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MassDOT encourages Memorial Day travelers to plan ahead. The Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling foreign students. President Trump hosts crypto investors tonight. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

MassDOT shuts down all lanes on I-90 WB in Framingham, President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and residents of downtown Boston calling for more safety measures. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

MassDOT hopes to have all lanes open on the Mass Pike westbound in Framingham this evening. Fireworks at the White House between President Trump and Ukraine's leader. Governor Healey signs the shelter funding bill. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

People in the northeast, including Connecticut, are getting fake text messages claiming they owe money for tolls via E-ZPass. The fraudulent texts appear to be from MassDOT but the department has confirmed the messages are part of a "smishing" scam using text-based messaging. Crime prevention expert, Jim Perez, explains what a smishing scam is and how to avoid being duped by them. Image Credit: Getty Images

MassDOT issues a warning of a text messaging scam impersonating a toll agency, EZDriveMA. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

Local residents in Chelmsford are fundraising to install a clock tower to preserve the town's historical charm as part of MassDOT's city improvement project. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

We talked with Marshall Hook, Communications Project Manager for MassDOT about the super fun "Name a Snowplow" Contest they have annually. Students in K -8th grade have a chance to show off their creativity and wit by proposing names for a snowplow in their school's Highway District. Each winning classroom will receive a $100 gift card for school supplies!

We talked with Marshall Hook, Communications Project Manager for MassDOT about the super fun "Name a Snowplow" Contest they have annually. Students in K -8th grade have a chance to show off their creativity and wit by proposing names for a snowplow in their school's Highway District. Each winning classroom will receive a $100 gift card for school supplies!

WBZ NewsRadio's Madison Rogers reports. 

On this episode of Spilling the T, we speak with McKinley Theobald, Deputy Director of Emergency Management at MassDOT. McKinley shares her strategy for emergency management at MassDOT and the collaborative effort to help the MBTA keep people safe in emergency situations. McKinley also speaks about how weather can impact how MassDOT and MBTA resources are utilized during snow, ice, extreme cold or extreme heat. If you're curious about something at the MBTA, please reach out with questions, comments and show suggestions at social@mbta.com. Your feedback might end up in an episode of the show. Follow the MBTA on social media to keep up with news and updates about the system!

WBZ NewsRadio's Brooke McCarthy reports. 

MassDOT is selecting random households to participate in the Massachusetts Travel Study, compensating participants with gift cards. 

Is our country in a civics education crisis? We got your thoughts. Fabiola Mendez & Elsa Mosquera are our guests for Live Music Friday this week, ahead of the free Fiesta en la Plaza taking place throughout Latinx Heritage Month in Boston. Ela is the co-founder of Agora Cultural Architects, who organized the festival. Fabiola is an award-winning cuatro player.Boston Globe reporters Jessica Bartlett & Mark Arsenault talk about their latest Spotlight reporting on Ralph de la Torre and the collapse of Steward Health Care.Transportation secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt joins for her first-ever interview on BPR. She talks about ongoing projects for MassDOT like the East-West Coast Rail, Cape Cod Bridges, the Allston Multimodal project and more. Then we read your texts on the court case between an estranged couple fighting over who gets to keep the $70,000 diamond engagement ring. Retired federal judge Nancy Gertner joins us from her "she-shed" in the woods and reacts to new GOP efforts to block mail-in ballots in swing states, a New York appeals court rejecting two new attempts by Trump to lift his gag order in his hush money case. And, she has thoughts on the engagement ring case. Then we opened the phone lines to debate the merits and pitfalls of kids getting cut during sport tryouts. 

When we talk about the lottery, you usually expect a story on Megabucks, Mass Cash, or Powerball. This time, we're talking about license plates. WBZ's Nichole Davis explains.For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith speaks with Andy Koziol, Director of West-East Rail, and Meredith Slesinger, MassDOT's Rail and Transit Division Administrator. They delve into the challenges and opportunities of expanding intercity passenger rail between Boston, New York, and western Massachusetts.

MassDOT announced the Sumner Tunnel to reopen on Monday, Aug. 5 after a month long closure for refurbishment. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

Investigation continues South of town as we learn the identity of the MassDOT worker who was killed on the job last night. A transformed Presidential race is taking shape this weekend with former President Trump and Vice President Harris trading jabs on the campaign trail. We've been following a local Attorney's efforts fighting a C-D-C ban that stops young puppies from entering the states. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

MassDOT and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have received a $993 million grant for the project from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges in Cape Cod. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

Karen Read's lawyers file to have some of the charges against her thrown out. MassDOT says repair work in the now-closed Sumner Tunnel is on track. The thought process behind one dollar oyster days, explained. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

The Sumner Tunnel restoration project has been going on for some time, and you might remember last summer's closure that lasted nearly two months, causing major delays around Logan Airport and East Boston. MassDOT says they have to shut it down again for a few weeks so crews can get back in there and complete a good chunk of road work without having to worry about traffic or lane closures. Once it's all done, Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver says we'll see the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the project. He joins Nichole this week to share the details for commuters.

