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Coverage highlights
‘I had multiple fractures’: Pedestrian crashes are rising in Mass. but there are ways to reduce them, Boston25, April 24, 2025
Data Indicate That Older Adults, Non-White Neighborhoods Face Higher Risks of Traffic Violence In Mass., StreetsblogMASS, April 2, 2025
Despite the emphasis on pedestrian safety, Dot, Mattapan residents still don’t feel safe, Dorchester Reporter, February 12, 2025
Icy sidewalks in Boston pose challenges for residents with disabilities, WCVB ABC 5, February 12, 2025
2024
Coalition drops report on dire state of mass transit in Massachusetts, Cambridge Day, December 29, 2024
Boston changes traffic signal at Forest Hills MBTA stop after man was killed by bus, CBS News Boston, November 25, 2024
Draw One Bridge will not have pedestrian path that was promised as mitigation from Big Dig, Cambridge Day, November 22, 2024
New York legalized jaywalking. Could Massachusetts be next? Morning Edition, GBH News, November 20, 2024
More safety improvements in the works for B.U. Bridge area, StreetsblogMASS, November 20, 2024
Advocates cautiously optimistic about pedestrian, cycling safety gains in WMass, Springfield Republican, November 17, 2024
Group describes more BU Bridge changes coming for rider and walker safety and to decrease traffic, Cambridge Day, November 15, 2024
Advocates for BU Bridge improvements to hold event at Howard Thurman Center, The Daily Free Press, November 13, 2024
Pedestrians in Boston face speeding motorists and scooters. The city focuses on safety, but work remains, Boston Globe, September 7, 2024
Hampden County DA: Fatal hit-and-run caused by street racing, New England Public Media, September 5, 2024
Slow down: Boston is installing more than 2,000 speed humps on city streets, WBUR News, July 10, 2024
Worcester Community Walk Comes As City Seeks Mobility Plan Input, Worcester Patch, May 22, 2024
Transportation secretary gives ‘unfiltered’ take on challenges, Commonwealth Beacon, April 18, 2024
Springfield Is the Commonwealth’s Deadliest City for Traffic Violence, StreetsblogMASS, April 3, 2024
Shortened walk times at Back Bay crosswalk raise eyebrows, NBC10 Boston, April 2, 2024
After child Gracie Gancheva’s death, Boston residents, officials meet over safety measures, MassLive, March 30, 2024
Report: Springfield 2nd most-deadly city in Mass. for pedestrian crashes, Springfield Republican, March 29, 2024
After 4-year-old girl was killed by truck in Boston, Massachusetts group releases fatal pedestrian crash report, Boston Herald, March 29, 2024
Intersection in Boston where 4-year-old was hit by pickup truck has been identified for safety upgrade, Boston Globe, March 25, 2024
‘One too many’: Deadly pedestrian crashes becoming more common in Boston and the state, experts say, Boston25, February 29, 2024
Why are property owners required to shovel public sidewalks in Massachusetts? CBS News Boston, January 24, 2024
Allston project’s next challenge: Keeping the Turnpike’s traffic jams out of a new ‘transit-oriented’ neighborhood, StreetsblogMASS, January 3, 2024
2023
‘Safety surge’ in Boston as crews work to install hundreds of speed humps across city, NBC10 Boston, October 20, 2023
More than 20 pedestrians have died on Springfield streets since 2020. What’s being done to make roads safer? Springfield Republican, October 3, 2023
Better by the mile: Walking group advocates for pedestrian safety in East Boston, WCBV ABC 5, September 19, 2023
As driving-related casualties mount, what would make Massachusetts roads safer? Talking Politics, GBH News, June 2, 2023
More people are dying on Mass. and US roads. It doesn’t have to be this way. Just look at the UK, France, and Japan, Boston Globe, May 26, 2023
Wu announces new street safety program to improve pedestrian safety and reduce traffic crashes, Boston Globe, May 22, 2023
WalkBoston analysis finds traffic violence is overwhelmingly concentrated in lower-income, non-white neighborhoods, StreetsblogMASS, April 3, 2023
Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in Mass. Here are five ways to reduce them, Boston Globe, March 31, 2023
Pedestrians killed in crashes rose by 35 percent across Massachusetts last year, study finds, Boston Globe, March 30, 2023
Mass. pedestrian deaths spiked in 2022, WBUR News, March 30, 2023
Dangerous intersections and roads in Boston and Springfield are about to get multimillion-dollar upgrades, Boston Globe, February 1, 2023