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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
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
In London, Congestion Pricing Reduces Traffic – And Saves Lives
Research concludes that introducing a congestion charge led to a 40 percent reduction in traffic crashes in Central London.
October 13, 2020
Eyes On the Street: A New Network of Protected Bikeways Around Harvard Square
New protected bike lanes are being implemented on Mass. Ave., Brattle Street, the Quincy-Bow-DeWolfe corridor, and Mt. Auburn Street.
October 5, 2020
American Legion Project to Create Protected Bike Route from Franklin Park to Mattapan Square
The City of Boston plans to address a high-crash corridor on American Legion Highway in Mattapan and Roslindale with a quick-build protected bike lane project later this fall.
September 10, 2020
