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An aerial view of the UMass Amherst campus showing the 4-lane Massachusetts Avenue roadway dividing the residential dormitories (south of the road) from the campus's academic buildings (to the north).

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Crashes Kill One, Seriously Injure Another Student On UMass Amherst’s Main Campus Roadway

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Vision Zero

In 2021, Most Massachusetts Pedestrian Killings Were Concentrated In Just 12 Communities

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Kea Wilson

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Study: Megacar Drivers Up to 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning

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Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road

A Google Street View snapshot of the Fellsway in Somerville, showing a snowbank burying the rightmost lane at its intersection with Mystic Avenue.

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Bicycling

‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent

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Why Vision Zero is a Human Rights Issue For the Deaf — and the Rest of the Disability Community

A before-and-after sketch of the City of Boston's proposed changes to Cummins Highway in Mattapan Square illustrates how the city plans to widen sidewalks, add trees, and reduce crossing distances for people walking to or from the neighborhoods west of the square. The design also includes physically protected bike lanes that would connect Cummins Highway to the Neponset Greenway across Blue Hill Avenue.

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Advocacy Opportunities

City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square

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What’s the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing

Temporary fencing lines the sidewalk on the DCR-controlled approach to the Beades Bridge. Google Street View imagery suggests that the temporary fencing has been there for nearly 8 years. Photo by Tony Dutzik.

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Internal Email Raises Safety Concerns for Dorchester’s Beades Bridge

State Street and the Springfield Central Library in downtown Springfield.

City of Springfield Proposes Road Diet, Traffic Calming for Deadly Downtown Block