Watch ‘More Than Traffic: Rethinking Crashes, Acknowledging Loss,’ A Panel Discussion With GBH
Join us at the Boston Public Library on Wednesday, November 13 at 3:30 p.m. for a discussion on roadway violence and its human impacts.
3:57 PM EST on November 8, 2024
On Wednesday, in honor of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, StreetsblogMASS joined a panel discussion with GBH News reporter Jeremy Siegel, local safety activists, and a few people who have been personally affected by traffic violence, to discuss the human impact of crashes and how our society reacts to trauma on our streets.
Watch the conversation here:
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