By Saanvi Haridas, Associate Campus Editor
• December 5, 2025
While the City of Boston has pushed for an increase in electric-assist bicycles, citing sustainability and accessibility benefits, some residents and advocates are voicing safety concerns.
Regardless of how and when your first days as a Terrier begin, it is essential to remember that all of your feelings about starting college — the goods, the bads and the in-betweens — are valid and normal, and you are not alone!
A growing interest in sustainable transportation and an increase in the availability of bike lanes proves why students are choosing bikes. It’s also more affordable and easier to navigate in urban areas like Boston than having a car.
Though the MBTA must address issues that disproportionately put certain residents and communities at a disadvantage, its plans to consolidate West Campus stations can at least improve BU transportation and bridge the ability gap.
Bike lanes that popped up in Downtown Boston this year are going to be sticking around as the City edges closer to make Downtown jobs more accessible to residents in other neighborhoods.
Today on East to West, we cover the new consequences of attending or hosting 25 plus person gatherings, how work-study programs are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the workings of the COVID-19...
BU introduced a transportation app called Terrier Transit, which will allow students to access transit schedules and find their nearest shuttle and public transportation options.
