Request for a public hearing
Schedule hearing on transit inequities for civil rights
Last activity July 9, 2026 (2 months ago)
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Introduced
July 6, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
This matter asks the City Council to hold a hearing on civil rights and transportation equity related to rapid transit access in Boston. It highlights the Blue Hill Avenue corridor as a train desert serving Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, and seeks evaluation of unequal transit investments and impacts on protected communities.
Affects Black communities, immigrant communities, and working-class communities
In Roxbury , Dorchester and Mattapan
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement
About Transportation & Streets and Civil Rights & Immigration
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Order for a hearing to examine the civil rights implications of rapid transit inequities in the City of Boston.
Timeline
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July 8, 2026
Referred to
City Council
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.