On Wednesday evening, about 50 Streetsblog readers got together virtually for a discussion of Angie Schmitt&#8217;s new book, &#8220;Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America.&#8221;

In Case You Missed It: Watch Our ‘Right of Way’ Book Discussion With Angie Schmitt

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Locator map showing Pittsfield MA, with downtown labelled on the right edge of the map, and W. Housatonic St. (Rt. 20) running horizontally across the center. A red dot in the upper right on Linden St. is labelled "initial crash site"; another red dot along W. Housatonic in the lower left corner of the map, several miles away, is labelled "body recovered"

Crashes

Pittsfield Cops Suspect Driver Killed Pedestrian Then Dragged His Body Across the City

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Speeding Driver Crashes, Wrecks Multiple Homes In Everett

<p>Sam Mintz is currently the editor of <a href="https://brookline.news/">Brookline.News</a>, a nonprofit news website covering the Town of Brookline. Before moving back to the Boston area in 2021, Sam spent five years in D.C. covering Congress and federal agencies for Politico and E&amp;E News.</p>


Sam Mintz

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Policing

Family Members Lament Light Sentence for Driver Who Killed Tamar Vishlitzky

A historic steel truss bridge with a bike path, lined with wooden fencing.

StreetsblogMASS

While We Were Away: A Roundup of News From the Holiday Break

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Family Sues State Police Over Death of ‘Matriarch’ Killed In Brookline Crosswalk

A view down a two-lane city street lined with on-street parking. A painted bike lane is on the right, and a "25 mph" speed limit sign. A large industrial building dominates the right side of the image, and on the left side of the street is a senior center.

Driver Kills Rockport Man In Downtown Gloucester

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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

A view of a multi-track train station from an elevated perspective from a nearby building. A CSX freight train is approaching the platforms from the lower right. Several of the platforms at left are abandoned but there is a newer platform visible in the upper part of the rail yard. In the distance are multi-story masonry buildings of a small city.

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

Thursday’s Headlines Lift All Boats

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Elections and Politics

Boston City Council Seeks Oversight of Mayor’s Transportation Agenda

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A view of a wide 2-lane highway through a wooded area in the autumn. On the left, a man stands on the roadside, where there is no sidewalk. On the right side of the road is a bench alongside a curb.