https://www.mattleming.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-29 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/progress-on-medford-square-and-starting-boston-avetufts monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/393c0cc3-49ff-41d5-98a7-b74c012ae11a/zoning_schedule_update.png Campaign Blog - Zoning: Progress on Medford Square and plans to start Boston Ave/Tufts - Make it stand out Regular CC and CDB meetings are included as well, and not all are related to zoning https://www.mattleming.com/blog/council-appointments-to-multi-member-bodies monthly 0.5 2026-03-15 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/cuv0utg9btq9fa8etc017e9dixwpke monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/7030e5f8-7336-450c-b77f-42315a6ca2c6/1000036981.jpg Campaign Blog - Elections, caucuses, ice on the ground, and more zoning - Make it stand out I defrosted it with a hairdryer and a neighbor later applied graphite powder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/86e6ddeb-9701-4a95-9ab7-31c79a0194ff/20260223_124152.jpg Campaign Blog - Elections, caucuses, ice on the ground, and more zoning - Make it stand out “There’s plenty of parking in Medford Square” is a joke I’ve made multiple times with regards to this photo. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/internals-of-the-rezoning-initiative monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/vacant-building-ordinance monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1769970547144-U06YA1CLGPTZ8YSW4S2C/image+%283%29.png Campaign Blog - Vacant Building Ordinance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1769970546336-L6QE1I1LZ1TJGCUWDYI1/unnamed+%281%29.jpg Campaign Blog - Vacant Building Ordinance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1769970547600-1P0TNK41EEGLSBFF6EMN/image1.jpeg Campaign Blog - Vacant Building Ordinance https://www.mattleming.com/blog/response-to-ice monthly 0.5 2026-01-18 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/2026-state-ballot-initiatives monthly 0.5 2026-01-05 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-rat-problem-at-brooks-park-apartments monthly 0.5 2025-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1766253675647-LW3G3NJ7NDG6IXQNO7IH/Screenshot+2025-12-20+at+1.00.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Aerial view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765511246496-0QVV1NOY207EWHNTKTRW/genMid.0_1.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Outside view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510614530-78KG0GIIQKOO6P2DI47R/20251211_193735.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - A dead rat out front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510621883-4WI65XTZYJC42XYYZKDA/20251211_193712.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Rat holes out front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510629657-P2WCAZ4N0BS3O9QB16P4/20251211_193658.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Close-up of rat holes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510644377-CSN7P24ODCPR3Y5MHFVJ/20251211_190701.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Opening in basement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510661828-A92WRIVOXTJC16BZ0ZAP/20251211_190630.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Droppings in basement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510669362-4U1JBNB290PB17XRVJ0T/20251211_190619.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Another opening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510684792-5VILZHHJ1PUFC3HDIM4A/20251211_190611.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Exposed wiring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510704461-BQT3LJZCTHICX52N38N2/20251211_190235.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Sealed dumpster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/1765510795137-SNMVRFL9B7HPPKQLYUNL/594193041_26117873471133680_463038436544358092_n.jpg Campaign Blog - The rat problem at Brooks Park apartments - Overflowing dumpster https://www.mattleming.com/blog/zoning-updates monthly 0.5 2025-12-08 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/residential-tax-exemption monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/on-the-2025-election-results monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-garage-on-governors-and-the-new-high-school monthly 0.5 2025-10-29 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/making-roads-safer monthly 0.5 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/61f1e438-9cc7-4f49-b525-c9c51946b49f/20251007_193547_clipped.png Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/2b77bd19-fdd0-4dd9-95e9-f48e6be2e2c9/Screenshot+2025-10-12+at+12.47.36%E2%80%AFAM.png Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/e093f769-5e39-4599-964c-4a9af0eb2755/Screenshot+2025-10-12+at+12.49.12%E2%80%AFAM.png Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/72efb295-9d38-439c-9ed4-cd6a38ca10a5/20250825_213551-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/c33cd001-52b0-4779-9090-0a74bcb3c5c1/Screenshot+2025-10-12+at+5.32.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out Crashes that caused serious injuries in Medford. Source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/f8d70511-8e2f-43f9-8ef0-336a82ad01b3/Screenshot+2025-10-12+at+6.10.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out State of Medford’s roads circa 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/6efbf1f6-8335-4590-9214-e4edf6158db0/Screenshot+2025-10-12+at+5.35.