Media
2024
- “Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $3 Million in TMA Grants,” Massachusetts Department of Transportation Press Release, September 25, 2024
- “Short takes: Developing a new system of transportation financing,” CommonWealth Beacon, January 26, 2024
2022
- “Politicians wade into return-to-work debates,” GBH News, March 18, 2022.
- A discussion of “the state of the T, as the MBTA heads towards an impending fiscal cliff,” Boston Public Radio, March 14, 2022.
- “Equity and Inclusion in the Public Engagement Process” event, WTS Philadelphia & WTS Central Pennsylvania, March 1, 2022.
- “Future of Work: Transportation,” Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Webinar series, February 17, 2022. This webinar was covered here and here.
- “My Friend” (written by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), Subtext zine from TransitCenter’s Women Changing Transportation mentorship program, dated December 2021 but published February 2022.
- “Advocates frustrated by lack of low-income fare in new MBTA proposals,” Boston.com, January 24, 2022.
- “‘Woefully insufficient:’ Advocates fume after new T proposal doesn’t include new low-income fare,” Boston Globe, January 20, 2022.
- “Building a Better Transit Board,” Talking Headways Podcast from Streetsblog USA, January 6, 2022. Read the complete transcript here.
2021
- “Returning to the Office: New Mobility Strategies” webinar, Association for Commuter Transportation, December 9, 2021.
- “Episode 50: Leading the Charge for Policy Change,” The Rail~Volution Podcast, December 2021.
- “Play Everywhere: A View from Three Feet Tall” session, 2021 Moving Together Conference, December 8, 2021.
- “11th Annual StreetTalk 10-in-1” virtual event, Livable Streets, Dec 6, 2021.
- “Boston’s new mayor promised free public transit. Can she make it happen?” Grist, December 6, 2021.
- “Transit affordability must be a top priority for Beacon Hill” (co-authored by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), GBH News, November 11, 2021.
- “An Exit Interview With Monica Tibbits-Nutt,” StreetsblogMASS, Nov 10, 2021.
- “Cities, Real Estate, Downtowns & Building-Back-Better” session, APTA Transform Conference & Expo, November 8, 2021.
- “Transportation in Massachusetts” forum, Progressive Democrats of Massachuessets, October 29, 2021.
- “Transit Board Members: Leading the Charge for Policy Change” session, Rail~Volution Conference, October 20, 2021. This conference session was turned into two podcast episodes, available as: “Episode 50: Leading the Charge for Policy Change,” The Rail~Volution Podcast, December 2021. And “Building a Better Transit Board,” Talking Headways Podcast from Streetsblog USA, January 6, 2022. Read the complete transcript here.
- “American Rescue Plan Act: How Federal Funds Can Advance Our Transportation Goals” virtual event, T4Mass, October 19, 2021.
- “‘Mobility Justice’: How cities are rethinking public transportation after COVID,” Grist, Oct 19, 2021.
- “Three Ways to Attract Diverse Talent,” American Planning Association blog, October 11, 2021.
- “Greater Boston’s Bus Transformation,” Boston BRT and ITDP US Streetsfilms production, premiered Sep 2, 2021.
- “Can Massachusetts avoid the return of horrible congestion?” CommonWealth magazine, Jul 9, 2021.
- “Episode 3: Transportation,” The Horse Race – Mass Reboot podcast, July 8, 2021.
- “Should public transit be free? Experts weigh in on policy options,” Harvard Kennedy School Policy Topics, June 30,2021.
- “Can (And Should) Public Transit Be Free,” Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School and Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard Kennedy School Greater Boston Debate Series, June 23, 2021.
- “Don’t Expect Hybrid Work Will Lead To Less Traffic Around Boston Post Pandemic,” GBH News, June 22, 2021.
- “Massachusetts business owners look for silver lining following pandemic storm,” The Patriot Ledger, June 21, 2021.
- “Mass. businesses taking some positives out of pandemic,” The Berkshire Eagle, June 18, 2021.
- “The Road Ahead: What’s next for our region’s businesses and nonprofits” virtual event, Charles River Regional Chamber, June 17, 2021.
