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We are primarily using the state database of police reports, so you can actually explore all of #Massachusetts #MA
We are working to get other data sources (EMS responses from Boston, etc.) included because police reports miss a shockingly high number of crashes
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BCU Labs just released our Crash Map!
Read about why this is so critical here:
https://bostoncyclistsunion.org/bcu-labs-new-interactive-crash-map-highlights-why-we-need-safer-infrastructure-nowAnd explore the map here: https://labs.bostoncyclistsunion.org/crashes/
@universalhub @mass.streetsblog.org
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So it looks like Massachusetts is looking at a bill to allow cities and municipalities to to use ranked choice voting, and are looking for comments on the bill which has a hearing tomorrow (Nov 13)
https://www.mapletestimony.org/bills/194/S531
Any #MassPoli #BostonPoli folks who wanna comment, feel free to chime in!
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Josh Kraft apparently thinks everyone should be in cars:
"Kraft, who has spent his career working with nonprofits, described Boston as a city where housing development was slowing, the cost of public education was rising unchecked, and new bus and bike lanes were clogging the streets."
From https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/02/04/kraft-announces-campaign-wu-mayor-boston -
On today's CCTV: "What’s That About? Encampments" In the wake of overwhelming police force used to shut down the Columbia protests in New York, how did local authorities respond to pro-Palestinian encampments at the many Cambridge area colleges? Now that the semester is over, we take a moment to survey the damage.
#cambridgemapoli #bostonpoli #cambridgema https://vimeo.com/954053071 -
Just in case any of us in #Massachusetts feel like we are relatively smart these days:
We elected a Republican white bread baloney sandwich governor to "keep an eye on the Dem legislature" and he destroyed the subway.
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This is awful, Charlie Baker was a disgrace.
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More than an hour from Maverick to Kendall this morning people associated with the #MBTA system should be ashamed.
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hey it me or is the Alewife Crasher enjoying some privacy? Why?
#Boston #Cambridge #MBTA #BostonPoli #MassPoli #BostonGlobe #UniversalHub
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also it's going to be much, much more fun