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In Case You Missed It: Watch Our ‘Right of Way’ Book Discussion With Angie Schmitt
On Wednesday evening, about 50 Streetsblog readers got together virtually for a discussion of Angie Schmitt's new book, "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America."
January 15, 2021
Driver Hits Pedestrian, Flees in Gruesome Charlestown Killing
At the purported crash site, where Chelsea Street meets Terminal Street, there is only one narrow sidewalk on the south side of Chelsea Street, and no crosswalks.
January 6, 2021
BTD Backtracks On Safety Improvements For Deadly Section of Mass. Ave.
"We will reinstall protections for the bike lane basing our work on the crash evaluation," said BTD Commissioner Greg Rooney in a statement.
December 17, 2020
Motorists Are Demolishing South Boston
It's been many years since highway bureaucrats have been allowed to bulldoze neighborhoods to pave the way for high-speed car traffic - so some car owners are taking matters into their own hands.
October 19, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian in South Boston
A truck driver struck and killed a woman Tuesday morning in Andrew Square in South Boston, according to Boston Police.
September 30, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Bicyclist in Harvard Square
It's the second time in less than a year that a truck driver has killed someone in Harvard Square.
August 18, 2020
SUV Driver Kills Man in Crosswalk on Quincy Shore Drive
According to state crash records, here has been a fatal crash somewhere on Quincy Shore Drive every year since 2017.
August 17, 2020
Drivers Killed Two Pedestrians This Weekend in Crashes in Chelsea and Wareham
Drivers drove into and killed two pedestrians Friday night in two separate incidents in Chelsea and East Wareham.
July 13, 2020
DCR Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Arborway Safety Improvements
The state Department of Conservation (DCR) hosted a second public meeting Wednesday night for a project that's expected to create new, protected bike and pedestrian routes along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain.
June 24, 2020
A Driver Has Injured Another Cyclist at Mass. Ave. and Appleton in Arlington
Barely a month after a driver killed one bicyclist and sent another to the hospital on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, another driver has injured a cyclist at the same intersection.
June 17, 2020
