DUSP in the Media: June 2024
Pedestrians and cars moved through midtown Manhattan traffic on June 6, in New York. Credit: Spencer Platt, Getty Images via the Boston Globe
The Boston Globe, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s epic fail on halting congestion pricing
Jim Aloisi pens an opinion piece for the Boston Globe focused on Kathy Hochul’s last-minute decision to halt New York City’s congestion pricing and how this event underscores widespread failure on the part of political leadership to come to grips with the realities of transportation funding in the US. More...
nj.com, Pinelands’ history holds clues to U.S. steelmaking future
DUSP alum and MIT Research Affiliate Mark Brennan pens an opinion piece exploring the future of steel manufacturing and supply chain policy. More...
WBUR, Former Mass. transportation secretary talks congestion pricing
Radio Boston talks Jim Aloisi about the potential fallout from the "indefinite pause" on a planned congestion pricing program in New York City. More...
Maine Biz, Portland’s post-pandemic recovery has been uneven, MIT study says
Laurie Schreiber’s piece highlights key findings from a report by Sarafina Fabris-Green and Jeff Levine entitled Rebuilding Main Street After COVID-19: Four Years Later. More...
Portland Press Herald, Businesses embrace ‘yes, you can pee in Portland,’ but the stalls seem stalled
Hannah LaClaire focuses on the call for more public restrooms in downtown Portland, one of the findings of a DUSP report centered on asking small businesses about policy changes that would help their post-pandemic recovery. More...
Mutual Gains Network, Translating Learning into Practice: Teaching MGA Centered Negotiation and Leadership
Takeo Kuwabara reflects on nearly a decade of designing and delivering courses focused on empowering learners to get excited about theory, literature, and skill development while also laying down a foundation for a lifetime reflective practice. More...