Ep 1: Stacy Thompson - Tactical Transit in Boston

Stacy Thompson is Executive Director at LivableStreets in Boston. In this episode, Stacy discusses how her advocacy organization has pushed municipalities in the Boston region to prioritize buses. In 2017, the first in a series of “pop-up” bus lane in the Boston neighborhood of Roslindale. This pilot took advantage of the street cleaning schedule to give buses a “red lane” on space that had previously been reserved for parking. The pilot was a success, and has the concept has taken off across the city. Stacy imparts best practices on rider engagement and tips on working with politicians to reclaim our streets for people.

“We’re going to double down on buses. They are the biggest opportunity we have for short-term improvements. We focused on our advocacy in the city of Boston -elevating their responsibility to turn over their streets to the bus.” - Stacy Thompson

Read the Getting Boston on Board report LivableStreets has produced.

See MBTA’s video about the Roslindale bus priority lane.

Click here for more information on the TransitCenter panel that Stacy has recently spoke on.

Disclaimer: Political views raised by guests on the podcast do not reflect the views of TransitCenter.

Music: “Comma” - Blue Dot Sessions

Hosted by Kapish Singla

Produced by TransitCenter