Michelle Wu 吳弭

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Mayor of Boston • Mom to Blaise, Cass & Mira • Personal account michelleforboston.com

Getting some Qs on this—why are we canceling it & why no explanation? Both not true. I’ve done a few long interviews on streets vision lately that got cut down to a quote on “consensus” not reflecting full convo. Didn’t get to interview here, but we did send a statement that wasn’t shared in full…

StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org · 4mo ago

SCOOP: @mayorwu.boston.gov's Administration Delays @mbta.com Columbus Ave. Transit Project; City Hall Planners Told to Cancel Meetings With T mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/25/w...

This morning in WBUR Today: Boston tried something a little bit different in the wake of this week's big blizzard Plus: — Extra-limited World Cup parking at Gillette Stadium — The Mass. House's second try at energy affordability bill www.wbur.org/news/2026/02... @wbur.org

Why Boston tried a new snow-clearing strategy 'for the first time ever' after Monday's storm

Mayor Michelle Wu said the city kept its parking ban in place for longer than usual to allow large trucks to remove snow during the day — instead of only at night.

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Post-blizzard snow removal totals: Crews have removed 1,234 loads from neighborhood streets - equaling 20,316 cubic yards. Day 2: Crews are continuing to using skid steers to clear crosswalks & curb ramps before large scale removal begins again during the overnight hours.

Picture: Crews continuing to use skid steers to clear crosswalks & curb ramps.

Boston’s 14 “snow farms” — including three in Dorchester— continue to grow as city workers and contractors truck out huge amounts of snow from street corners all over Boston to locations like the old Bayside Expo lot in Dorchester.

Above: Residents of Moseley Street work to clear snow from cars Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Kelly BroderThe Bayside “snow farm” in operation on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Kelly Broder photo

These mid-block snow piles help us keep snowbanks away from the intersections where they’d block visibility for pedestrians, cyclists & drivers. Also makes our snow removal efforts more efficient—these will be hauled away with overnight removal this week.

A mid-block pile of snow ready for removal. It’s marked with a sign that says “EMERGENCY Tow Zone / No Parking / Snow Removal”

This is helpful to clarify! Boston has the same rules: City is responsible to clear near City properties, State does state (incl MBTA), & private owners responsible for sidewalks outside theirs. City workers (& seasonal contracts) clear our areas mostly with bobcats & snow blowers vs paid shoveling.

Sam@very-simple.com · 5mo ago

gonna quote because I can't reply, but I'll note as a NYer that the "paying people for surge capacity" in NYC is NOT for regular sidewalk snow removal - that burden falls on property owners. The surge stuff is for things like corners, bus stops and public property that the city is responsible for.

Back to school! Our overnight snow removal focused on opening up school zones so roadways, crosswalks, sidewalks & bus stops on these key routes are clear. We used data from 311 & GPS trackers in plows & other feedback from recent storms to pay extra attention to known tricky spots.

Boston students returning to school after vacation-extending blizzard - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) - Classes are set to resume in Boston Wednesday after the Blizzard of 2026 canceled school for the first two days of the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/boston-st...

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Yesterday was the 1st time the City has done large-scale daytime snow removal—holding the parking ban to give crews max space to work. Across daytime & overnight, we hauled away almost 1500 truckloads of snow (25,000+ cubic yds) to clear main roads & school zones. TY to our hardworking City teams 🙏