We, the citizens and residents of East Boston are asking our politicians and lawmakers to improve the safety of our streets.  We are asking for all bicycle lanes to be removed, especially on the most narrow and busiest streets, i.e. Route 145, (aka Bennington St.), These lanes were slapped down anywhere and everywhere giving bicyclists a false sense of ownership,  safety and protection.  We have the Bremen Street Greenway which offers off street bicycle lanes to travel from one end of East Boston to the other.

The other issue, specifically for Rte. 145 (Bennington St.) are the speeding vehicles, racing motorcycles, distracted drivers.  We are asking for stop signs/traffic lights/speed bumps at each intersection or crosswalk.  There have been several accidents over the years but now accidents are happening every other week.  Crossing at a crosswalk, without the benefit of a traffic light or stop sign, on Bennington St., is like playing Russian Roulette.  We have more housing developments being constructed in our city, bringing more people to East Boston.  We don't need to waste time on traffic studies.  We want to feel and be safe while driving our cars or crossing our streets.  We live here and we voted for you to be our voice and remember, elections come every few years.  We WILL remember who stood up for us and got it done!!!!  We need a voice but most importantly, we need ACTION and WE NEED IT NOW!!!!