Overview
- Louisa Gag, a 36-year-old City of Boston transportation planner and longtime street-safety advocate, was struck and killed while bicycling on Tremont Street on July 9 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Boston police and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office are actively investigating the crash and no arrests have been reported so far.
- Hundreds gathered at a vigil at City Hall Plaza where Mayor Michelle Wu and colleagues honored Gag and tens of thousands of residents and advocates delivered demands for faster safety work.
- The city announced immediate steps that include stepped-up enforcement against vehicles blocking bike lanes and crosswalks, plans to expand protected bike lanes, assignment of two senior staff to full-time street-safety work, and a street-design review at the crash site.
- Advocates urged state rules on truck safety, permission for automated safety cameras, and the quick resumption of delayed street-safety projects, actions that could speed physical changes on high-crash corridors and change how Boston enforces road safety.