Dahianna Lopez works to create first Boston bicycle safety report

To solve a problem we need to know what is going on.  University-wide Health Policy PhD student Dahianna Lopez–who worked at the San Francisco injury center and is now with HICRC–in collaboration with the Boston Police Department (BPD) and the Boston Cyclists Union, analyzed the narratives of all BPD bicycle crash reports.  Boston Mayor Thomas Menino released the report in mid-May.  Unlike shootings, bike crashes occur throughout the city, and especially on major thoroughfares.  Taxi cabs (e.g., doorings) are a major hazard.  Road changes in certain locations can dramatically reduce the risk.  Dahianna was funded by the Boston Area Research Initiative.
Dahianna will be spending the summer in Denver working as a Summer Transportation intern for the US Department of Transportation.