Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge, who oversaw the city’s contentious bus and bike lane expansion, is departing the Wu administration at the end of the year in the latest staffing shakeup leading up to the mayor’s second term.

Franklin-Hodge was appointed chief of streets by Mayor Michelle Wu in December 2021, and after serving in that role for the entirety of the mayor’s first term in office, will not be returning for the second term of the Wu administration.

Wu confirmed Franklin-Hodge’s departure Friday, saying in a statement that she was “grateful to Jascha for his years of service to the City of Boston in making our streets safer and more connected for our residents.”

“Under Franklin-Hodge’s leadership, our departments tackled longstanding challenges that helped improve

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