WalkBoston participated in a MassDOT road safety audit on University Avenue in Lowell where city staff, MassDOT engineers, UMassLowell representative, Lowell police officers and others looked for ways to improve road safety along this main campus thoroughfare. The Pawtucket Street/University Avenue intersection is at the edge of Lowell’s Acre neighborhood. WalkBoston has been working in …
Sampan News: “Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition Releases Third Boston Vision Zero Progress Report” “The investments made last year were a significant first step. However, in order for these resources to be used as effectively as possible, we would like to see increased cohesion across and within all departments relevant to Vision Zero,” said WalkBoston Executive …
Boston Herald: “Report: Traffic crashes in Boston resulting in less fatalities, but not injuries” Advocates took issue with the fact that Boston doesn’t report its crash statistics to the Department of Transportation as most other municipalities do. The current system the police department uses for crash reports isn’t able to submit data to MassDOT, according …
Boston Globe: Editorial – “A bike lane program to emulate” That visionary streak dates back at least a generation, to the 1990s, when Cambridge switched from the push-button walk signals to a more pedestrian-friendly concept. Called the Leading Pedestrian Interval, it programs the walk signal to come on a few seconds ahead of the green …
Boston Globe: “I took Brookline’s e-scooters for a road test. Here’s what happened” Is it legal to ride these e-scooters on the sidewalk? Also a bit hazy, according to Brendan Kearney of the pedestrian advocacy group WalkBoston. Posted April 12, 2019 Extra reading: There are currently 8 bills before the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation that …