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Cambridge Vision Zero Progress Report Advances Ambitious Goals for Safer Streets
The Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition and the City of Cambridge have released their first progress report on the city's plan to eliminate crashes that result in serious injuries or fatalities.
August 13, 2019
Research Shows Drivers Are More Reckless Near Women Cyclists
A new study measuring passing distances in Hennepin County, Minn., finds that drivers are much more likely to pass female cyclists at an unsafe distance.
August 2, 2019
Hit-and-Run Motorist Kills Pedestrian Near Encore Casino
A hit-and-run motorist killed a pedestrian late Thursday night on Alford Street near the Encore Casino, according to the Boston Police Department.
July 26, 2019
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Woman in Crosswalk on Mystic Avenue in Somerville
Massachusetts State Police have arrested Zewdu Abate Gedamu, 64, of Roxbury, for killing Cheryl Pauline Richards, 52, of Somerville, as she was walking across Mystic Avenue in the crosswalk Saturday evening near Assembly Square.
July 22, 2019
1,600 Dangerous Drivers Have Lost Their Licenses This Month. Are We Actually Any Safer?
Last month, Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a 23-year-old from West Springfield, drove his pickup truck into a group of motorcyclists on a rural New Hampshire road, killing seven of them and injuring three more.
July 17, 2019
Unforced Error on the Fenway: New Bike Lanes on Busy Roads Lack Physical Protection
A repaving project of the Fenway and Park Drive near the Landmark Center is drawing criticism from Boston-area cyclists for installing new unprotected bike lanes in dangerous, heavy-traffic locations where parking-protected bike lanes appear to be feasible.
July 10, 2019
Study: People of Color Suffer Higher Health Risks From Highway Pollution
Planning decisions that deliberately routed highways through communities of color like Boston's Chinatown have left those neighborhoods significantly more vulnerable to air pollution from tailpipes.
June 28, 2019
Motorist Kills Pedestrian at Mass. Ave. and Melnea Cass
Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a motorist killed a pedestrian this morning at the dangerous intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury.
June 24, 2019
City Proposes Road Diet, Protected Bike Lanes for West Roxbury’s Centre Street
City staff propose taking away a car lane, shortening pedestrian crossings and adding protected bike lanes to West Roxbury's main street.
June 24, 2019
Boston Kicks Off Redesign Process for West Roxbury’s Centre Street
West Roxbury Main Streets, the neighborhood business organization, has been asking the city for traffic calming improvements since 2016, when a survey identified Centre Street's pedestrian-hostile design as a major barrier to foot traffic.
June 17, 2019
