Steve Poftak

Rule Changes

Has revived BMRB's watchdog role

The Boston Policy Institute, a watchdog launched in late 2023, has joined the Pioneer Institute to form the Pioneer City Initiative, with co-founder Greg Maynard running it as a senior fellow. The groups announced the move on Oct. 19, and one of the unit's first acts was to seek Boston Public Schools documents and invoices tied to more than $857,000 the state inspector general flagged.

Updated Oct 26

Built World

Left MBTA in 2022

Boston spent years planning a signature transit upgrade: extending its center-running bus lanes on Columbus Avenue north to Ruggles Station. The city has now dropped that design and will build curbside bus lanes instead, with construction starting in 2027 and lasting up to 18 months.

Updated Oct 19