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Mayor Walsh Says Bicyclists, Pedestrians Share Blame in Accidents
May 16, 2017
Andrew McFarland, the Community Engagement Manager of LivableStreets Alliance, said his organization, which partners with the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition, were “very shocked and disappointed with the Mayor's comments this afternoon.”
“They're victim-blaming,” McFarland wrote in an email to WGBH News, “and completely fly in the face us[sic] his administration's own policy, Vision Zero.”
Boston Police need public's help tracking down hit-and-run driver who maimed cyclist Sunday
May 1, 2017
Safe streets advocate Andrew McFarland said the severity of the Sunday crash illustrates the city’s need for better protections for cyclists and pedestrians.
“Something we’ve been advocating for and the Vision Zero Coalition has been advocating for is stepping up response from the city,” said McFarland, of LivableStreets Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for safety, access and enjoyable streets for all road users.
Advocates Push Anew For Driver Ban on Handheld Devices
April 13, 2017
"We must make distracted driving socially unacceptable just as drunk driving is today," said Emily Stein.
Read the full article in PDF.
Steps being taken in Boston to curb crashes involving pedestrians
January 26, 2017
"We know that New York City is spending $13 per person on Vision Zero, San Francisco is spending $75 per person on Vision Zero, and Boston's per capita is three dollars."
Watch the full video at WCVB.com.
Boston Has Yet to Deliver on Big Promises to Eliminate Traffic Deaths
January 20, 2017
"The Vision Zero Coalition, which includes organizations like the LivableStreets Alliance, the Boston Cyclists Union, and Walk Boston, recently released a report calling on Walsh and the City Council to devote more resources to street redesign and staff up agencies like the DOT and Department of Public Works, address Boston’s traffic safety problem. Traffic fatalities in Boston fell last year, but there was a jump in pedestrian deaths, according to Andrew McFarland of the LivableStreets Alliance. The group estimates 15 pedestrians were killed within city limits in 2016, up from nine in 2015."
Read the full article at Streetsblog USA or in PDF.
Advocates: City's Traffic Plan Needs More Funding
December 8, 2016
“The bottom line is that the City of Boston needs to be allocating more resources and staffing to implementing Vision Zero if it is going to meet its 2030 goal."
Read the full article at Dorchester Reporter or in PDF.
