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QUESTIONING COMPLETE STREETS: An Open Letter to the Cambridge City Council

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Steve Miller

Having a vision of the kind of city you want is an essential foundation for purposeful and effective governance.  Some cities do a coherent overall process, such as Somerville’s SomerVision or Boston’s forthcoming Imagine Boston 2030.  Cambridge has constructed its vision together piecemeal, through policies around a variety of quantitative and qualitative issues.  In either […] Continue reading →

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QUESTIONING COMPLETE STREETS: An Open Letter to the Cambridge City Council

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Steve Miller

Having a vision of the kind of city you want is an essential foundation for purposeful and effective governance.  Some cities do a coherent overall process, such as Somerville’s SomerVision or Boston’s forthcoming Imagine Boston 2030.  Cambridge has constructed its vision together piecemeal, through policies around a variety of quantitative and qualitative issues.  In either […] Continue reading →

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JUMP STARTING COMPLETE STREETS: Focusing on Kids (and others) When Progress Slows

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Steve Miller

Every street should be safe for walking and bicycling.  This is an essential component of the Complete Streets design philosophy that has emerged in recent years as the “new normal” for roads – although the gap between policy and practice often remains wide.   Because the core issue is mobility, Advocates compliment this “everywhere for everyone” […] Continue reading →

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JUMP STARTING COMPLETE STREETS: Focusing on Kids (and others) When Progress Slows

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Steve Miller

Every street should be safe for walking and bicycling.  This is an essential component of the Complete Streets design philosophy that has emerged in recent years as the “new normal” for roads – although the gap between policy and practice often remains wide.   Because the core issue is mobility, Advocates compliment this “everywhere for everyone” […] Continue reading →

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COMMONWEALTH AVENUE: Grand Boulevard, Dangerous Street

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Steve Miller

Stretching from the Public Garden out to Weston, Commonwealth Avenue meanders past sculptured medians, historic parks, heartbreaking hills, ponds and rivers, and an enormous number of residences and businesses. Although various crossings are frustratingly congested, in general the number of cars has been steadily dropping while the number of trolley passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and runners […] Continue reading →

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COMMONWEALTH AVENUE: Grand Boulevard, Dangerous Street

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Steve Miller

Stretching from the Public Garden out to Weston, Commonwealth Avenue meanders past sculptured medians, historic parks, heartbreaking hills, ponds and rivers, and an enormous number of residences and businesses. Although various crossings are frustratingly congested, in general the number of cars has been steadily dropping while the number of trolley passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and runners […] Continue reading →

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WALSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDS A TRANSPORTATION MAP: Which Way On Comm. Ave. Design?

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Steve Miller

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 to the Chamber of Commerce that “we hit the ground running…in development, education, housing, public health, and infrastructure.”  Unfortunately, it appears that the Mayor currently includes transportation as […] Continue reading →

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THE DANGERS OF SAFETY: Why Focusing on Car Accidents May Hurt Our Health

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Steve Miller

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 fact, our roads are safer than ever. In 1956, when Interstate construction began, the national fatality rate was 6.05 per 100 million […] Continue reading →

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TRUCKIN’ ON: Reducing the danger of Trucks and other Large Vehicles

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Steve Miller

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 the 4% of vehicles that were trucks were involved in nearly 53% of cyclist fatalities. In Boston, 7 out […] Continue reading →

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TRUCKIN’ ON: Reducing the danger of Trucks and other Large Vehicles

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Steve Miller

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 the 4% of vehicles that were trucks were involved in nearly 53% of cyclist fatalities. In Boston, 7 out […] Continue reading →

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