Letter to the Editor
We urge the Brookline Transportation Board to support implementation of a pilot to test dedicated bus lanes along Washington Street, better known as Route 9, from High Street to the Boston line at River Road.
The proposed bus lanes, part of the Gateway East project, are an important opportunity to improve quality of life for those who live, work, and shop in and near Brookline. The proposal prioritizes movement of people, encourages sustainable modes of travel, and aims to reduce the number of cars and amount of fossil fuel emissions in Brookline.
The proposal is consistent with a growing trend in Brookline, as expressed through initiatives such as the 2019 Town Meeting Warrant Article on sustainable transportation, that the town’s transportation decision-making should prioritize social and climate justice. Bus lanes make our roads more just and inclusive. A high proportion of bus passengers in Gateway East are people of color, women, and from low-income hou
Updated on January 6, 2021 at 9:15 am
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Northeastern University says it is one of the first colleges in the country to administer doses of the coronavirus vaccine to staff members.
Massachusetts sent about 200 doses of Moderna’s vaccine the school, about half which have already been given out, officials say.
The state gave it to the school so it could give the vaccine to those who fall under the state’s first group that qualifies to receive one, which includes healthcare workers.
Officials say those who were inoculated on Tuesday work at Northeastern’s testing centers and its health counseling services building. About 100 people have already received the first round of the vaccine.
Pandemic. Politics. Protest.
Those were the central issues that dominated 2020. Our photographers selected images from our coverage that best capture and illustrate those major storylines of 2020.
Below are the images that told the story of the pandemic. We also have photo highlights of the year in politics and in protests. You can find a complete collection here of more than 100 of the very best shots WBUR took in 2020.
(Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Feb. 5 | All of the hand sanitizer for sale in the Target in Watertown was quickly wiped out as people stocked up to prepare for the arrival of the novel coronavirus epidemic in the U.S. Within weeks, grocery stores would experience a surge in people panic-buying food and supplies.
It feels like an understatement to express that 2020 was a year like no other and yet, a review of the photographs that best helped us tell stories of the raging pandemic, protests for racial justice and an extraordinary presidential election makes the singularity of 2020 clear.
Our photographers, Jesse Costa and Robin Lubbock, captured a year rich in devastating loss and anxiety, but also showed us moments of solidarity even levity in Massachusetts.
The pair got as close arguably closer than most to many of the scenes that define the last 12 months. These are the images that will stay with us beyond this year.