- “Coordinating an Equitable Recovery: What Workers and Businesses Need to Recover Stronger than Before 2020” virtual discussion, MassHire Central Region Workforce Board, June 10, 2021.
- “Exhaustive Data Collection & Innovative Modeling” presentation, as part of the “Redefining Mobility Connections and Modeling the Important Trips in Communities” session, MassDOT Transportation Innovation Conference, May 27, 2021.
- “If We Can Control It, Then We Have to Try” presentation, as part of the “Robust Supply Chain Stability and Operational Models” session, MassDOT Transportation Innovation Conference, May 26, 2021.
- “MBTA Urged To Lower Fares for Lower Income Riders,” GBH News, May 18, 2021.
- “Exhaustive Data Collection & Innovative Modeling for Equitable Community Representation” poster presentation (link to poster here), WTS 2021 Annual Conference, May 2021.
- “The Future of Equitable Transit: How to Engage Youth from Marginalized Communities” poster presentation (link to poster here), WTS 2021 Annual Conference, May 2021.
- “Post-pandemic behaviors may dictate new transportation options,” Boston Business Journal, May 3, 2021.
- “Reimagining Regional Transit,” Alliance for Business Leadership Lunch and Learn, May 3, 2021.
- Advanced Energy Group Mass EV 21Q1 Action Challenge: Mass Transit and Environmental Justice, March 17-18, 2021.
- “Respect, Belonging, Empowering & Progression,” a conversation with the students of the University of Massachusetts College of Engineering, March 2021.
- “Queer Perspectives in Transit” webinar, TransitCenter, January 21, 2021.
2020
- “Transit Governance Reform in the United States: Examples from Baltimore, Minneapolis, and Boston” webinar, Eno Center for Transportation, December 16, 2020.
- “Who are the 50 most influential business leaders in MetroWest?” Wicked Local, November 30, 2020.
- “Transit in a Post-COVID World” session, 2020 Moving Together Conference, November 18, 2020.
- Joshua Regan discusses his role at 128 Business Council, ACT 2020 40 Under 40 Virtual Ceremony, November 12, 2020.
- “The Future of Public and Private Transit” webinar, Middlesex 3 Coalition, November 3, 2020.
- “Panelists Urge Route Optimization, Extended Hours for Equitable Transit,” Greater Baltimore Committee 2020 Transporation Summit, September 29, 2020.
- Interview regarding the financial condition of the MBTA, Bloomberg Baystate Business, September 21, 2020.
- “Boston Multifamily Investment Snapshot” webinar, Bisnow, September 8, 2020.
- “Post Pandemic Bike/Ped Accommodations and Systemic Racism,” VHB Panel Discussion, September 3, 2020.
- “It Takes A Village To Make A City: Why We Need Equity In Urban Planning,” WGBH Forum Network, July 17, 2020.
- “Pivoting Private Transportation Services,” A Better City Conversations, June 16, 2020.
- “Episode 7,” TransitCenter’s High Frequency Podcast, June 5, 2020.
- “Wednesday Webinars: The Future of Transportation Post-COVID,” Environmental League of Massachusetts, May 20, 2020.
- “Essential Trips: A COVID-19 Response Discussion for Local Transit Providers” webinar, CTPS / Boston Region MPO, May 12, 2020.
- Interview regarding the future of mass transit, Bloomberg Baystate Business, May 7, 2020.
- “The Future of Boston: Transportation & Commuting” webinar, Greater Boston Chamber, May 7, 2020.
- “World Asthma Day Electric Bus Webinar,” Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group, May 5, 2020.
- “Will Commuters Ever Go Back to Commuter Trains?” CityLab, April 30, 2020.
- “Transportation grants give suburban commuters a boost,” The Boston Globe, February 25, 2020.
2019
- “Unlike Some Boards, Riders Know Who We Are with Monica Tibbits-Nutt,” The Movement, August 2019.
- “Two experts weigh in on how to transform transit in Baltimore and beyond,” Greater Greater Washington, July 31, 2019.