Lots of Montague news in this episode! Montague has gotten funds totaling nearly $10 million to demolish the Strathmore Mill complex that lays between the canal and the Connecticut River. The Montague Selectboard saw a presentation from MassDOT on their plans to replace the bridges in the same vicinity in Turners, and the design phase is expected to last till 2027. Casella Waste Management is taking over trash collection in Montague starting in July. Subscribe to the paper: montaguereporter.org/subscribe Comments or Ask the Editor ideas? podcast@montaguereporter.org

Team Common is currently working on our transition to a weekly show. We'll be back this summer with new episodes. In the meantime, here's one from our archives. Earlier this month Governor Maura Healey appointed four new members to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation board of directors. One appointee is researcher, writer and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, who will represent the "consumer voice" for MassDOT. Dr. Iezzoni is the first member of the disability community to serve on the department's board, despite the fact that that about one in four of American adults have some kind of disability. Dr. Iezzoni joins The Common to discuss accessibility across the state's transit systems, a well as her goals for this new position. Greater Boston's daily podcast where news and culture meet.

WBZ NewsRadio's Mike Macklin reports. 

Howie plays part of the statement from Monica Tibbits-Nutt, the CEO and Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. She has concocted very creative new ways to raise revenue in the Bay State...that means raising taxes on YOU. Then, Howie shares a sneak peek of his latest episode of Meet the Experts featuring new author Michael Walsh.

The bridge has stood for nearly 90 years across the Cape Cod Canal. WBZ's Jim MacKay reports.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has a new leader, from inside its ranks. Monica Tibbits-Nutt has officially been appointed to the position, after nearly two months serving as the department's interim secretary and chief executive.

Jordan Rich filled in on NightSide:Driving records which were once public are no longer. The Work and Family Mobility Act restricts the state from providing any information related to any MA license holder in an effort to protect their immigration status. Joining Jordan with more information was Boston Herald Reporter Chris Van Buskirk.

This week marks the first significant departure from the Healy administration.

Fiandaca is leaving her post as the top official at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in September. The abrupt resignation comes as the agency wrestles with long-term highway and public transit issues. Brian Kane, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, discusses what's next for the transportation agency and its leadership.

It's been about a month since the full closure of the Sumner Tunnel. So how is the restoration project going? Joining Dan with full details was MassDOT Highway Superintendent Jonathan Gulliver.

Earlier this month Governor Maura Healey appointed four new members to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation board of directors. One appointee is researcher, writer and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, who will represent the "consumer voice" for MassDOT. Dr. Iezzoni is the first member of the disability community to serve on the department's board, despite the fact that that about one in four of American adults have some kind of disability. Dr. Iezzoni joins The Common to discuss accessibility across the state's transit systems, a well as her goals for this new position. Greater Boston's daily podcast where news and culture meet.

MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said the construction work is going on as planned, but the worst traffic is yet to come.WBZ's Suzanne Sausville has more:

1. Call to Order 2. Discussion/Approval - Letter to MassDOT regarding intersection improvement project at Randolph Ave. and Chickatawbut Road 3. Discussion/Approval - Committee Appointment a. Youth Task Force i. Maile Panerio-Langer (Milton Coalition) 4. Adjourn

We've covered the impact of the Sumner Tunnel closing, but what work is actually being done? Joining Dan with answers was MassDOT Highway Superintendent Jonathan Gulliver.

Workers at Logan will picket outside the offices of MassDOT this morning, fake IDs on the North Shore go viral and one more stop at Fenway Park for Dead and Company. Five minutes of news that will keep you in “The Loop."

