Street safety accountability · Updated July 21, 2026

Promises need proof.

Seventeen stalled street and transportation projects, placed back on the map—and a public checklist for the citywide actions that make every neighborhood safer.

“We owe Louisa more than our grief. We owe her action.”

Mayor Michelle Wu · City Hall vigil · July 16, 2026

Review citywide commitments

The project map

Ten corridors, six project areas, one citywide program

Select a highlighted road or shaded area to open its project record.

Find a project

Paused 14Limited Progress 2Resumed 0Cancelled 1

Status snapshot · July 21, 2026

Map geometry is an editorial guide; City project plans define exact limits.

10 corridors · 6 project areas · 1 citywide program

Citywide ledger

Commitments that reach every street

Ten promises and policies to track alongside the construction map.

PromisedCity

Street-design review after serious crashes

Publish every fatal-crash street review, the fixes it triggers, and the delivery date.

Needs proofCity

Enforcement of blocked bike lanes and crosswalks

Show that stepped-up enforcement is real, sustained, and applied to every vehicle.

AuthorizedCity + MBTA

Camera ticketing in bus lanes and bus stops

Use the camera authority Massachusetts has already granted on the highest-delay corridors.

Source

State actionState

Automated speed-safety cameras

Win state authority for a privacy-protective program on Boston's most dangerous streets.

Source

Existing — verifyCity

Truck side guards and direct-vision standards

Audit Boston's existing side-guard rule and expand safer-vehicle standards where possible.

Source

Needs proofCity

A credible path to Vision Zero by 2030

Turn Boston's 2030 goal into yearly build targets the public can check.

Source

Needs proofCity

Timely, public project updates

Give every project one public record instead of forcing residents to chase answers.

PromisedCity

Streets Cabinet authority and delivery capacity

Name the two senior staff assigned to delivery and make their authority clear.

Needs proofCity

Immediate fixes on the high-crash network

Reduce risk now while permanent projects move through design and construction.

Needs proofCity

Protect awarded funds and restore capital delivery

Stop preventable delays from forfeiting outside funds and years of completed work.

Why this matters

A promise is not a safety intervention.

Boston should be measured by what changes on the street: projects moving, funding protected, dangerous behavior deterred, crash findings published, and interim fixes installed while permanent work advances. This map keeps those outcomes visible in one place.