Brian Pigeon, senior transportation planner, told the Green Worcester committee the Mobility Action Plan includes 46 strategies across safety, connectivity, equity and sustainability; staff highlighted Safe Routes to School work, new bike lanes (about 13 miles), 96 new bike racks, 22 rapid flashing beacons and a pilot e‑bike share funded by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Councilors and residents urged saving MMT Route 1 while weighing how to pay for it: Two Rivers’ share for 2026 is roughly $156,000, staff said, and council discussed raising fares, scheduling changes and seeking institutional partners rather than voting on funding tonight.

City launches safety action plan aiming for zero roadway fatalities through public involvement and funding.

City staff told council the GoDurham transit fund faces a structural deficit—driven by higher paratransit costs, contract wage increases and repair needs—and proposed options including eligibility changes, service cuts, tax increases or more county funding; council signaled no appetite to end fare-free service and asked for more analyses and regional talks.

California State Transportation Agency staff outlined draft updates to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program guidelines, said they expect about $900 million for the next cycle, and set public-comment and application deadlines while noting the cap-and-invest appropriation is now capped at $400 million per year under staff assumptions.

At the opening plenary of the 2025 Active Transportation Program Symposium at UC Davis, California Transportation Commission leaders and UC Davis researchers highlighted the program's role as the state's only dedicated funding source for walking and bicycling, the program's emphasis on serving disadvantaged communities, and technical-assistance and

Research shows pedestrian crashes in disadvantaged areas are twice as likely to cause serious injuries.

Supervisors unanimously support Sharon Lai's appointment to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board.

NVTA staff told the Planning Coordination Advisory Committee they received 27 eligible project applications requesting about $1.2 billion and outlined how legal CRRC ranking, transaction ratings and long‑term benefit analysis will shape recommendations; public comment opens April 2 with a May 14 hearing.