Vision Zero
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A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers
Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the worse.
August 21, 2020
The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses
The Boston Globe's latest Spotlight investigation exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping killer drivers on the roads.
August 20, 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
Boston to Fast-Track Cummins Highway Road Diet With Temporary Materials
In an effort to control reckless driving during the COVID-19 pandemic and road-test its road diet proposal, the City of Boston Public Works Department will use construction barriers to turn Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a two-lane street for the rest of this summer.
July 20, 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
Study: Self-Driving Cars Are Worse at Detecting Darker-Skinned Pedestrians
Autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities.
June 18, 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
Study: Police Are Weak Deterrent to Texting While Driving
The threat of police enforcement isn’t deterring dangerous drivers from texting behind the wheel, a new study shows — the latest reminder that law enforcement is unreliable in making streets safer.
June 12, 2020
Safe Streets Advocacy Groups Join Growing Movement to Cut Police Spending
In a letter sent yesterday to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, three large advocacy groups for safer streets – the LivableStreets Alliance, Boston Cyclists Union, and WalkBoston – called on the City of Boston to remove the Boston Police Department (BPD) from the city's Vision Zero Task Force, reduce the BPD's annual budget, and "reallocate resources for social programs designed to strengthen communities."
June 10, 2020
