Vision Zero
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Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5 Times More Often Than White Riders
Black cyclists are more than four times more likely to die while riding a bike than White ones, a new study finds — and the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
June 14, 2022
Driver Strikes Disembarking Passenger at Hazardous Middle-of-the-Street Green Line Stop
Around 7 pm Sunday evening, a driver who was allegedly attempting to pass a stopped Green Line train on South Huntington Avenue struck and injured a disembarking passenger.
June 13, 2022
NO SURPRISE: Feds Report Double-Digit Increase in Road Deaths in 2021
Call it the forgotten pandemic: road fatalities surged by double-digit percentages, including a significant increase in deaths outside of cars, in 2021, according to a new report issued Tuesday by federal authorities.
May 17, 2022
Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes A Year
Such signs are provoking a conversation among advocates about the limits of on-road safety messages more broadly.
May 2, 2022
Crashes Kill One, Seriously Injure Another Student On UMass Amherst’s Main Campus Roadway
Students are demanding the University do more to protect students and address long-standing pedestrian safety issues on campus roads.
April 6, 2022
In 2021, Most Massachusetts Pedestrian Killings Were Concentrated In Just 12 Communities
A new WalkBoston analysis of pedestrian deaths during 2021 found that most fatal crashes that killed pedestrians last year were concentrated in only 12 cities and towns across the Commonwealth, and that older adults were disproportionately represented among the victims.
March 28, 2022
Study: Megacar Drivers Up to 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning
And researchers think it's because federal regulators aren't scrutinizing the common design features that make it impossible for megacar drivers to see walkers passing right in front of them.
March 17, 2022
Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road
A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won't do nearly enough to incentivize automakers to build vehicles that are less likely to kill walkers, say advocates.
March 8, 2022
‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent
A lane of the Fellsway/McGrath Highway would be "repurposed to provide enhanced bicycle accommodations" under the I-93 viaduct, according to a MassDOT spokesperson.
March 7, 2022
Why Vision Zero is a Human Rights Issue For the Deaf — and the Rest of the Disability Community
In American Sign Language, we call our translators interpreters for a reason: direct translation, or transliteration, is often not representative of the true meaning. For instance, the direct transliteration of Vision Zero is “zero vision.” Zero vision is not a good translation of Vision Zero, but it is a great representation of the current state of safe streets in DC and across the United States, especially for people with disabilities.
February 17, 2022
