Blanchard Road residents have ongoing concerns about traffic congestion, truck traffic and speed.
Transportation
accessibility, bike paths, masspike, mbta, ride sharing, rmv, roads and traffic, rules of the road, statewide transportation funding
Information on the House and Senate Safe Driving Bills
Many have expressed interest and concern about the safe driving bills. Here is a status report.
Speeding
Will, In yesterday’s Globe, I read that Denise Provost has sponsored a bill to reduce urban speed limits by 5 mph in the state. Here’s the article: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2010/06/by_danielle_dreilingerglobe_co.html In a collision with a pedestrian, a 5 mph reduction in speed makes a huge difference in the probability of injury. There’s a chart that illustrates this …
Truck Ban on Blanchard Road
Residents on Blanchard Road between Concord Avenue and Grove Street (which lies in Cambridge, but on the Belmont line), have expressed an interest in having a ban on truck traffic. The challenge is to identify a non-residential alternative route.
House passes driving legislation
The House took action today on its own version of a driving safety bill. The House version still needs to be reconciled with the Senate version.
Auto Insurance Surcharges
I am curious as to your thoughts on the way we structure this in MA. I had a minor accident in Somerville in August (I backed into the left front door of a parked car causing scratches and dents). Insurance company first told me it would be $1600 to fix the other car, considered a …