Framing the argument on Beacon Street
If you haven’t already, take a minute to read Streetsblog’s coverage of the on-going debate over the future of Beacon Street in Somerville. The City of Somerville is planning to build a protected bike lane…
Tag Archives: safety
Refreshing approach to traffic safety from… a NASCAR driver?
Give credit to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council for its Stop Texts Stop Wrecks campaign for its fresh approach to driving safety. In the ad Why, NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne points out that you…
Bicyclist hit by taxi near Craigie Bridge
A bicyclist was struck by a Boston City Cab Thursday night at the dangerous intersection of Monsignor O’Brien Highway and Storrow Drive. The details are unclear, but the cyclist was up and walking without any…
Mainstream media taking driving safety seriously?
Tonight on his Rock Center newsmagazine program, Brian Williams spends two full segments examining the plague of distracted driving crashes. They tell the painstaking story of Dave Muslovski, who was killed by 19-year-old Whitney Yaeger. Yaeger was…
In memoriam
Streetsblog does many things well and it is worth following even if you don’t live in one of its member cities (New York, LA, San Francisco, and DC). But one of its most important roles is increasing…