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Families of Crash Victims Establish New Mass. Chapter of Families For Safe Streets
Massachusetts Families for Safe Streets will advocate for life-saving changes to streets and public policy while also offering support to families who have lost loved ones to roadway violence.
August 26, 2025
This Program Wants To Coach Cities Through Setting Safer Speed Limits
Lowering speed limits — and backing them up with better infrastructure, enforcement and messaging — is one of the most effective things cities can do to save lives. A new program wants to help them navigate the inevitable challenges that come when they...
November 18, 2024
After 9-Month Delay, Worcester Council Adopts Citywide 25 mph Speed Limit
The vote establishes a citywide 25 mph speed limit and introduce the possibility of 20 mph "safety zones" near schools, parks, and other areas with higher risks of traffic violence.
September 10, 2024
Amidst A ‘Crisis’ of Violent Crashes, Worcester City Council Slow-Walks Action for Safer Speed Limits
In spite of a rash of serious crashes that have killed and maimed dozens of victims across Worcester this year, a proposal to reduce the city's speed limits has been stuck in bureaucratic limbo in the City Council's Traffic and Parking committee since December.
August 20, 2024
Worcester Council Will Consider 25 MPH Citywide Speed Limit
The City of Worcester could become the latest municipality to adopt a 25 mph citywide speed limit after the City Council unanimously voted Tuesday evening to send the policy to the city's Traffic and Parking Committee.
December 13, 2023
Somerville Preps Petitions for Lower Speed Limits on State-Controlled ‘Corridor of Death’
A new roadway safety law enacted at the end of December created a new process by which local municipalities could petition state agencies to reduce speed limits on state-owned roadways within their boundaries.
February 7, 2023