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Man tried to take 2 children from their mother, bit bystander near Providence's Kennedy Plaza, police say
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (354+ words) PROVIDENCE " A man allegedly tried to abduct two young children in front of their mother near Providence's Kennedy Plaza and bit a bystander during a subsequent struggle on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Dinis Pimentel, 57, allegedly approached a woman who…...
The slow crawl to regulate reckless scooter delivery drivers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) Chuck Goldstone is an author and communication strategist. Scooter delivery drivers " you can recognize them by their squatty, box-in-the-back, not-quite motorcycle, mini-wheeled conveyances " have replaced the bicycle messengers of days past and now lay claim the title as "worst and…...
Newly filed legislation takes aim at ebikes, scooters, and mopeds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (637+ words) The explosive growth of e-bikes in Massachusetts has been a win for reducing traffic congestion and climate-warming emissions from vehicles. But they have also been the cause of safety concerns on roads and bike lanes. Reports of accidents have piled…...
E-bikes and mopeds and scooters, oh my
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (608+ words) Over the last two decades, America's roads have grown more diverse, with electric bikes, scooters, mopeds, e-motos, powered skateboards, e-unicycles, and wheeled gadgets that defy easy description an increasingly common sight. In theory, this is a good thing. Smaller, more…...
Plans may change " again "for the Cambridge bike lane that wasn't, then was
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) CAMBRIDGE " There is more than one way to have a fight over bike lanes. Even in a city like this one, which is more bicycle friendly than most, it's nearly impossible to leave everyone feeling satisfied with the roads they…...
Electric bikes can be fast and dangerous. Here's how to stay safe
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (848+ words) The 2024 crash nearly killed Stotko, who was raced to a hospital with severe brain injuries, a facial fracture and broken eardrum. But after being on a ventilator for two days, spending three weeks in the hospital and enduring brain surgery,…...
Readers on Mayor Wu's bike lane reversal
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (619+ words) Who are you going to believe? Mayor Michelle Wu, or your own eyes? According to the mayor, there's nothing to see here in her administration's apparent retreat from bike lanes, speed humps, and other streetscape changes. She told the Globe…...
Where is the mayor on street safety?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (631+ words) When the mayor says she wants "more context-sensitive design, more engagement beyond just an individual street," she is describing exactly what we have already done. Years of community engagement produced ready-to-build plans, but the administration has stopped listening to the…...
Hear that? That's called "gig-tripping,' as more tourists travel for music.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1439+ words) MIAMI BEACH " If there are soundtracks to cities, this one has a Latin beat. It spills from the bars, restaurants, and shops along the open-air Lincoln Road Mall and the outdoor cafes in the art deco hotels on Ocean Drive....
Wu isn't the bike lane mayor anymore, but what about the rest of the safe streets agenda?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (358+ words) To Mayor Michelle Wu: Please, don't throw the proverbial baby out with the bike lanes. Last year, with her reelection bid looming and a spate of bad press about the bike lanes installed by her administration, Wu reined in the…...