3. Public Comment 4 Citation for the Amateur Gardeners of Milton 5. Public Hearing - Application of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for Small Wireless Facility Installations on Canton Ave 6.  Multi-Family Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities 7.  Local Initiative Program Application for four affordable Local Action Units at 131 Eliot Street 8.  Animal Shelter Project 9.  Grant of Easement to USC LLC over the Dump Access Road 10.  MassDOT project at Randolph Ave (Route 28) and Chickatawbut Road 11. - Pride Display at Manning Park and Town Green/Baron Hugo Gazebo 12. - Pride Month Proclamation 13. Discussion - Select Board Retreat 14. - Appointments/Reappointments of Select Board Members on Town Boards/Committees: a. Select Board Finance Committee b. Select Board Policy Committee c. Trustees of the Affordable Housing Trust d. Capital Improvement Planning Committee e Master Plan Implementation Committee f. Milton Landing Committee g. Payment in Lieu of Taxes h. Municipal Broadband Committee i. School Building Committee j. Municipal Public Educational and Governmental (MPEG) Access, Inc., Board of Directors k. Youth Task Force l. Climate Action Planning Committee 15. - Town Administrator's Evaluation Form, Process, and Timeline 16. - Committee Appointments a. Climate Action Planning Committee i. Arthur Doyle, ii. Maggie Oldfield, b. Master Plan Implementation Committee i. Cheryl Tougias, c. Open Space and Recreation Planning Committee i. Meredith Hall, d. Capital Improvement Planning Committee i. Jim Davis, e. Telecommunications Design Review Committee i. Sean Fahy, ii. Nick Gray (reappointment) f. Milton Cultural Council i. Meg Folcarelli h. Appointment of Chris Hayden, Consolidated Facilities Director, to the following Committees: i. Animal Shelter Advisory Committee ii. Capital Improvement Planning Committee iii. Local Emergency Planning Committee iv. Milton Landing Committee i. Airplane Noise Advisory Committee i. Chris Hart (reappointment) j. Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee i. Chris Hart (reappointment) 17. - PILOT Payment from Milton Academy in the amount of $210,000 18. - Donation in the amount of $200.00 from the First Parish in Milton to the Milton Coalition 19. - Memorial Tribute for Marvin Gordon 20. - Citation honoring the Fruit Center Marketplace's 50th Anniversary 21. - Application from Milton Parks and Recreation - Use of the Town Green and Hugo Barron Gazebo - End of Year Celebration for the Teen Center on June 6, 2023 (Rain date: June 13, 2023) from 3PM-5PM. 22. - Application from the Milton Coalition - Use of the Town Green and Hugo Baron Gazebo - End of Year Celebration for the Milton Youth Advocates for Change on June 20, 2023 from 6:30PM-8PM 23. - One Day Liquor License Applications: Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum, 1465 Brush Hill Road a. Dogwood Days Law Party - June 3, 2023 b. Garden Concert, June 7, 2023 c. Wine, Cheese and Trees Tour, June 8, 2023 24. - Meeting Minutes: April 4th, April 11th, April 18th and April 28th 25. Town Administrator's Report 26. Chair's Report 27. Public Comment Response 28. Future Meeting Dates: New meeting Schedule: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month: Tuesday, June 13th, Tuesday, June 27th, Tuesday, July 11th 29. Executive Session – To discuss strategy with respect to litigation against the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority regarding the condition of the stairs located at the MBTA station located at Adams Street, Milton, MA 30. Executive Session - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining a. Milton Public Employee Association b. Milton Clerical Unit of the Southeastern Public Employees Association c. Milton Professional Management Association d. Milton Firefighters, Local 1116 e. Milton Police Association f. Milton Superior Officers 31. Memorandum of Agreement with the Milton Public Employee Association July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025

For over 40 years we have sought after a measure of friction during winter events to determine if additional treatments were required.  Over the decades the science, sensors, and computing power have advanced to the point that friction or grip is making its way into winter operations.  On this episode we explore some cutting edge work in world of winter road friction.  Lead Statewide Snow & Ice Engineer for the MassDOT Mark Goldstein and from the Research Applications Lab at the National Center for Atmospheric Research,  Senior Software Engineer Gerry Wiener and Software Engineer Seth Linden discuss projects they are involved with and the finer points associated with using friction/grip in winter maintenance.Follow this link for more information on the Aurora Road Friction Project https://aurora-program.org/research/completed/roadway-friction-modeling-improving-the-use-of-friction-measurements-in-state-dots/ You can reach out to our guests directly for more information on their work with wintertime friction and grip by emailing them directly through the links above.Chapter marks:0:00 Intro1:54 when did you start thinking about friction and wintertime operations4:03 how does friction play onto the highway environment7:23 what are some of the grip measuring devices out there12:31 how do friction sensors work, what are they measuring17:05 The Aurora Roadway Friction Modeling study discussion25:41 MassDOT friction project38:04 What's the future of friction/grip look like44:04 Last minute thoughts - autonomous vehicles46:4 2 sign off  SICOP Talks Winter Ops is always looking for interesting topics and guests to visit with regarding winter maintenance and road weather. If you have any ideas for future episodes contact Rick Nelson at rnelson@aashto.org our our co-producer Scott Lucas at Scott.Lucas@dot.ohio.gov

