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WEB5 days ago — A Driver Killed Two Boston College Hockey Stars – But Media Coverage Is Missing the Bigger Story. “There are big systemic problems in the way that we organize our streets, in the ways that we invest in infrastructure," says Thomas DeVito, national director for Families for Safe Streets. "And it leads to very predictable outcomes.”.
State Officials Say Work to Improve Safety at Lethal Memorial …
WEB21 hours ago — Officials from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) have told local elected officials that the work will begin on Monday on several safety upgrades near the location where a driver struck and killed John Corcoran last week on a busy riverfront bike and jogging path in Cambridge.. Rep. Mike Connolly, who represents Cambridge neighborhoods to the north and northeast of the crash ...
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WEBSep 23, 2024 — A Driver Killed Two Boston College Hockey Stars – But Media Coverage Is Missing the Bigger Story. “There are big systemic problems in the way that we organize our streets, in the ways that we invest in infrastructure," says Thomas DeVito, national director for Families for Safe Streets. "And it leads to very predictable outcomes.”.
State Police Have Not Arrested John Corcoran’s Killer
WEB1 day ago — A State Police spokesperson has informed StreetsblogMASS that the suspected killer in last week’s homicide on the Paul Dudley White Bike Path in Cambridge has not been arrested, although their driving license has been suspended. On the afternoon of Monday Sept. 24, the driver of a Mercedes SUV struck and …
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
WEBDec 29, 2023 — Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2023. 7:00 AM EST on December 29, 2023. A rendering of a proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge, which could connect the Northern Strand multi-use path in the City of Everett to the Assembly Orange Line Station in Somerville. Rendering by AECOM, courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and ...
Mass. Ave. Bridge Users Praise Improved Bike Lanes
WEBNov 24, 2021 — Tuesday afternoon's rush hour was bitterly cold, but for the steady stream of bike riders and pedestrians using the Mass. Ave. Bridge, a pilot road configuration that aims to calm motor vehicle traffic by widening the bridge's busy bike lanes helped ameliorate the discomfort of the biting winds sweeping across the Charles River.
After Short-Lived Ban, Kei Trucks Get the OK In Massachusetts
WEBSep 25, 2024 — By Dan Albert. 4:07 PM EDT on September 25, 2024. A Honda Acty kei truck (foreground) and a mid-2000s Ford F-150 pickup truck. One of these models is involved in thousands of fatal crashes every year in the U.S. – and the other was banned in Massachusetts earlier this year for allegedly being “unsafe.”. Photo by Nathan Fontes-Fried.
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
WEBDec 29, 2021 — Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2021. By Christian MilNeil. 11:00 AM EST on December 29, 2021. The Green Line Extension is pictured on a new MBTA map at Ruggles station in April 2021, several months before the line’s …
Boston Begins Construction on 'Mass. Ave. South
WEBJun 7, 2022 — On Monday, the City of Boston broke ground on its Massachusetts Avenue Better Bike Project, which will build a two-way protected bikeway along the western curb of Massachusetts Avenue from Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury to Columbia Road in Dorchester.. That segment of Massachusetts Avenue is currently a wide, four-lane street with some on-street parking.
The StreetsblogMASS 2021 Year In Review - Streetsblog …
WEB11:01 AM EST on December 29, 2021. New bus platforms, built as part of Boston’s Columbus Avenue center-running bus lane project, provide generous amenities for riders and safe refuges for people crossing the wide street. One of the unique benefits of editing StreetsblogMASS is that I'm frequently able to meet and write about leaders who care ...