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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
What’s in Boston’s 2020 Streets Budget?
City councilors, citing high volumes of complaints about dangerous streets, want city staff to act more quickly in implementing safety improvements.
May 10, 2019
City Council Members in NYC and DC Want to Emulate Cambridge’s ‘Cycling Safety Ordinance’
But not Boston: "I don't think we need legislation," says Mayor Walsh.
May 9, 2019
