Lee Biernbaum
Lee Biernbaum
@leebier.bsky.social
Transportation Policy, Brookline Housing and Town Meeting, work for MassDOT/MBTA but views all my own.
All should read and remember what was said by who when the election comes in May.
Warnings of burglaries by "needy addicts" and imagined scenarios of victimized elderly people.

On the other side: "individuals should not
have the privilege of vetting their neighbors."

Read the heated Town Meeting member debate over a transitional housing facility

brookline.news/town-meeting...
Town Meeting emails: August 2 to September 2 - Brookline.News
Brookline.News is publishing the latest emails from the Town Meeting Members Association listserv, which were obtained as part of an ongoing public records request. In these messages sent between Augu...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A great part of my job is I get to lead the team writing the MBTA's Annual Service Delivery Report. Today we released our Fall 2024 report. cdn.mbta.com/sites/defaul...

Shout out to my team and the Data Viz folks at OPMI (none are on bluesky I think)

🧵on why I am particularly excited about this:
cdn.mbta.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Everyone who helps the creation of meaningful accurate data for the good of the public: I admire your service and appreciate you
❤️🧡🤍🩷❤️
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Hey @crew.bsky.social or other ethics experts.

In the absence of federal grants, what are the implications for the Hatch Act for state, local and NPO employees?
January 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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So I was a federal employee for years and I am going to repeat a fact that people forget every time a politician sings this song. The government is wildly understaffed and you will feel these kinds of cuts immediately because the people eligible for retirement make up the bulk of knowledgeable staff
Trump’s pick to head OMB Russell Vought says he wants government employees “traumatically affected” and “to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.” Targeting our nation’s public servants is wrong and dangerous.
Opinion | I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Practical support matters more than encouragement.
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Sharing a short thread summarizing the #TRBAM workshop I co-organized on low-income reduced fare programs.

We learned a lot from experts about what works best and how we can design programs most effectively. Many thanks to the panelists and my co-organizers, plus great engagement from attendees.
Our #TRBAM2025 workshop brought together experts from the public transit and shared micromobility fields to share their research and best practices for low-income reduced fare programs.

A big thanks to my co-organizers Candace Brakewood, @leebier.bsky.social, and Adam Cohen!
January 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Am enjoying #TRBAM but struck by the lack of vegetarian / pescataeian options at the convention center for lunch.

Appears to be limited to Ben's chili (2 locations, long lines), a sad grab and go hummus wrap (multiple), and a burrito (1 location).

Somehow the sub shop doesn't even have anything!
January 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Our #TRBAM2025 workshop brought together experts from the public transit and shared micromobility fields to share their research and best practices for low-income reduced fare programs.

A big thanks to my co-organizers Candace Brakewood, @leebier.bsky.social, and Adam Cohen!
January 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Workshop on low-income reduced fare programs kicking off with a panel about transit discounts. Clearly a lot of interest out there! #TRBAM
January 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It's #TRBAM!

Today's workshop on Low-Income Reduced Fare Programs: Lessons from Shared Micromobility & Public Transit Systems should be great (not JUST bc I'm hosting a panel)

Keynotes from Candace Brakewood & Marla Westervelt, panels on transit & micromobility

Workshop 1033, 1:00PM in Salon C
January 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Start your #TRBAM Monday with Innovative Public Transit Fare Policies: Lessons from the Real World. Room 145A.

Great presenters (details at annualmeeting.mytrb.org/OnlineProgra...) including from TUM, WMATA / The Lab @ DC, Korbato / MIT, and SEPTA / jawnt / UPENN.

#transit #PublicTransit #TRB
January 7, 2024 at 8:39 PM