Recent Streetsblog posts about Vision Zero

American Legion Project to Create Protected Bike Route from Franklin Park to Mattapan Square

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The City of Boston plans to address a high-crash corridor on American Legion Highway in Mattapan and Roslindale with a quick-build protected bike lane project later this fall.

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Cambridge Fast-Tracks Traffic Calming in Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

The City of Cambridge will use temporary “quick build” materials to reduce the number of travel lanes and delineate protected bike lanes through Harvard Square after a truck driver killed a bicyclist in the square’s unprotected bike lane last week. “These quick-build improvements will improve bike and pedestrian facilities in the immediate area by reducing […]

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Biden Must Step Up on Traffic Safety

By Kea Wilson | Aug 24, 2020 | No Comments

Joe Biden would be the first traffic violence widow to occupy the presidency. So why hasn't his tragedy informed his policies?

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A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the worse.

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The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments

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City Fails the Most Vulnerable on Street Safety

By Christine Berthet | Aug 19, 2020 | No Comments

Despite Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero program, injuries from traffic crashes in 2018 and 2019 were 1 percent higher than in 2016 and 2017. But in communities of color, the number of crash-caused injuries are soaring by double digit percentages.

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