Holyoke Media, en asociación con WHMP radio, emiten diariamente la Síntesis informativa en español a través del 101.5 FM y en el 1240 / 1400 AM. Esta es la síntesis informativa del martes 17 de enero de 2023: - El Consejo de la Casa Blanca y el Servicio Secreto dijeron el lunes que no existen registros de visitantes para la casa del presidente Joe Biden en Wilmington, Delaware, donde se encontraron documentos clasificados de sus días como vicepresidente, ya que es una residencia privada. El Servicio Secreto, que tiene la tarea de proteger a los presidentes actuales y pasados y sus familias, no "mantiene de forma independiente nuestros propios registros de visitantes porque es una residencia privada", dijo el portavoz de la agencia, Anthony Guglielmi. El presidente republicano del Comité de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes, James Comer, exigió el domingo registros de visitantes para la casa del demócrata Biden en Wilmington después de que se encontraron documentos clasificados en su oficina y garaje allí. Los republicanos quieren registros de visitas domiciliarias de Biden, pero no así los del expresidente Donald Trump. Los republicanos han tratado de comparar el caso de los documentos de Biden con el de Trump, quien enfrenta una investigación penal federal sobre cómo manejó documentos clasificados después de dejar la Casa Blanca en 2021. Los expertos legales han notado las diferencias entre los dos casos. La Casa Blanca dice que el equipo de Biden entregó los documentos que encontró. Trump se había resistido a hacerlo hasta que el FBI realizó una búsqueda en agosto en su casa de Palm Beach, Florida. FUENTE: REUTERS - El Departamento de Transporte de Massachusetts anunció que a partir de este martes, una parte de la carretera interestatal 391 en ambas direcciones tanto rumbo al norte como al sur en Holyoke, se cerrará durante 6 meses debido a construcción y reparaciones del tramo. El Departamento de Transporte (MassDOT) ha delineado nuevos desvíos para que los automovilistas los sigan durante los próximos 6 meses. Esto significa que los automovilistas deberán hacer planes y ajustes en sus rutas teniendo en cuenta los cambios hechos por MassDOT. Los automóviles que viajen por la I-391 en dirección norte, deberán usar la salida 6 hacia Commercial Street. El tráfico de camiones se dirigirá por la la salida 5 hacia Main Street. Para el tráfico en dirección sur, todos los vehículos se desviarán por South Street y luego ingresarán a la I-391 en dirección sur a través de la rampa de Main Street. Se utilizarán tableros de mensajes, letreros, dispositivos de control de tráfico y habrá presencia policial para guiar a los conductores de manera segura a través de la zona de trabajo, señaló MassDOT. FUENTE: WESTERN MASS NEWS, HOLYOKE MEDIA

The request funds would have made up 47 percent of the estimated $3.976 billion total project cost for its design and construction phases. WBZ's Jim MacKay reports:

Some names that have been chosen in the past include, Jennifer Snowpez, Snowbi-Gan Kenobi, William Scrapespeare, Snow Big Deal, Edgar Allan Snow, and Betty Whiteout. WBZ's Shari Small reports:

Reggie Wong Memorial Park is currently Boston Chinatown's only open community space. For years, community members have been trying to obtain a lease for the park from MassDOT in order to make some much-needed updates to the land. However, they've been met with roadblock after roadblock since 2016. WBUR News Fellow Aimee Moon breaks it down for us.  Greater Boston's daily podcast where news and culture meet.

Big changes are coming to an antiquated overpass near Kenmore Square in Boston. WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.

3. Public Comment 4. - Special Town Meeting – Monday, February 27, 2023 a. School Building Committee update re: ongoing school project review b. February Special Town Meeting Warrant Closing Date c. February Special Town Meeting timeline 5. - Town Treasurer position; Town Government Study Committee and Department of Revenue recommendation 6. - Annual Town Meeting – Monday, May 1, 2023 a. Annual Town Meeting Warrant Closing Date b. Annual Town Meeting timeline 7. - Master Plan Implementation Committee (MPIC) Chair to discuss MPIC goals, priority projects, and planning for extension of the MPIC beyond its ten-year term as well as intentions for the updating of the Master Plan 8. - MassDOT project at Route 28 and Chickatawbut Road and Select Board comment letter 9. - Milton Fire Department's Educational Incentives 10. - Request for Qualifications for Design Services for Town I-Net and update from the Municipal Broadband Committee 11. - Request for Proposals for a general access easement over a parcel of 12. Finance Committee Report a. - American Rescue Plan Act, (ARPA)-Recommendation for Small Business Grants i. Boston Irish Tourism Association b. - FY2024 Budget, forecast, and financial policies 13. - Select Board Retreat a. Goals and Objectives of the Select Board b. Goals and Objectives of the Town Administrator 14. Committee Appointments a. Airplane Noise Advisory Committee i. Cindy Christiansen ii. Raju Pathak iii. Catherine Sheedy-McGonagle b. Advisory Committee on Equity and Justice for All i. Patricia Latimore ii. Christopher Hart iii. Linda Champion 15. Meeting Minutes-September 7, 2022 16 Youth Task Force 17. PILOT payment of $10,000 from the Mary M B Wakefield Charitable Trust to the Town of Milton 18. Consent Agenda - One Day Liquor License Applications: 19. Meeting Minutes 20. Town Administrator's Report a. Educational Seminar Series at Milton Public Library- Keys Conference Room sponsored by the Select Board, Town Clerk and the Office of Town Counsel i. Veterans' Day ii. Public Records, (Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 7PM) iii. Conflict of Interest/State Ethics (Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7PM) 21. Chair's Report a. Topics that the Chair did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed 22. Approval of Resolution for Jana Amin (CAIR Volunteer of the Year) 23. Public Comment Response 24. Future Meeting Dates: Monday, December 5, (Special Town Meeting), Tuesday, December 6 and December 20 25. Executive Session- Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3) - To discuss strategy with respect to litigation filed against the Town of Milton relative to the property known as lot 72D that abuts 99 Thatcher Street owned by Plaintiffs, Michelle Rodrigues and Zerisenai Sahle 26. Executive Session – strategy with respect to litigation against the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority regarding the condition of the stairs located at the MBTA station located at Adams Street, Milton, MA 27. Ex Session -Kidder Branch Library located at 101 Blue Hills Parkway 28. Ex Session - 930 Brook Road (Fontbonne Convent) 29. Adjourn

