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Boston's Crosswalk Crisis
July 11, 2017
"That signals to me that there's not much attention on replacing these and making sure that it's safe," Brendan Kearney of WalkBoston said.
Kearney and others ask why the city improved just this one intersection where the woman was killed and not the nearly dozen others like it on Tremont?
Watch the segment here or read the full article in PDF.
ROAD SAFETY BILL GOES BEYOND PROTECTING BICYCLISTS
June 13, 2017
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Richard Fries said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported highway workers have the second most dangerous job in the country, garbage collectors are vulnerable, and 700 construction workers were struck and killed nationwide in 2015.
"We are losing tow truck drivers - one a week nationwide," said Fries, who also noted law enforcement officers killed in traffic deaths.
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INTERSECTIONAL POLITICS (A CRASH-NOT-ACCIDENT REPORT)
June 8, 2017
As a responsive letter from the Vision Zero Coalition pointed out, most people killed while walking are not the eyes-glued-to-their-smartphone, Beats by Dre-wearing millennials whom Walsh is likely imagining. Statistics collected by the pedestrian advocacy group WalkBoston show that of the 68 pedestrians with known ages killed in Massachusetts last year, 48 were older than 50.
Hundreds Respond To Walsh's Comments About Bike And Pedestrian Safety
May 19, 2017
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition sent Walsh a letter criticizing his comments, calling for better action to protect Boston's streets, and inviting Walsh to join them for a silent vigil on Friday morning.
Rally organizers held a silent vigil for victims of traffic violence Friday and then hand delivered a petition to Mayor Walsh. The petition demands that the mayor do more to make roads safer for people walking and on bikes.
Politics In The Bike Lane
May 25, 2017
In this episode, Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis size up the text and subtext of Walsh's reaction, kicking the tires on city policy with Wendy Landman of WalkBoston and Becca Wolfson of the Boston Cyclists Union.
Listen to the full podcast online.
Protestors gather after Mayor's comment on bicyclist and pedestrian safety
May 19, 2017
Wendy Landman, Executive Director of WalkBoston, said this protest is about the people.
Watch the clip online.
'Streets Are For People' vigil held at Boston City Hall Plaza
May 19, 2017
His comments drew a sharp rebuke from the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition, which demanded an apology. "On behalf of those victims, we also ask that you apologize for the comments you made on the air," the coalition wrote to Walsh this week.
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.
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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.