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DHS blasts Wu in Boston ICE parking clash
politics4 hours ago

DHS blasts Wu in Boston ICE parking clash

The Department of Homeland Security publicly criticized Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for urging private parking owners to reject ICE staging in the city after ICE sought 249 parking spaces, calling her actions “unhinged.” Wu countered with an open letter and joined with other cities to restrict ICE on municipal property, while filing a FOIA request for local responses. Boston’s city council and officials have expressed opposition to increased ICE presence, as ICE expands its look for parking spaces in multiple cities nationwide.

via Fox News|
#boston#dhs#ice
Boston aims to make its nightlife a longer, livelier affair
local12 days ago

Boston aims to make its nightlife a longer, livelier affair

Boston’s nightlife economy chief Corean Reynolds says the city is just getting started after a blockbuster summer of FIFA World Cup, Sail Boston, and Boston 250. Pilots extended hours and created social districts, boosting business and drawing new customers, with 3 a.m. extensions in Union/Marshall and Temple Place. The city plans to evaluate what worked, push for less-restrictive alcohol rules, expand to more neighborhoods, and improve night-time transportation as it seeks a permanent, inclusive 24-hour nightlife.

via Boston.com|
#boston#late-night-regulation#local
MBTA shuts central Green Line for 9 days for maintenance and upgrades
transportation19 days ago

MBTA shuts central Green Line for 9 days for maintenance and upgrades

From Aug 8–16, the MBTA will suspend service on the central Green Line, closing segments on the B (Government Center to Babcock Street), C (Government Center to Cleveland Circle), D (North Station to Kenmore), and E (Heath Street to North Station) branches for signal upgrades and C Branch accessibility improvements. Free shuttle buses will run on affected segments (Babcock Street–Back Bay; Cleveland Circle–Back Bay; Kenmore–Back Bay), and Route 39 will replace the E Branch between Heath Street and Back Bay with extra free buses; riders should expect longer trips.

via WCVB|
#boston#green-line#mbta
Boston Overhauls Streets Cabinet Leadership After Cyclist's Death
local24 days ago

Boston Overhauls Streets Cabinet Leadership After Cyclist's Death

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is reshaping the Streets Cabinet after cyclist Louisa Gag's death, replacing interim chief Nick Gove with bike-advocate Chris Osgood and naming Tali Robbins interim chief of staff for the cabinet. Gove returns to deputy chief of streets with expanded oversight as an advisory group reviews cabinet structure. Wu also presses ahead with safety projects and a Blue Hill Avenue bus-lane plan, amid ongoing community feedback and criticism over pace of street safety improvements.

via WBUR|
#bike-safety#boston#leadership-change
Boston rolls out sweeping street-safety plan after cyclist’s death
local-politics1 month ago

Boston rolls out sweeping street-safety plan after cyclist’s death

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu unveils a six‑page plan to improve street safety after the death of cyclist Louisa Gag, including tougher truck-side guards, more durable barriers for bike lanes, a full review of the Tremont Street corridor, resumption of stalled safety projects, expanded community input, and a refreshed Vision Zero dashboard with monthly updates, while committing to faster, iterative design with outside advisors.

via WBUR|
#bike-lanes#boston#local-politics
Boston Partners Launch Nonprofit Center to Speed Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases
health1 month ago

Boston Partners Launch Nonprofit Center to Speed Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases

Boston Children’s Hospital, the Broad Institute, and Jackson Laboratory are launching the Center for Therapeutic Genetics, a nonprofit collaboration to develop and share programmable gene-editing therapies for rare diseases and make them more scalable and accessible by building reusable platforms—models, manufacturing data, safety data, and clinical programs—so doctors can deliver these treatments like standard medical procedures; backed by ARPA-H with up to $160 million, the center will initially target pediatric genetic epilepsies and is in its founding phase, not yet accepting patient referrals.

via The Boston Globe|
#biotech#boston#gene-editing
Body found at rental tied to Rep. Pressley’s husband triggers death investigation
politics1 month ago

Body found at rental tied to Rep. Pressley’s husband triggers death investigation

A dead body was found Saturday at a two-unit rental property on Malta Street in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood, owned by Conan Harris, husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley. Police described the scene as a death investigation. Neighbors said the home had been raided by police two months earlier and housed tenants, including teenagers; the property was listed for sale. Pressley’s spokesperson offered condolences, and Harris has a prior 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. The report notes Pressley’s role in the progressive “Squad” and her asset disclosures, but centers on the death investigation at the home connected to her husband.

via New York Post|
#ayanna-pressley#boston#congress