Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Walking

MassDOT’s MUTCD Letter Calls for Safer Streets for People, Not Just for Cars

By Christian MilNeil | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

In a May 13 letter to the Federal Highway Administration, MassDOT officials urged the agency to adapt to new mobility options and focus more on the safety of street users who aren't in cars.

Walking from one side of McGrath Highway to the other along Mystic Avenue requires pedestrians to cross multiple highway ramps and and along a "sidewalk" in the middle of the highway.

MassDOT Prioritizing Highway Project Before Safety Fixes At Somerville’s Most Deadly Intersection

By Christian MilNeil | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

Elected officials and advocates in Somerville are putting intense pressure on state highway officials for fast-tracking a $37 million project to repair the Interstate 93 viaduct ahead of a modest $6 million safety project for nearby surface roadways where reckless drivers regularly kill and maim local residents. At the May 17 virtual meeting of Somerville’s […]

Brahmin Bikelash: The Inside Story of Why There Are Still No Bike Lanes Through Beacon Hill

By Christian MilNeil | May 24, 2021 | No Comments

There's broad agreement on the fact that Charles Street has too many lanes for cars, and not enough space for bikes and pedestrians. But emails between Beacon Hill neighborhood organizations and city staff reveal intense disagreements over the details of how a redesign should be accomplished.

Department of Concealed Records: Why Is DCR Hiding Its ‘Parkways Study’?

By Christian MilNeil | May 13, 2021 | 1 Comment

In 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation initiated a $500,000 study to improve safety on its park roadways. But the study was never published, and six years later, the agency is stonewalling efforts to find out what happened.

A Walk Audit of Worcester

By Christian MilNeil | May 5, 2021 | 1 Comment

Highway construction devastated West Boylston Street, which remains extremely hostile to foot traffic to this day. What would it take to make it a healthy neighborhood main street again?

A ghost bike memorializes Richard Stanley Archer, killed by a hit-and-run motorist on Commonwealth Avenue in April 2017.

Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’ For the First Time

By Kea Wilson | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments

For the first time in its 54 year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?

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