THE RIGHT TO BE ON THE ROAD: When Bicyclists Have To Pull Over, When Cars Can...
You might have the impression, as once did I, that the passage of a bill by the Legislature and it’s signing by the chief executive makes it a law. But trial lawyers know better. A law is just a...
View ArticleLIVABILITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MOVING AROUND: A Healthy Society Requires...
Boston Public Health Commissioner, Barbara Ferrer, says that while Boston has many Public Health needs, the three biggest challenges facing the city are reducing violence, making a positive health...
View ArticleTIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT SAFETY: Looking Beyond Traffic Lights
My tolerance may have been low because of the bicyclist who had been run over that afternoon, the 8th Boston-area death in the past two years – five by right-turning trucks, two by buses, one by a...
View ArticleDANGER FROM BELOW: Our Leaky Gas Pipe Infrastructure
It’s bad enough that rain-water run-off from our streets takes oil-derived toxins, metal and synthetic dust into our soil then into our groundwater and rivers. But it also turns out that...
View ArticleTRUCKIN’ ON: Reducing the danger of Trucks and other Large Vehicles
Trucks are only 4% of vehicles in the United States but cause about 7% of pedestrian fatalities and 11% of cyclist fatalities. The disparity is even higher in urban areas – a London analysis found that...
View ArticleTHE DANGERS OF SAFETY: Why Focusing on Car Accidents May Hurt Our Health
Everyone officially puts “safety first.” Everyone wants to prevent accidents. Car crashes are treated as lead stories on TV news – the images are horrific and we all fear our vulnerability. But, in...
View ArticleWALSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDS A TRANSPORTATION MAP: Which Way On Comm. Ave. Design?
Mayor Marty Walsh visibly cares about helping underserved communities. And he is aggressively promoting the continuing building boom and accompanying (construction) jobs, as expressed in his statement...
View ArticleACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IS PRIMARY PREVENTION: The Evolution of Public Health...
Public Health has its origins in catastrophe, the realization that if an out-of-the-ordinary pestilence is suddenly sickening large numbers of people there must be a general cause rather than...
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