Current U.S. safety standards protect drivers in crashes, but make no effort to protect the people they hit.

Watchdog Agency Calls for Stronger Pedestrian Safety Standards in New Cars

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Elections and Politics

Globe Report Implicates Mayor Michelle Wu In Street Safety, Transit Project Cancellations

A bar chart titled "ticketed civil violations of Mass. speed limit laws since 2013, source: MassDOT driver citation portal, drivercitationdata.dot.mass.gov. The chart x-axis goes from 2013 (left) to 2025 (right) and the y-axis from 0 to 120,000. The bars show a steady downward trend from 2013 (112,503) to 2020 (55,314), then rebound slightly and plateau around 65,000 in 2024 and 2025.

Policing

Mass. Law Enforcement Data Show Dramatic Decline In Speeding Tickets

A city street with a two-way bike path, separated from the rest of the street by concrete curb barriers to the left. In the middle distance someone is riding a bike on the path.

Street Design

Traffic Analysis Shows Newton Bikeway Project Reduced Car Traffic, Speeding, and Crashes

A crowd of approx. 60 people, some seated in four rows of chairs, and more standing against the walls, fills a room facing a podium where a white-haired woman is speaking in front of the Massachusetts state seal and two flags.

Traffic Enforcement Camera Bills Pick Up Speed on Beacon Hill

A camera inside a gray metal box mounted to a street light pole next to a "no standing" sign.

Legislation

Policy Riders In Governor’s Budget Proposal Would Legalize Speed Enforcement Cameras, End Debt-Based License Suspensions

A computer animation shows a flashing pedestrian symbol next to an aerial view of a city street where a large dump truck is about to turn onto a side street where a pedestrian is crossing the crowwalk. A note above the crosswalk reads "pedestrian detected." A green triangle surrounding the truck indicates areas where cameras are detecting bikes and pedestrians in the truck's blind spots.

Vision Zero

T Receives Additional Federal Funds to Eliminate Blind Spots On Buses

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Streetsblog Network

Streetsblog Massachusetts

A view of the new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and the new bus platforms at Walnut Avenue.

Transit

Wu Administration Delays Columbus Ave. Transit Project; City Hall Planners Told to Cancel Meetings With MBTA

Daily headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines Feel Pain at the Pump

A man walks away from a bus stop where an MBTA bus marked "109 Via Sullivan" is waiting. In the foreground is a crosswalk.

Uncategorized

MBTA’s Phillip Eng Says T Will Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels of Bus Service This Spring

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MassDOT In Talks With Connecticut for Hourly Springfield-NYC Amtrak Service

Thursday’s Headlines Lift All Boats

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Boston City Council Seeks Oversight of Mayor’s Transportation Agenda

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A diagram of potential pedestrian collision detection system in a new car.

<p>Jesse Coburn is a reporter at ProPublica after a stint as Streetsblog’s investigative reporter, where his reporting received a Polk Award, a Sigma Award, and awards from the Silurians Press Club and the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Previously he was a reporter at Newsday and an editor at ARCH+.</p>
