Mayor Wu's FY2027 budget eliminates or reduces funding for multiple unbuilt street safety projects.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 "appears to eliminate dozens of capital projects" related to safe streets, according to an article by Christian MilNeil in Streetsblog Massachusetts.
While some projects were removed from the budget simply because they were completed, MilNeil points out that dozens of unbuilt road safety projects were delisted or slated to receive less funding. These include $32.5 million for the Roxbury Resilient Transportation Corridors project, $13.5 million for dedicated bus lanes, and $3.5 million for the East Boston Safe Multimodal Corridors project.
See the source article for a list of projects and how their proposed funding compares to fiscal year 2026.
Read the full story: Mayor Wu’s Latest Budget Plan Eliminates Funding for Over a Dozen Street Safety Projects: See the List
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