Nathaniel Adams v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20242574)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 26, 2024 SPR24/2574 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records City of Boston One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Nathaniel Adams appealing the response of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 5, 2024, Mr. Adams requested the following records: In May 2024, the City published the following presentation related to the Centre Street (W.R) redesign: . . . On Slide 4, there is a bullet point that reads: 64 crashes in 3 years (2019-21); crash rate of 4.68 crashes per million vehicle miles traveled is 34% higher than the statewide average for an urban minor arterials. Can I please have copies of the supporting documents for that bullet? Specifically, I am interested in seeing: [1] Any document that summarizes the 64 reported crashes (if no such summary exists, I would accept copies of the underlying police reports)[;] [2] The data underlying the calculated crash rate of 4.68 per mm vehicle miles traveled [; and,] [3] The source/calculation for the statement that the stated crash rate is 34% higher than the state average for urban minor arterials. Previous appeal This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR24/2177 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (August 14, 2024). The City responded on August 20, 2024. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Mr. Adams petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2574, was opened as a result. 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

Shawn A. Williams, Esq. SPR24/2574 Page 2 September 26, 2024 In an email dated September 13, 2024, Mr. Adams informed this office that he wishes to withdraw the appeal. Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Nathaniel Adams