Lane and ramp closures will take place from 10 P.M. to 4 A.M. beginning Sunday, November 13, through Friday, November 18, in Bernardston, Burlington, Danvers, Plymouth, and Webster, according to MassDOT. WBZ's Shari Small reports:

START Our Champions: an Assemblymember from urban Los Angeles and a Representative of a primarily small-town Massachusetts district are fighting for safe streets and biking in similar ways. California's 43rd Assemblymember and Transportation Committee Chair Laura Friedman wrote the revolutionary legislation that ended parking minimums near transit in the state of Califlornia. If that weren't enough, her "Omnibike" law addresses a number of California bicycle laws to improve safety and save lives, requiring cars to change lanes when possible to pass cyclists, permitting cyclists to go when a walk sign is on at intersections, prohibiting local municipalities from requiring bike registration, and permitting e-bike riders to use city bike paths. On the opposite coast, Massachusetts' 1st District Representative Lindsay Sabadosa's Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities requires that motorists leave a safe distance when passing vulnerable road users, requires MassDOT to develop a reporting system for crashes involving vulnerable road users, lets towns and cities establish a 25 mph speed limit on state-owned roads, and requires any large vehicle owned or leased by the state to have a set of safety devices. Sabadosa's 148/H.286 facilitates and expands conversion of abandoned rail lines into public trails for use as pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths. Galen Mook, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition's Executive Director, hosts this conversation with Laura Friedman and Lindsay Sabadosa. 46:05 https://on.soundcloud.com/Jyie4 Joys of Summer: Galen Mook and Laura Gray, AKA DJ Two Wheels, gather "bike joys" at last summer's Boston Bike Party. Plus: Galen shares a bike joy from his recent trip to Nova Scotia. 53:15 https://on.soundcloud.com/1ehzR Bike Styling: Taylor Nichols at Purcy's Bikes in Amsterdam. TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/IGgP8nB4QJaXdtMlCfYcr-aS-YI Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

MassDOT has offered to rehire some of its former employees that they originally terminated for failing to comply with the state's vaccine mandate. However, the State Police Assoc. of MA, who also saw some of their members terminated over failing to comply with the vaccine mandate, was not made aware of any offers for their members returning to work. SPAM Pres. Pat McNamara joined Dan to discuss.

MassDOT has offered to rehire some of its former employees that they originally terminated for failing to comply with the state's vaccine mandate. However, the State Police Assoc. of MA, who also saw some of their members terminated over failing to comply with the vaccine mandate, was not made aware of any offers for their members returning to work. Dan heard listeners' responses.

City officials are expressing concern about aging infrastructure after a pedestrian was hit by a falling street light on the Evelyn Moakley Bridge at the Seaport District. A woman in her 30s was seriously injured on the sidewalk after a rusted street light fell on her last Tuesday afternoon. On top of that, a MassDOT report in January showed eight street lights on the same bridge had holes at the bottom. WTBU Reporter Melina Nguyen has more.

Gone are the days of the light morning commute during the pandemic, the old Boston traffic jams are back. WBZ's Jim MacKay reports.

This Episode features the inspiring story of Donna Lee, trauma survivor, entrepreneur and inventor. By day, Donna works in transportation systems management for MassDOT. But in her free time, she began building a yoga-mat business that has gained national attention from celebrities.Donna considers herself more of a problem solver than an inventor.  So when she wanted a sustainable, machine washable yoga mat instead of the ones at the gym which never felt clean enough and were environmentally unfriendly…she found a solution. Create one.At 58 years old, Donna launched her company, Remember You Only Live Once LLC (R-Yolo), after taking an online manifesting class with Gabrielle Bernstein. Two years later, she was invited to a pre-Academy Awards party, where she presented her yoga mat to  Viola Davis and other celebrities as part of their luxury swag bag. She has since been included GBK Brand Bar's Gift Guide for the Traveler in GQ, on Chronicle, WCVB Channel 5 in Massachusetts and now on Warrior's Day Off. Listen to learn more about R-YOLO and Donna Lee. “Remember, You Only Live Once.”