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Campaign Blog - Making roads better and safer - Make it stand out Link https://www.mattleming.com/blog/2025-post-prelim monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/2971048f-8d9c-47e0-ba1f-5f41071882f5/orm_slate_mailer.png Campaign Blog - Post-prelim: What’s going on in the 2025 election - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/b07765b1-db1e-4961-94e3-e65857db8933/IMG_20250928_0003.jpg Campaign Blog - Post-prelim: What’s going on in the 2025 election - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/a-list-of-pets-ive-run-into-while-canvassing monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/4bed7eae-299b-4707-996c-2e8f3142ae79/20250913_135452-ezgif.com-optimize.gif Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out A rafter of turkeys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/602b2229-89ec-49b0-a2d6-dc2cc7815f16/catpic.jpeg Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out A likely voter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/093a2052-4f13-487e-8959-c8a1167c7eb9/20250702_184308.jpg Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out A very, very nice backyard on Washington Street. I later found out that it’s a local Tibetan Buddhist Studies center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/f5f73323-b564-43bd-8e61-5f7c8e264ed0/20250601_171538.jpg Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out Pictures of Kiki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/5198b594-fd6b-4b78-9c73-0d02a756a983/20231001_165719.jpg Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out A rafter of no-gooders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/d6c665af-9696-4b24-989e-4bc5153ca2b7/20230821_181307.jpg Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out Sissy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/f2627599-3e50-4127-a5d2-29ba4441d4f0/20230808_180913.jpg Campaign Blog - A list of pets I’ve run into while canvassing - Make it stand out A siamese cat https://www.mattleming.com/blog/speech-from-the-city-council-candidates-forum monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-cdb monthly 0.5 2025-08-22 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/canvassing-conversations monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/fractional-payment-incentives-for-affordable-housing monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/zoning-q-and-a monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/kickoff-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/863e7bd7-7996-44af-8051-0f78edc28b61/IMG_9702.jpg Campaign Blog - Kickoff 2025 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/what-residents-think-of-zoning monthly 0.5 2025-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/104156c4-24fd-46e0-86ac-f2ddc86519c6/NRUR2thirdsectionCurrentzoningdistrictsresidentialtypes1.jpeg Campaign Blog - Do people want more density? - Make it stand out Current zoning, overlaid with existing residential types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/bfc9d84e-1967-4035-93c3-c7bcabd521e7/552025NRURProposal.jpeg Campaign Blog - Do people want more density? - Make it stand out Proposed rezoning of Medford’s residential districts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/45ca5409-29d9-4154-a4b7-3a1d15f3e3f5/rezoning_support_map.jpeg Campaign Blog - Do people want more density? - Make it stand out Note: could not find the address of three speakers, while others came from the same household, so the number of markers may not line up exactly with the counts in the legend. Source of background: https://bestneighborhood.org/housing-data-in-medford-ma/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/c165a779-7321-426d-814a-8c34a484599c/density_age_comp.png Campaign Blog - Do people want more density? - Make it stand out The average age of pro-density speakers was 47.4, while the average age of anti-rezoning and speakers who did not mention zoning was 56.7. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/where-to-focus-affordable-housing-activism-at-the-local-level monthly 0.5 2025-05-25 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/red-cards monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/patriots-day-speech monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-politics-of-charter-review monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/6caedfd9-a6ea-4b7b-ac85-ff887b873fc9/charter_amendments+%281%29.jpg Campaign Blog - The Politics of Charter Review - Make it stand out Note: the Attorney General still gets to review Home Rule Charter drafts. So Home Rule Charters can implement policies that the State House may not favor, but they can’t do anything explicitly against Massachusetts General Law. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/ice monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/6c95c62f-e9d0-4b3c-b2f3-62bb0bef32b3/8134820c-a223-4bb4-a19c-6658f02b090d.jpg Campaign Blog - Resisting ICE - Make it stand out The QR code links to lucemass.org https://www.mattleming.com/blog/to-make-a-difference-show-up-and-be-vocal monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/33ae4218-57bc-41e0-b177-7f6cfee1c72c/SSCD5-ProposedZoningSalemStreetmassing1.jpeg Campaign Blog - Salem Street Rezoning: To make a difference, show up and be vocal - Make it stand out The original rezoning proposal for Salem Street; the Community Development board recommended changing the Mixed-use 2 at Salem and Park (the node at the left of the graphic) to Mixed-use 1. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/private-ways monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/83424e05-7192-43ba-9905-aa0b497915a7/Screen+Shot+2025-02-28+at+11.21.13+AM.png Campaign Blog - Private Ways - Make it stand out PDF available here https://www.mattleming.com/blog/thoughts-on-article-viii-of-the-charter-draft monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/questions-from-the-senior-center-listening-session monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/17347fe3-149a-4cf0-b451-8f669a408b34/474598066_122136782000559668_7316266607876986315_n.jpg Campaign Blog - Questions from the Senior Center listening session - Make it stand out An advertisement put out by the group for their own information session on the rezoning. Most of the things in this graphic are untrue. