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VULNERABLE ROAD USERS BILL AT RISK
“Purgatory” and “limbo” are words being used by bicycling and walking activists to describe the current state of the Vulnerable Road Users Bill, which was sent to study on June 1st by the Joint...
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SAVAGE LOVE: STAND-IN AND DELIVER
Dear readers: Two excellent writers stepped in to answer the Savage Love Letter of the Day while I was on vacation, and I wanted to share two of their responses in the column this week. (The SLLOTD...
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BLUNT TRUTH: REPEAL VS. LEGALIZATION
In the marijuana reform movement, there are various splits and ideological factions. A diverse mix of all political types, we’re kind of well-known for infighting. Of all the rifts between us, though,...
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FLIPPING US THE BIRD: SCOOTER-SHARING COMPANY LITTERS CAMBERVILLE WITH...
The transportation-sharing gold rush that began with Uber and Lyft is moving from cars to other types of vehicles. Leading to new bike-sharing companies, often in partnership with cities around...
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SOME THOUGHTS ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Image courtesy of pxhere.com. Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain. Transportation is a subject I address frequently in my columns. But, as is often the case in journalism, it’s usually necessary to...
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FROM INJURY TO ACTION: A LABOR DAY REMEMBRANCE (PART I)
Every once and a while, I move slightly differently than usual. Maybe I shift position too fast. Maybe I pick up something a bit too heavy. Maybe I’m sitting askew for just a bit too long....
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FROM INJURY TO ACTION: A LABOR DAY REMEMBRANCE (PART II)
Photo by ekamelev. CC0 Public Domain. In part one (DigBoston, Vol. 20, Iss. 36, p. 6), I related how working a temp factory job at Belden Electronics on assignment for Manpower for several weeks in...
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FROM INJURY TO ACTION: A LABOR DAY REMEMBRANCE (PART III)
Jason Pramas, summer 2018 In parts one (DigBoston, Vol. 20, Iss. 36, p. 6) and two (DigBoston, Vol. 20, Iss. 40, p. 6), I discussed how working a temp factory job at Belden Electronics on assignment...
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STOP THE ELECTRIC SCOOTER SCAM
Mass needs expanded public transportation, not hazardous rental toys It’s not like I didn’t warn everyone. Last summer I wrote a column on the illegal rollouts of dockless electric scooters by...
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CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS CAN STOP UNDEMOCRATIC COURTHOUSE DEAL
Community activists prepare to canvass East Cambridge. Photo by Jason Pramas. Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick Oftentimes when covering a public...
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DON’T BUY WHAT CAMBRIDGE MAYOR MCGOVERN IS SELLING
Photo by Jason Pramas An East Cambridge courthouse update It’s sad when a local public official claims powerlessness before real estate developers, the market, and state government. But that’s...
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PASSENGERS AT RISK ON GREYHOUND, OTHER BUS LINES
Ex-Greyhound Bus by Omar Omar is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Modified by Jason Pramas. No way to contact management in the event of driver medical or psychiatric emergency My wife had a meeting in...
View ArticleFLIPPING US THE BIRD: SCOOTER-SHARING COMPANY LITTERS CAMBERVILLE WITH...
Bird’s model looks to be entirely profit-driven and completely mean-spirited. No matter how much CEO Travis VanderZanden tries to equate the unasked-for and unwanted service to “freedom.”
View ArticleSOME THOUGHTS ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Transportation is a subject I address frequently in my columns. But, as is often the case in journalism, it’s usually necessary to write about it piecemeal given various editorial constraints. So I...
View ArticleFROM INJURY TO ACTION: A LABOR DAY REMEMBRANCE (PART I)
Every once and a while, I move slightly differently than usual. Maybe I shift position too fast. Maybe I pick up something a bit too heavy. Maybe I’m sitting askew for just a bit too long. Whatever...
View ArticleFROM INJURY TO ACTION: A LABOR DAY REMEMBRANCE (PART II)
In part one (DigBoston, Vol. 20, Iss. 36, p. 6), I related how working a temp factory job at Belden Electronics on assignment for Manpower for several weeks in early 1989 in Vermont led to my...
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