The City of Boston issues a heat emergency for this weekend, MassDOT closes the River Street Bridge in Hyde Park for repairs, and it's “National Bike to Work Day.” Five minutes of news that will keep you in "The Loop."

Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by talking to listeners about the jobs they've regretted quitting, following Tom Brady's announcement that he would be returning to football. Jim Aloisi and Monica Tibbits-Nutt discuss the state of the T, as the MBTA heads towards an impending fiscal cliff. Aloisi is former transportation secretary, a member of the Transit Matters Board, and contributor to Commonwealth Magazine. Tibbits-Nutt is executive director of the 128 Business Council, and formerly served on the MBTA's fiscal control board and the MassDOT board of directors. Corby Kummer explains how seaweed farming could be the future of sustainable farming – if regulatory hurdles decrease. He also talks about the legacy of meat in America. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Brian O'Donovan and Keith Murphy preview the St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn series of shows, which runs from March 16-20. O'Donovan hosts A Celtic Sojourn on GBH, and Keith Murphy is music director for the St. Patricks Day program. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discuss the disproportionate impact of two years of the pandemic on families of color in Mass. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together they host the “All Rev'd Up” podcast. Sen. Ed Markey shares his thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and his push to make Daylight Saving Time last year-round. We end the show by asking listeners for their thoughts on making Daylight Saving Time permanent.

  VALUE FOR VALUE Bowl After Bowl Episode 139 Executive Producers: M. Andrew Jones, JPurplePeck, NA Millennial, Sharky, Boo-Bury, Steven Bell, SeeDubs, cottongin, AbleKirby, Carolyn Blaney, John Fletcher, Medus, Sir OMA, NetNed, and nodebit Thank you Dave Jones for joining us after No Agenda last Sunday for a LIVE episode of Bowls With Buds where we put the LIVE TAG on full display thanks to help nodebit, SirVo, cottongin, and SeeDubs. We reviewed the mushroom cap candy Fletcher sent us from Lofty Pursuits which you can watch the making of here. Pick up a copy of M. Andrew Jones' book Metal. SirSpencer is appearing on Melodious Owls tomorrow night, February 23 but you can already hear AbleKirby on Melodious Owls. There will be a live AbleKraft Friday before Bowls With Buds featuring Mouseybear and Tjunta! We published a BONUS BOWL which is all thanks to Boo-Bury and Lavish for holding down the Nashville Meetup Livestream. Shoutout to Boo-Bury for giving DuhLaurien the first Behind the Sch3m3s shirt with BAGS' art on it, which you can buy here. Check out the shiny new No Agenda Meetups website! ON CHAIN OFF CHAIN COCAINE SHITSTAIN Raspiblitz update Start9 Embassy node Curiocaster KC Bitcoiners Thursday Gran Falloon meetup 6 PM Come see us at the KCMO Bitcoin Block Party on April 24th! Thanks for making Bowl After Bowl the 14th highest earning podcast on Fountain app and getting us featured along with Able and the Wolf on their Top Ten Eclectic Podcasts blog. TOP THREE 33 Maine Department of Transportation hard hat found 3,300 miles away in Norway Man wanted on 14 warrants arrested after 33-mile chase in North Carolina Mexico intercepts 1,266 US-bound migrants from 33 countries in one day UPDATE: Man who claimed deceased parents' pension for 33 years sentenced to 3.5 years in jail CAN'T STOP COOFIN' 33 new cases: Puducherry (India), Salem (India), Cattarugas County (NY) 33 deaths: Pakistan, Ontario 33 hospitalizations: Ontario 33-year-old Texas woman survives heart attack BEHIND THE CURTAIN Dusty Man's son's ex-GF goes by Weed slut 420 (thank you NA Millennial!) The Dusty Man signed legislation passed by Congress extending the classification of fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I until March 11 White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta previewed what the Biden Administration plans to do with its $40 billion budget First ever USDA National Hemp Report released DEA is facing significant pushback from the research community after posting a scheduling notice for 5 tryptamines Colorado Springs citizens resubmit 2 petitions to put legalizing recreational sales on the November ballot Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control Division increased monthly allotments for medical patients from 3.0 to 3.5 ounces 4Front Ventures Corporation is being sued by a former employee who claims the company's time clocks, which used workers' fingerprints, required biometric data in violation of Illinois law Maine Attorney General investigating whether or not Kittery cannabis license lottery constituted illegal gambling Oregon works through backlog of 500 marijuana licensee cases, charges 40 Media investigation concludes PA medical cannabis companies made "inaccurate, misleading or possibly dangerous" claims about marijuana Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (SD) says more than 100 people issued medical cards arrested South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed several medical cannabis reform bills into law   METAL MOMENT This week The Rev. CyberTrucker takes us all the way to Mongolia to hear Tengger Cavalry's Lone Wolf. Vote in The Rev's poll to help decide where he'll take us next! FIRST TIME I EVER Bowlers called in to discuss the first time they ever went to a No Agenda Meetup. Next week, we want to hear about the First Time YOU Ever took off your pants in public. FUCK IT, DUDE. LET'S GO BOWLING. 33-year-old Florida woman used $15k from pandemic relief funds to hire a hit on a TSA agent who stole her boyfriend Am Airlines hit passenger with coffee pot One of the largest gem-quality opals in existence sold for $143,750 in Alaska auction MO mom takes baby to ER with Hair Tourniquet Syndrome Florida mom finds toddler locked in daycare after workers left for the day An entire lizard was discovered trapped in Burmese amber 110 million years ago Japanese female pro gamer fired after saying men under 5'7" "don't have human rights" MassDOT busy retrieving traffic cones tossed into Charles River Romance fraud 100 White Castles got robot fry cooks from Miso Robotics TUNE IN FRIDAY AT 9:00 PM CENTRAL MOUSEYBEAR AND TJUNTA IN THE BOWL BOWLS WITH BUDS

