Cycling and walking are healthy, exhilarating and good for the environment. I will continue to work to protect cyclists and pedestrians, but also to encourage cyclists to ride responsibly.
Rules of the Road
Senate Passes Bill to Improve Traffic Safety & Protect Vulnerable Road Users
The Massachusetts State Senate voted Thursday, June 28 to pass legislation that aims to create safer streets for all road users.
Senate Ways and Means Draft: An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means has reported a new draft of An Act to reduce traffic fatalities, which will be debated later this week. This bill was developed by several members of the legislature in collaboration with a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates. The bill was redrafted slightly from the version reported from the Transportation Committee.
Transportation Committee Redraft: An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
Senator Brownsberger, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Hecht, several other legislators and a coalition of bicycle, pedestrian and transportation advocates worked to develop, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, which included several different …
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Automated Enforcement of Speed Limits
Automated enforcement of speed limits and red lights could substantially reduce accidents. So far, we have not been willing to use the new technology in Massachusetts.
Duckboat Safety
Dear Members of the Vision Zero Coalition and the Greater Street Safety Community My husband and I have worked to try to make the streets of Boston safer following the …