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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
Driver Kills Bicyclist on Cummins Highway in Mattapan
A motorist struck and killed a person riding a bicycle early this morning in Mattapan.
June 9, 2020
Streets Need to Be Safe for Black Lives, Too
It's been one week since Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, choked George Floyd to death in a Minneapolis street, and three months since a retired Georgia cop and his son gunned down Ahmaud Arbery on a quiet street in Georgia.
June 1, 2020
Mayor Walsh Announces Details of New ‘Healthy Streets’ Initiative
The initial plans include a network of new protected bike lanes across downtown Boston and around the Public Garden, expanded bus stop waiting areas, and processes to let restaurants expand their outdoor seating areas on sidewalks and on-street parking lanes.
May 28, 2020
Driver Kills Two Pedestrians In Lowell
A driver struck and killed two pedestrians on Lowell's riverfront on Thursday evening, according to reports from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
May 21, 2020
MassDOT Begins Reexamining Deadly Speed Limit Policies
Ultimately, the new policies should make it easier to implement traffic calming measures, and provide a data-driven process to prioritize speed reduction efforts.
May 21, 2020
MassDOT Tries Out Traffic Calming on Reading’s Main Street
MassDOT is test-driving a narrower road layout – and new online public engagement tools – in a suburb north of Boston.
May 11, 2020
Driver Hits Two Bicyclists, Killing One, on Mass. Ave. in Arlington
The driver is facing charges – but they have nothing to do with his role in ending someone's life.
May 7, 2020
MassDOT Data Show Less Traffic, but Higher Odds of Dying on Streets
MassDOT data show that while traffic is down by half on major state highways, drivers still killed more people in crashes in April 2020 than in April 2019.
May 4, 2020
