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GBH: “As driving-related casualties mount, what would make Massachusetts roads safer?”

GBH: “As driving-related casualties mount, what would make Massachusetts roads safer?”

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GBH: “As driving-related casualties mount, what would make Massachusetts roads safer?”

Those grim numbers are the backdrop for a new push by the city of Boston to make its streets safer by deploying speed bumps, redesigning problem intersections, and revamping the use of traffic signals. Could Boston’s plan serve as a model for other communities? And what could state government be doing to decrease fatalities? Adam Reilly discusses with Brendan Kearney, the deputy director of WalkMassachusetts, and Stacy Thompson, the executive director of Livable Streets.

Segment initially aired June 2, 2023

WGBH News – “As Boston Aims To End Traffic Deaths, Deadliest Streets Often Go Overlooked”

WGBH News – “As Boston Aims To End Traffic Deaths, Deadliest Streets Often Go Overlooked”

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WGBH News: “As Boston Aims To End Traffic Deaths, Deadliest Streets Often Go Overlooked”

Brendan Kearney of the pedestrian group WalkBoston worries the city isn’t taking on the bigger, more complicated roadways where most crashes are actually happening. “These are happening on fast arterial streets,” said Kearney, not on the residential streets that are the primary focus of the Neighborhood Slow Streets program. “We want to make sure they’re addressing the root cause.”

Aired March 11, 2019