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/community-and-isolation monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/welcoming-city-ordinance monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/money-in-politics monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/how-to-get-involved-in-progressive-organizing monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/a-retrospective-on-the-2024-election monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/55de838e-2804-4b08-98d6-4d4fbcf58d6d/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+12.47.29+AM.png Campaign Blog - A retrospective on the 2024 election - Make it stand out Override win and loss rates in Presidential election years, non-presidential election years, and municipal (i.e. odd-numbered) election years. This override was voted on under “November Presidential”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/630f00cd-5f8f-4068-9b08-102fbd8c1468/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+12.35.48+AM.png Campaign Blog - A retrospective on the 2024 election - Make it stand out From the latest email, referring to a proposed ordinance in which we discussed limiting the ability of elected officials to raise their own salaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/b2a1581d-9c58-430b-b1d3-cd8648df2793/Screen+Shot+2024-11-10+at+12.30.50+AM.png Campaign Blog - A retrospective on the 2024 election - Make it stand out Source: Financial Times https://www.mattleming.com/blog/bring-me-a-rock-no-not-that-rock monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-volunteers-behind-the-override-effort monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/cycles-of-misinformation-in-the-override-campaign monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/bee505c5-a2fb-4953-a8b6-067e8c6335e7/att.wiBRcjgj5x-_bmj9sTr9yRDv2wKPyWVin_QPi6wq_XQ.jpg Campaign Blog - Cycles of misinformation in the override campaign - Make it stand out Medford's certified free cash since 2004. Source: Division of Local Services, MA Department of Revenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/c4754894-1b7c-40af-a1fd-d2f5a95fc292/Screen+Shot+2024-10-06+at+8.14.22+PM.png Campaign Blog - Cycles of misinformation in the override campaign - Make it stand out Source: Division of Local Services, MA Department of Revenue https://www.mattleming.com/blog/linkage-home-rule-petition monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/transparency monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/failing-to-implement-new-landlord-tax-laws monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/status-of-my-initiatives-2024-edition monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/2024-ballot-question-faqs monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/0c1c7e5a-ef98-4421-9f27-324bdf8d1a1a/Screen+Shot+2024-06-16+at+1.37.49+PM.png Campaign Blog - 2024 Ballot Question FAQs - Make it stand out Source: MA State Databank, New Growth Analysis https://www.mattleming.com/blog/fighting-an-anti-campaign monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/42cb9a76-9566-4ade-b426-81f8df5e40ed/gbreb_message.jpg Campaign Blog - Fighting an Opposition Campaign - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/dac4a913-6496-4fe6-b54d-f9dfecabe29c/anti-rent-control-and-transfer-tax-mailings-and-robo-calls-v0-j8mnndnky7zc1.png Campaign Blog - Fighting an Opposition Campaign - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/f11d8f31-968c-4125-b2dc-52aeff54a502/Leming+letter.jpg Campaign Blog - Fighting an Opposition Campaign - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-slow-burn-of-proposition-25 monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/making-accessory-dwelling-units-easier-to-build monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/a916a80c-5c57-4582-9c69-c5b3640a8449/c3e097a8-2db4-43ba-bc92-ba3245c70e13adus2.png Campaign Blog - Making Accessory Dwelling Units easier to build - Make it stand out Examples of Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs. Image taken from the American Planning Association website. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/transportation-demand-management monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/staff-capacity monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/mind-the-gap monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/d5028839-042a-44cb-bf64-a661e73f201e/pre_post_2023_CC.png Campaign Blog - Mind the gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/5cba9bad-6e0d-4631-9fe2-a622bc4c2b89/home-price-median-househ.png Campaign Blog - Mind the gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-need-for-affordable-housing monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-city-the-state-and-the-funding-of-affordable-housing monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-resolution-for-plant-medicine monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/school-committee-raises-the-final-vote monthly 0.5 2024-01-28 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/the-first-meeting monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/ccd32d15-46cf-47fb-b220-10c24adbeaac/IMG_20240111_085214_835.png Campaign Blog - The first city council meeting - Make it stand out I wasn’t ready at the camera when Zac took his oath of office, so I present — the VP oath! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/d7fe5dbc-c31d-4021-9970-bb1bdd7207d2/IMG_20240111_085214_788.png Campaign Blog - The first city council meeting - Make it stand out Zac, Emily, and Lawrence, the City Messenger, watching Kit take her oath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/86f8b228-d0c9-456d-8123-ad255bb0182c/IMG_20240111_085214_901.png Campaign Blog - The first city council meeting - Make it stand out Justin, center, in his new desk with two operational lights, and George, with Anna invisible to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/a25d4478-565c-42f3-89e5-ad424796ee30/418458507_10168166653605459_2385030738129960256_n.jpg Campaign Blog - The first city council meeting - Make it stand out Mayor Lungo-Koehn’s new cover photo on Facebook! Left to right: Rep. Barber, SC Vice President Graham, Councilor Tseng, SC Member Olapade, Rep. Garballey, Council President Bears, SC Member Ruseau, Council Vice President Collins, Councilor Scarpelli, Sen. 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Pollack did initiate an environmental impact study for Phase 2 of the GLX, but little other progress had since been made. https://www.mattleming.com/blog/new-policy-ideas-in-housing monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://www.mattleming.com/blog/car-crashes-bike-lanes-and-transportation-policy monthly 0.5 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f2dbfd131cec38e699461a/afa1e9fe-1419-4c64-bada-d4de66872322/20230617_143606_blurred.jpg Campaign Blog - Car crashes, bike lanes, and transportation policy - Make it stand out A view of the crash. 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