Vision Zero
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Council President Andrea Campbell Wants Boston To Accelerate ‘Vision Zero’ Projects
Earlier this week, City Council President Andrea Campbell, who represents parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain, renewed her calls for accelerating street safety projects across the city after a person driving a car struck a 7-year-old boy on Groveland Street in the Lower Mills neighborhood.
November 14, 2019
Voters Living Near Somerville’s New Bus Lanes Overwhelmingly Back Their Proponent
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who backed the rollout of an ambitious all-day, bidirectional bus lane on Broadway in Somerville during an election year, won a commanding majority of votes in the three wards immediately adjacent to the bus lane project, according to preliminary election results.
November 6, 2019
At-Large Council Candidate Apparently Flip-Flops On Crucial Vision Zero Project
At-large candidate Erin Murphy previously supported a road diet proposal for Centre Street in West Roxbury.
November 4, 2019
City Releases ‘Go Boston 2030’ Progress Report
Mayor Walsh boasts of getting dozens of sustainable transportation projects underway, but the desired results of reduced car use and lower travel times remain elusive.
November 1, 2019
Car-Free State Street Is A Possibility In City Reconstruction Project
On Thursday, planners and engineers from the City of Boston installed a pop-up park on State Street in downtown Boston to solicit ideas and feedback from passerby about a planned reconstruction project that would completely rebuild the street between the Old State House and the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
October 31, 2019
Road-Raging SUV Driver Arrested For Assault
Robert Scott, 55, of Holbrook allegedly nearly hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk, then exited his vehicle and violently assaulted the victim when he was called out for his irresponsible driving.
October 29, 2019
Cambridge to Reduce Speed Limit to 20 MPH On Most City Streets
This winter, the City of Cambridge will start installing new signs across the city to reduce the speed limit on most city-owned streets to 20 mph.
October 29, 2019
Drivers Lash Out As Bus Riders Sail Through Somerville
New bus lanes on Broadway – the region's first all-day, bi-directional dedicated bus lanes outside of the Silver Line – are under fire.
October 10, 2019
