Overview
- Louisa Gag, a 36-year-old City of Boston transportation planner and cycling advocate, was struck and killed on July 9 while riding on Tremont Street.
- Mayor Michelle Wu released a six-page package that orders a comprehensive Tremont corridor design review and pledges durable concrete bike-lane barriers and quicker temporary protections where permanent work must wait.
- The city also committed to resurfacing roads, repairing curb ramps and traffic signals, pursuing new truck-safety legislation, reviewing heavy-vehicle routes, and launching a reporting app for traffic and parking violations.
- Wu reassigned senior advisers Chris Osgood and Tali Robbins to support the Streets Cabinet full time and promised an external advisory review and clearer project delivery processes to speed work.
- Boston police and the Suffolk County district attorney continue to investigate the crash after reporting that an 18-wheeler may have been involved; no criminal charges have been announced and advocates are pressing the city to unpause delayed projects and publish timelines.