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Harvard Square, looking west. The City of Cambridge plans to eliminate one of the two lanes on Massachusetts Avenue (right) to shorten crosswalks and add separation to the bike lane where a truck driver killed a bicyclist earlier this month. Courtesy of the City of Cambridge.

Responding to Recent Killings, Cambridge Fast-Tracks Traffic Calming Through Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

The installation of a separated bike lane on the northbound side of Massachusetts Ave. will be implemented within the next two weeks, and the lane reduction on Brattle Street, in front of the Harvard Coop, will be implemented shortly thereafter.

Right of Way by Angie Schmitt book cover

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

By Kea Wilson | 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.

The aftermath of a truck crash on I-290 in Worcester.

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

By Kea Wilson | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments

The Boston Globe's latest Spotlight investigation exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping killer drivers on the roads.

Brattle Street in Harvard Square next to the Out of Town News kiosk, shown in a May 2019 file photograph.

Truck Driver Kills Bicyclist in Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

It's the second time in less than a year that a truck driver has killed someone in Harvard Square.

The City of Boston will test a proposed road diet on Cummins Highway in Mattapan with temporary materials later this summer. Photo illustration courtesy of the City of Boston Public Works Department.

Boston to Fast-Track Cummins Highway Road Diet With Temporary Materials

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

In an effort to control reckless driving during the COVID-19 pandemic and road-test its road diet proposal, the City of Boston Public Works Department will use construction barriers to turn Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a two-lane street for the rest of this summer. As we reported in March, the Boston Public Works Department is […]

Sixth Street at Walnut in Chelsea, Mass. Image courtesy of Google Street View.

Drivers Killed Two Pedestrians This Weekend in Crashes in Chelsea and Wareham

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

Drivers drove into and killed two pedestrians Friday night in two separate incidents in Chelsea and East Wareham.

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