Grace Gilson v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (SPR 20232976)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 20, 2023 SPR23/2976 William J. Doyle, Esq. Records Access Officer Office of the General Counsel Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Doyle: I have received the petition of Grace Gilson appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 7, 2023, Ms. Gilson requested: [1.] Email correspondence sent to or from [two identified individuals and their] staff with keywords “bike crash”, “bicycle crash”, “bike lane”, “bicycle lane”, “bike fatality”, “bicycle fatality”, “bike death”, “bicycle death”, and/or “bike infrastructure”, “bicycle infrastructure” in them from January 1, 2023 to present[;] [2.] Copies of MassDOT reports from 2023 pertaining to bike lane infrastructure or summaries/findings on bike crashes in Boston. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Gilson petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2976, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from MassDOT intends on providing a written response to Ms. Gilson. Accordingly, MassDOT is ordered to provide Ms. Gilson with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Gilson may appeal the substantive nature of MassDOT’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

William J. Doyle, Esq. SPR23/2976 Page 2 December 20, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Grace Gilson Stephen W. Shorey, Esq.