Reminder: Speak Out For Safety On Mass. Ave. Wed. June 15th!

Written by Boston Biker on Jun 14

From Livable Streets:


 

Now is the time to speak up for a safer Massachusetts Ave!

This Wednesday, June 15th the City of Boston is holding a community meeting to share proposed design improvements for Massachusetts Avenue from Beacon Street to Harrison Avenue. This is a critical meeting. Will you be there? 

Vision Zero Priority Corridor Mass Ave Public Meeting
June 15, 2016, 6pm – 7:30pm
@ Saint Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere St, Boston

Through participating in this meeting you are demonstrating your support not just for a safer Mass Ave, but for strong Vision Zero implementation throughout Boston.

You can do a few things to help out:

  1. Share this with your friends and neighbors and encourage them to join you on Wednesday.
  2. Wear yellow to the meeting. Yellow is an international color of solidarity for those killed in crashes.
  3. Spread the word via social media before and during the meeting using #visionzero, #ProtectMassAve and#crashnotaccident 
  4. Speak up at the meeting. Tell the city about your personal experiences and the improvements you’d like to see on Mass Ave

Here are a few suggested talking points:

  • Thank you for your commitment to Vision Zero and making Mass Ave safer for everyone!
  • Please add protected bike lanes on both sides of Mass Ave, the whole way.
  • Re-pave Mass Ave by the Christian Science Center Plaza as soon as possible!
  • In areas where protected bike lanes can’t be added this year, please make a commitment to implement them as part of your long-term plan for the street.
  • Please make signals shorter to reduce the wait time for pedestrians crossing the street;
  • And give pedestrians at least a 6 second head start when they are crossing
  • Please make every intersection ‘no right on red’ — and enforce it!

This project is an important step in bringing the number of fatalities on our streets to zero and has the potential to be a model street for other safety improvements throughout Boston.

We know that improving Mass Ave will save lives. We hope to see you on June 15th!


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