Matthew M. RobareTurning waste heat into lightRice University researchers announced recently that they invented a way to turn infrared light into visible light to make photovoltaic…Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Matthew M. RobareSpace-based solar power is the way forward“Predictions are difficult to make” the great physicist Neils Bohr supposedly said. “Especially about the future.”Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
Matthew M. RobareRed Blue Connector added to Focus 40 prioritiesMassachusetts Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack announced today at the Fiscal Management and Control Board meeting that the…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Matthew M. RobareMBTA wants riders to pay more; no plans to raise gas tax or tollsThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Monday proposed an average fare increase of 6.3 percent to take effect this July, when…Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Matthew M. RobareSeven Moments in the History of Transit and Civil RightsYesterday wasMartin Luther King, Jr Day and so it seemed appropriate to consider the importance that public transit has played in the…Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019
Matthew M. RobareRegarding the urban working class and gentrificationThe whole trouble with your understanding of the problem presented in The New York Times’ article “What if cities are no longer the Land…Jan 12, 2019Jan 12, 2019
Matthew M. RobareWhat’s next for the MBTA?“Our [strategic vision] is to be a globally premier transit system,” said Joseph Aiello, the chairman of the Financial Management and…Dec 7, 2018Dec 7, 2018
Matthew M. RobareMidterms were a mixed bag for urbanistsIt’s been almost one week since the 2018 midterms and most of the races have been sorted out (FLORIDAAAAA!).Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Matthew M. RobareWhat I learned at YIMBYTownThe YIMBYTown 2018 conference was this past weekend and it was an enjoyable, thought-provoking four days with many people I’ve long…Sep 26, 2018Sep 26, 2018
Matthew M. RobareCould trinity houses help Boston’s housing crisis?This story was originally published on Patreon. Your support makes this possible.Sep 24, 2018Sep 24, 2018