September 4, as we cover a BU professor’s open criticism of Boston University’s Learn from Anywhere model, students’ reports of missing items...

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.
Gov. Charlie Baker proposed raising the flat fee for Uber and Lyft rides to $1 Wednesday, with plans to use the revenue for transit improvements. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How Baker’s $1 charge on Uber and Lyft rides might affect your commute

Angela Yang February 19, 2020
A proposal to hike up ride-hail fees in Massachusetts is gaining traction. The Daily Free Press takes a look at how this might affect frequent commuters such as college students, and whether it could do anything to alleviate Greater Boston's traffic crisis.
The advent of ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft has made it difficult for traditional taxi drivers to attract riders. GABRIELLA HUTCHINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Uber, Lyft trample taxi industry, MBTA

Lexi Matthews October 25, 2018
Boston taxi companies have seen their business continue to plummet over the past few years, largely due to the rise of ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft.

Uber, Lyft cause more traffic congestion, report shows

Hannah Schoenbaum February 8, 2018

Thinking about taking an Uber or Lyft to your next destination? Think again: ride-share services  are increasing traffic in Boston. A new report by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council estimates...

Airbnb, short-term rentals pose challenges to Boston’s housing market

Shaun Robinson January 31, 2018

In Boston’s short-term rental market, services like Airbnb may be doing more harm than good for the city’s housing displacement crisis. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a new ordinance last...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston on Saturday. He and other mayors in the Boston Area are joining together in the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition to fight climate change. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-area mayors come together to fight climate change

Nathan Bindseil November 22, 2016

Mayors of 14 municipalities around Greater Boston signed a Climate Mitigation Commitment, which pledges that their communities will collaborate to halt the progress of climate change, according to a...

Massachusetts state leaders have developed a plan to increase the amount of locally produced food and envision a “robust food system in Massachusetts.” PHOTO COURTESY OLIVIA NADEL

Plan seeks to improve locally grown food system in Massachusetts

Joseph Martorana October 28, 2015

Several Massachusetts organizations have co-authored a draft plan that aims to bolster the state’s locally grown food system, providing more jobs and more easily accessible and nutritious food for Massachusetts...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced that ParkBoston, an app that allows users to remotely pay parking meters, will now include all Boston parking meters. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANN SINGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston expands parking app to entire city

Caroline Lord April 3, 2015

An application that allows drivers to pay parking meters with their mobile phones rather than scrounging for quarters in their car became available for use in all of Boston’s neighborhoods as of this...

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