My wife and I recently bought new Electra Townie bicycles and the manual is basically 54 pages of "if you get hit by a negligent drive...

Mailbox post in trash can filled with cement in middle of sidewalk in Mattapoisett, MA We're constantly told Americans drive everyw...

My town of Fairhaven, MA makes  little effort to clear sidewalks and crosswalks  and this winter's historic snowfall has made things ...

Twice in recent weeks, people crossing the street in crosswalks have been hit by cars with no repercussion for the drivers: Man in crosswa...

It seems like common sense: Make policies to help people get around, not just to help vehicles get around. Massachusetts does a better job...

Via NewBedfordGuide.com Exactly how much leeway should drivers get when they hit a person trying to cross the street ? [New Bedford Po...

From wasting prime real estate by paving it over for parking to funding expensive road-widening projects, some communities are realizing tha...

I still prefer this video on the benefits of walking , but there's no better way to reach the DC political nerd crowd than a West Wing r...

Came upon this as I was walking to work today - a crew digging up the sidewalk at 17th Street and Sycamore Street in Arlington with no warni...

During the first 6 months of 2010 (the most recent  data  period available), 8 pedestrians were killed by cars in DC & 41 pedestrians we...

Over at GreaterGreaterWashington.org, they track crashes between cars, bikes & pedestrians on a weekly basis. It's a stark reminder...

Would a construction crew walk out into the middle of an intersection & drop "road closed" signs without plans for detours? ...

I was walking through Clarendon the other day around 5:30pm. From a financial point of view, I figured I should wait until I got home to mak...

If you'd ever tried telling Grammy Grant she was too old & feeble to be expected to clear her driveway, you'd be risking getting...

The Arlington County Board took action on sidewalk snow removal yesterday, passing a 60-day ordinance until a permanent can be considered t...

The County Board voted yesterday to begin moving forward on a new sidewalk snow removal ordinance : In the end, board Vice Chairman Chris Z...

It ain't easy bein' an Arlington County Board member. Arlington County did a great job of clearing the roads in the wake of February...

At last night’s Arlington Young Democrats meeting, there was lots of grumbling about sidewalks that haven’t seen a shovel since Snowpocalyp...

It's a miracle: One day after complaining that there was room for private parking spots but no sidewalk at a construction site at Wilso...

I've always been amazed that Arlington lets construction companies completely close off the sidewalk on one side of the street without p...