Franny has been working with other volunteers and town staff to improve transportation in the Acton region.
Franny’s experience and successes are apparent in the many articles in which she is mentioned. Just a few are listed here.
Get to know Select Board candidate Franny Osman
5/15/2021
On May 15, 2021, Franny introduced her candidacy for Acton Select Board in 2021. If we had a newspaper, we would soon see a similar article. We need that newspaper.
New Acton Senior Center ‘a long time coming’
9/19/2017
As Select Board member, Franny put together a committee to search for a larger space for the Senior Center. She presented the Sudbury Road location at Town Meeting in 2017 and the new leased space was approved.
Michael Dukakis among speakers at North-South Rail Link presentation in Acton
4/13/2016
Franny organized the Acton Town Hall presentation on the North South Rail Link at which Former Governor Michael Dukakis spoke. Franny has been a member of Governor Dukakis’s North South Rail Link Working Group for eight years.
Osman honored during the celebration
7/7/2016
Franny has been hailed as an Unsung Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women for her transportation advocacy.
Long-awaited launch of the Cross Acton Transit (CAT)
1/29/2015
Acton and the Lowell Regional Transit Authority worked together to create Acton’s first fixed-route bus. The bus stops at affordable housing complexes and popular shopping and civic destinations.
Commuter Shuttle Bill Initiated by Acton Transportation Leaders Signed into Law
1/14/2013
What started as a conversation with State Senator Jamie Eldridge in a transportation meeting in town hall, ended with the passage of the statewide Commuter Shuttle Bill, which allows municipalities more flexibility in using parking lot revenues.
New shuttle service to aid commuters
4/8/2010
The Rail Shuttle and Dial-A-Ride services launched after four years of multi-town teamwork.
Acton Awarded $130,000 suburban Mobility Grant
8/30/2009
Franny, as chairperson of Acton’s Transportation Committee, bid and won a $130,000 grant for Acton to help solve local transportation problems for seniors and people with disabilities.
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