- “Technology for All: How Equity, Access, and Affordability Must Feature in Next-Generation Vehicle Policy” (written by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), TR News, May-June 2019. TR News is copyrighted, National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Posted with permission of the Transportation Research Board.
- “MBTA Control Board Members Speak In Favor Of New Revenue Sources,” WBUR, March 15, 2019.
- “State and Local Policymaking, Economics Professors and Business Council Leaders,” C-SPAN, March 15, 2019.
- “Developer offers a different kind of transit-oriented vision in Newton,” The Boston Globe, January 30, 2019.
2018
- “WTS-Boston congratulates Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt on being selected for the 2018 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award!,” WTS International, 2018.
- “Transportation expert predicts Needham traffic going to get worse,” Wicked Local: Needham, November 19, 2018.
- “Live where you work? In Waltham, that’s not so easy,” The Boston Globe, July 8, 2018.
- “Youth & Planning at NPC18: Empowering Future Leaders” (documentary short created by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), May 2018.
- “Empowering Youth — and Planners — at NPC18” (co-written by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), American Planning Association Blog, May 14, 2018.
- “WTS 2019 International Conference Promo” (video short), May 2018.
- “How a Non-Profit Roundtable Turned into a Smart City Pilot Project” (written by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), Meeting of the Minds Blog, January 23, 2018.
2012-2017
- “WTS-Boston November Luncheon featuring Monica Tibbits-Nutt,” WTS News, November 2017.
- “A Road To Somewhere” (written by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), Architecture Boston, Spring 2017.
- “What Intersectional Equality Really Looks Like” (written by Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt), Equal Pay Massachusetts, July 31, 2017.
- “Recapping SHIFT in Transit 2017,” It’s More Than Buses, March 8, 2017.
- “Tough Choices: The Efforts of Five To Fix the MBTA,” Harvard Political Review, January 11, 2017.
- “LivableStreets inaugurates Better Buses campaign,” Urban Liberty, October 13, 2016.
- “Turning planning on its head by gamifying the experience!” Association for Commuter Transportation News, August 25, 2016.
- “Overlords of the MBTA: A close-up look at the T’s Fiscal and Management Control Board,” CommonWealth Magazine, October 13, 2015.
- “Route 128 Business Council: Redefining Your Suburban Commute,” CBRE/New England, April 28, 2015.
- “The Changing Middle Class Along Route 128,” WGBH, January 9, 2015.
- “Growth along Route 128, I-495 brings more jobs — and traffic,” The Boston Globe, December 28, 2014.
- “Group eyes Kickstarter to connect shuttles with commuters from city,” Boston Herald, November 16, 2014.
- “Commuter Shuttle to Connect Lexington Business Hub to Alewife,” Lexington Patch, October 25th, 2013.
- “VERGE Boston: How private sector innovation will ease urban congestion,” GreenBiz, May 14, 2013.
- “Some biotechs decamp for Lexington, seeking room to grow,” The Boston Globe, October 5, 2014.
- “For 2012, forecasts of gain, pain in rebounding economy,” boston.com, January 12, 2012.
Awards
- Association for Commuter Transportation 2021 40 under 40 (Lispeth Tibbits-Nutt)
- Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce/City Awake Ten Outstanding Young Leaders (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- Association for Commuter Transportation 2020 40 under 40 (Joshua Regan)
- WTS-Boston 2020 Woman of the Year Award (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- Newton-Needham MetroWest 2020 50 Most Influential Business People of Color (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- WTS-Boston 2018 Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- Massachusetts Excellence in Commuter Options (ECO) 2017 Pinnacle Award (128 Business Council)
- MassTransit magazine’s 2017 40 under 40 (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- Association for Commuter Transportation 2017 40 under 40 (Jeff Bennett)
- Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Boston Chapter 2017 Women Making Transportation History Award (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- Association for Commuter Transportation 2016 40 under 40 (Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt)
- Association for Commuter Transportation Patriot Chapter 2013 Award for Transportation Excellence (128 Business Council)
- Massachusetts Excellence in Commuter Options (ECO) 2012 Pinnacle Award (128 Business Council)
- Association for Commuter Transportation 2011 Marketing and Outreach: TMA Award (128 Business Council)