Responding to a reader’s petition, MassDOT removed a barrier that had formerly blocked access to a busy bike lane on the Cambridge Street bridge over I-90 in Allston.

It may be driven largely by the media — car crashes are too common to make the news — but a feeling that transit isn’t safe is hurting ridership.

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