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Lyft says it is ramping up its efforts to provide women and nonbinary users worry-free rides, whether they’re the rider or the driver. On Sept. 12, the ride-hailing company shared that it will roll out a new feature called Women+ Connect, that gives women and nonbinary riders the ability to request women and nonbinary riders. “Just for your own peace…

The ride-hailing app’s new feature aims to let women and nonbinary people feel more in control of their experience.

The company said it launched the feature to give riders “peace of mind.”

Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers. But three attacks in Florida last month sent ripples of fear among some app-based drivers.

A week after assuming the role of CEO at Lyft, David Risher said on Friday that “we will significantly reduce the size of the team.”

Bluebikes are all over Boston — public transportation via 4,000 bicycles, with 400 stations in 11 municipalities. Melissa Pesta relies on them to get to work from Somerville to Boston. “I use Bluebikes every day to get to and from work,” said Pesta. “Unless it’s raining, then I’ll try to take the bus, but pretty much every day, I’m biking…

A Somerville woman’s commute to work didn’t end as expected, and she reached out to NBC10 Boston Responds for help after she was charged for a missing bicycle.

A Maryland man has died after his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway and he was struck by a passing vehicle, police said.

When Massachusetts voters go to the polls in November, they will be deciding on an issue that will have a big impact on drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft.

The MBTA said Tuesday it will no longer require people to wear masks; face coverings are also no longer mandatory at Logan Airport or on flights from many airlines.

People will no longer be required to wear masks on MBTA buses or trains, or at Logan International Airport.

A federal judge overturned the mask mandate for public transit on Monday. That’s left riders of the MBTA, Amtrak and even those flying out of Logan Airport a bit confused.

Uber says that riders and drivers are no longer required to wear masks while using the service.

Masks are no longer required on planes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation.

Masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and rideshare services in Massachusetts after a federal judge in Florida struck down the mandate for methods of public transportation. The Biden administration’s mask requirement covered airlines, airports, mass transit and taxis, and was the biggest vestige of pandemic restrictions that were once the norm across the country. “What this court...