Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.
Jonathan McHatton
@jmchatton.bsky.social
Transit scheduler/data systems manager. Western Mass advocate. Passionate about cycling, public transit and good urbanism. Posts represent only my own views.
Pedal through the petals this weekend on the Ride of Flowers! Join us for a FREE, leisurely, community bike ride celebrating the beautiful public gardens, vibrant floral displays, and excellent cycling infrastructure right here in Westfield. columbiagreenway.org/events/ride-...
The City of Westfield recently won a MassTrails grant of $73,500 to conduct a feasibility study of a new shared-use path along the Little River Levee, connecting the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail to the Westfield Middle School, Boys & Girls Club, and the neighborhoods along South Maple St!
A bike, a book, a bagel, and a beautiful view...the Westfield River Esplanade is the ideal morning destination. Reach it via the Columbia Greenway!
I rode the very first PVTA fixed route service from Westfield to Northampton! PVTA Route G47, which began service today, runs on weekdays connecting Northampton, Easthampton, Southampton, Westfield, and Southwick along MA-10. transitapp.com/en/region/sp...
As if transit agencies needed more stressors, the rapidly increasing fuel prices will hit transit agencies hard. Most transit buses in the U.S. run on diesel, as do many locomotives. Budgets will be stretched even further as a result!
The way to stay safe on or near an ebike is to stay away from people driving cars, who kill nearly 40k people annually in the US, and well over 1 million people worldwide.
Electric bikes can be fast and dangerous. Here's how to stay safe
As electric-bike usage has risen, so have e-bike injuries, and regulations in cities and states throughout the country are rapidly changing.
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A car driver is orders of magnitude more likely to kill a pedestrian than an e-bike rider
M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
Heck yeah, hourly trains between Springfield and NYC! I've preached about it before but with zoning changes to encourage more development around Union Station and lots of PVTA bus service to and fro, more rail service will be transformative!
StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org · 5mo agoMassDOT In Talks With Connecticut for Hourly Springfield-NYC @amtrak.com Service - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/19/m...
Happy Transit Worker Appreciation Day to all our hard working drivers, mechanics, supervisors, and more! They make sure we get where we're going every day 😁
Transit@transit.app · 5mo agoToday is Transit Worker Appreciation Day, and our loving cup of public transit passion runneth over! 🥰 🚉 💖 Riders used Transit to sign, seal and deliver over 35K thankful messages to 600+ agencies, and we’re sharing some gems today to celebrate: https://go.transit.app/thanks 💌
Something you notice in the winter is that cyclists and pedestrians have to justify maintenance of their infrastructure in a way that drivers never do
Another great article from @mass.streetsblog.org about the upcoming work at Springfield Union Station. With three active platforms, only one of which being modern high-level, projects will expand and modernize them all and reactivate a disused platform as well! mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/24/p...
Planned Springfield Station Expansion Anticipates More Amtrak Service in Western Mass. - Streetsblog Massachusetts
MassDOT and Amtrak are working on plans for new tracks and platforms at Springfield Union Station in anticipation of a significant increase in passenger rail service between Boston and western Massach...
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Dear business owners, Please, we're begging you: Stop with the artsy bike racks. We don't want them. They don't work. Thanks but not thanks. Just get those basic, city-issued, blue staple racks from PBOT and we'll love you and spend more money at your store. 🙏🏻 - Your bike riding customers.
I am actually pretty impressed by the recommendations here. It's a really thoughtful, well-rounded approach on how to disentangle terminology and lay out sensible recommendations for regulation, all while recognizing the many ways these devices benefit people and society as a whole!
StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org · 5mo ago‘Micromobility’ Commission Recommends Improved Classification, Regulation of Motorbikes and Scooters - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/27/m...
‘Micromobility’ Commission Recommends Improved Classification, Regulation of Motorbikes and Scooters - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/27/m...
'Micromobility' Commission Recommends Improved Classification, Regulation of Motorbikes and Scooters - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Among other recommendations, the commission supports expanding bikeshare systems and other micromobility options as a safer, less expensive, and more efficient alternative to driving.
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same but for bikes. drive to Costco or whatever. bike everywhere else.
Jessica McKenzie@jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 6mo agothere's a line of argumentation i keep hearing on tiktok: "if the only thing keeping you from being vegan is cheese, then be vegan except cheese, or vegetarian except bacon. just do that, if it's the only thing stopping you" and i think that kind of flexibility should be encouraged
[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo agoMike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
NEW: A @wbur.org and ProPublica investigation found that no DNA match, testimony or even confession could help prosecute a rape after Massachusetts’ 15-year deadline. The governor's proposal aims to “help survivors who have had to wait far too long for justice.”
Mass. Governor Proposes Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Rape When DNA Evidence Exists
A WBUR-ProPublica investigation found that no DNA match, testimony or even confession could allow a rape to be prosecuted after the state’s 15-year deadline. The governor aims to “help survivors who h...
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Link413 Launches Three New Long-Distance Bus Routes Linking North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/29/l...
Link413 Launches Three New Bus Routes Linking North Adams, Pittsfield, Greenfield, and Northampton - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The new “Link413” service – named for the western Massachusetts area code – has officially launched its three new long-distance bus routes across the Berkshire Mountains to link three different Region...
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Snow removal isn’t done until everyone can access the street. Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Got to see the first Link413 bus leaving out of Northampton this morning! Link413 is a collaboration between PVTA, BRTA, and FRTA to provide long distance bus service between Hampshire, Berkshire, and Franklin counties.
We can't have universal healthcare but we can buy a huge foreign landmass... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
America is the place where your kids might die at home because of unaffordable health care, outside because they might get run over by someone with an SUV, or at school because they might get shot by someone with an AR-15.
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
I am so proud to be part of a workforce that has been recognized by our riders! PVTA has not only won 2nd place in the Punctual Prizewinners award, but also the Most Popular Agency award!
Transit@transit.app · 8mo agoDim the lights and give us a drumroll… 🥁 Topping the charts and capturing riders’ hearts as this year’s most popular agency is: 🥇 OC bus! 🎉 Congrats to them, as well as to runners-up 🥈 PVTA and 🥉 @rideonmct.bsky.social, and to 🏆 @gotransit.bsky.social for their improvement!
