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MBTA Restores Most Service, But Some South Coast Transit Authorities Remain Shut Down Wednesday
Bus routes in Attleboro, Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford remain shut down for Wednesday, while Brockton's transit authority plans to begin operating at noon.
February 25, 2026
Photos: A Walk Audit In Brockton
"The street is communicating how we should be driving. And it's not safe for pedestrians, or for anyone," said Iolando Spinola, a Brockton resident and program manager for WalkMassachusetts.
May 29, 2025
Data Indicate That Older Adults, Non-White Neighborhoods Face Higher Risks of Traffic Violence In Mass.
An annual WalkMassachusetts survey of fatal crashes finds that pedestrians, older adults, and people of color are disproportionately represented among the hundreds of casualties from traffic violence across the Commonwealth last year.
April 2, 2025
Drivers Killed Four Victims On One Night In Greater Springfield Last Week
Drivers in the Springfield area killed four victims in two separate crashes that happened within 8 hours of each other in Springfield and West Springfield late last week.
March 31, 2025
In Greater Boston, Transit and Housing Density Should Go Hand-in-Hand, New Report Argues
The Greater Boston Area faces a range of issues, from rising housing costs, to residential segregation, to underinvestment of the MBTA, to climate change impacts due to car-centric planning.
March 27, 2025
Find an Event Near You to Commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence
This weekend, the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition will support events across the Commonwealth to honor this year's World Day of Remembrance for victims of traffic crashes.
November 13, 2024
Brockton Man Accused of Using RAV4 As Murder Weapon
A Brockton man is being charged with murder after allegedly driving his Toyota RAV4 multiple times over a pedestrian in downtown Brockton on Saturday morning.
April 7, 2024
New Year, No Fares: Beacon Hill Bankrolls Dozens of Free Bus Routes Statewide
The state budget that lawmakers passed last summer is bankrolling a major expansion in popular fare-free bus routes across the entire Commonwealth this winter.
January 5, 2024
A More Generous State Budget Means Better Service Is Coming to Regional Transit Authorities
Additional state funding is likely to fund more bus service, particularly on evenings and weekends, and more fare-free programs across the Commonwealth
August 16, 2023
Driver Kills 50 Year-Old Woman In Brockton
A driver who claims she was blinded by the morning sun, yet continued driving anyhow, struck and killed a woman walking along West Chestnut Street in Brockton early Wednesday morning.
May 19, 2022