There's a minimum requirement on how high a bridge and overpass needs to be if it crosses over any interstate road. Is Massachusetts just doing the minimum or was this poor planning on the driver? Plus, now that the lanes on RT 93 South are open, what's next?

WBZ NewsRadio's James Rojas reports.

MassDOT officials say the repairs of Roosevelt Circle overpass could take up to 8 months to complete, following Monday's truck crash. WBZ NewsRadios's Karyn Regal reports.

Speaker Pelosi rejects two Republicans from the select committee on the January 6 Capitol attack. MassDOT now expects all lanes at Roosevelt Circle on 93 south to reopen tomorrow. A delay in the Senate infrastructure debate. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.

MassDOT says it could take months to fully repair Roosevelt Circle over I-93 South. A COVID-19 outbreak at a Cape Cod nursing home. Jeff Bezos says he can't find the words to describe his sub-orbital space ride. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.

Elsa races off to the Northeast. A man accused of opening fire outside a MassDOT facility in Middleboro is captured. A man searches for the man who pulled him from a frozen Brookline pond 50 years ago. 5 minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.

Police say the suspected gunman in the Middleborough shooting outside a MassDOT facility was arrested and no one was reported hurt. WBZ NewsRadio's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.

The suspect in connection to the shooting at a MassDOT facility was identified as 55-year-old Raymond Gibson. WBZ NewsRadio's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.

Suzanne Morse discusses with Richard Curtis of MassDOT and formerly of State Street Corporation workplace myths about employees who are blind and visually impaired and how MCB works with employers to overcome them. MCB Commissioner David D’Arcangelo provides his thoughts on the subject in the Commissioner’s Corner.

Richard Curtis of MassDOT and formerly of State Street Corporation talks with Suzanne Morse about his experience hiring employees who are blind and visually impaired and the skills they bring to the workplace. MCB Commissioner David D’Arcangelo offers his perspective in the Commissioner’s Corner.

WBZ NewsRadio's Matt Shearer reports.

The storm that brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain that snarled the morning drive is also expected to cause slippery roads and rough conditions for evening commuters. WBZ NewsRadio's Karyn Regal reports.

Thank you for listening to the Audible Café podcast. In today’s episode, I am airing my interview with Steve Sears of Dalton, Mass. (This interview was taped back in the winter, so our discussion of the cold weather might surprise you given that it’s over 90 degrees today!) My short hiatus turned into several months out of touch, so forgive me for my absence. But we’re BACK! And I’m excited to be lining up some really interesting interviews that I will share with you as they happen. Steve Sears is a true Renaissance Man of the 21st Century. He’s a wildlife advocate and on the Board of MassWildlife. He’s a family man, musician, small family “homesteader,” and he has led the acquisition and transformation of The Stationery Factory in Dalton, Mass from an empty former Crane & Company factory into a thriving marketplace, maker-space, and community center. I met Steve while organizing the Berkshire Earth Expo in 2016-2018 when Living the Change Berkshires and BEAT held the event at The Stationery Factory. The Factory offers tons of room for exhibits, activities, and Steve even encouraged us to bring a PEBL inside for test rides! Steve was incredibly generous with the space and helpful to us in planning the Expo. His community spirit is contagious, and Dalton is lucky to have him! Please enjoy today’s show. And after you listen to the show, visit The Stationery Factory’s website and try to catch an upcoming show in this new state-of-the-art music space! As always, you can learn more and access archives and show notes with lots of resources on the Audible Café website. Visit the Audible Café Facebook Page Follow us on Twitter @audiblecafe. If you listen on iTunes, please subscribe at Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. It’s helps a lot. We appreciate your feedback. So if you’d like to get directly in touch with us, email listenup@audiblecafe.com. All the best, Judy Eddy SHOW RESOURCES The Stationery Factory, Dalton MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MASSWILDLIFE) “1Berkshires Spotlight” article on Steve “The Rural We: Stephen “Steve” Sears - Article in Rural Intelligence, April 16, 2018 Remembering George “Gige” Darey - Mass.gov News. Gige was Steve’s mentor on the Fisheries and Wildlife Board. Gige served as Chairman for 35 years. The Reintroduction Process of Spadefoot Toads - MassAudubon Report Roadkilled Wildlife Anyone seeing roadkill, or a turtle or amphibian crossing roads should consider visiting:  https://www.linkinglandscapes.info/wildlife-roadkill-database.html to submit information. Fill out the short survey, with detailed location information. There is a Google Map in the survey that can be zoomed in and panned to a specific location. The information provided on the website helps MassWildlife and MassDOT determine wildlife crossing hot spots to mitigate wildlife-human interactions and how best to manage them.

