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Bloated Truck Designs Lead to More Women Dying in Crashes
Women drivers are more likely to die in crashes because the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving trucks and SUVs, a new study finds.
February 16, 2021
Murder Charges Filed for Racist ‘Road Rage’ Killing in Belmont
“He wanted to be the best dad he could be to Eli, and he never wanted to miss a day of Eli’s life. And somebody took that from him. Somebody took that from my son. Somebody took that from me.”
January 25, 2021
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
Data Confirm That More Fatal Crashes Happen in Commonwealth’s Black Neighborhoods
Of the 210 fatal car crashes in Massachusetts where a driver killed a bike rider or pedestrian between 2018 and 2020, a quarter of those killings occurred in neighborhoods where the Black population makes up a higher-than-average proportion of the neighborhood population, according to a Streetsblog analysis of MassDOT fatal crash records.
January 12, 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
Biden Admin. Appoints Pete Buttigieg for Sec. of Transportation
Buttigieg will have a major responsibility in making sure the Biden administration meets its climate goals.
December 15, 2020
Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt
Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.
December 7, 2020
Eversource Driver Kills Bicyclist On Blue Hills Parkway In Milton
The complex, multi-lane intersection of Blue Hill Avenue, Blue Hills Parkway, and Brush Hill Road has been identified as a "high-crash cluster" with two dozen injury-causing crashes recorded since 2017.
November 18, 2020