This week we're at the Shared Mobility Summit from earlier this year in Chicago. Laura Bliss of CityLab moderates a panel of agency leaders including Stephanie Pollack, CEO of MassDOT, Randy Clarke, President and CEO of Capital Metro in Austin, and Sadhu Johnston, City Manager from Vancouver British Columbia. The panel talks about whether it's too late to address climate change through transportation, how the introduction of ride hailing will work with local regulations in Vancouver, how Austin has been watching the evolution of shared mobility from TNCs to scooters, how buses matter for the future of transportation and much much more. If you'd like to skip to the conversation portion past the presentations, fast forward to 41 minutes.    

Connie Englert is the Principal and Managing Director of her own social enterprise, TrueNorth Transit Group (TNTG). Based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, TNTG is an upstart transportation management and consulting company currently working with MassDOT and MassPort. Her firm is nationally certified as a LGBT Business Enterprise and one of the only openly transgender certified businesses in the program’s history. Connie has over twenty-five years in transportation operations and planning. She has played with trains at Amtrak, airplanes at United Airlines and JetBlue, buses with New York City Transit Authority, and subways and commuter trains at the MBTA. Her current love child is MAX Regional Bus, linking Boston to Brattleboro VT. She currently serves on the Governor’s Special Commission for Health Provider Pricing. She is equally passionate supporting the broad LGBTQ spectrums, including transgender and gender non-conforming people. She views public visibility and economic participation to be keys to broader acceptance, inclusion and tolerance within all communities. She serves on the Board of Green Mountain Crossroads, a rural LGBT community development group, and lives in rural Franklin County at the end of a very long dirt road.

We're joined in the studio by Transportation For Massachusetts (T4MA) staff -- Josh Ostroff, Partnerships Director & Charlie Ticotsky, Policy Director -- to let us know what they do and share recent news on their efforts to secure more funding for transit. Visit t4ma.org or follow them on Twitter @T4MASS. Read about MassDOT's improved but still inadequate Capital Improvement Plan on the T4MA blog.This episode was recorded on April 5. [Our apologies for the long break, we've been busy advocating for better transit. More shows are in the pipeline. If you're interested in helping with podcast editing and blog posting, please email feedback@transitmatters.info.] TransitMatters advocates for fast, frequent, reliable and effective public transportation in and around Boston. As part of our vision to repair, upgrade and expand the MBTA transit network, we aim to elevate the conversation around transit issues by offering new perspectives, uniting transit advocates and promoting a level of critical analysis normally absent from other media.Like what you hear? Share it around, tell your friends and colleagues, and subscribe to the blog and podcast (on iTunes) to be notified of new posts and episodes. Support our work by becoming a member, making a donation or signing up to volunteer because we can't do this alone. Let us know what you think: connect with TransitMatters on Facebook or Twitter. Follow Jeremy Mendelson @Critical Transit, Josh Fairchild @hatchback31, Jarred Johnson @jarjoh, Marc Ebuña @DigitalSciGuy, or email us here.

Former MassDOT Secretary James Aloisi joins us to share his thoughts on the MBTA fiscal and management control board - how focusing on the bottom line distracts from improving and expanding our transit network - and how we can achieve a robust, efficient and egalitarian transportation system in an era of public sector austerity. What reform could the T make to improve service? What does revenue mean and how do we get there? What can cities do? Can the private sector or “innovation” help us use real-time data more effectively to create a better regional transportation network? We review lessons from past political struggles, including the “four constituencies” of any project and challenges of trying to do things differently within structures designed to preserve the status quo.

In 2008, The Massachusetts Department of Transportation received $3 billion in dedicated funding to make statewide repairs, improvements and upgrades to its bridges. Since then, the Accelerated Bridge Program has helped reduce the number of structurally deficient bridges by 20 percent, and has done so by using a variety of innovative techniques. One such technique, called a "Heavy Lift", reduced the replacement time for one bridge in Hyde Park from months to mere hours. For more on this technique and the MassDOT bridge program, I spoke with Eliza Partington, a bridge technical coordinator.