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<div>The Massachusetts Health Connector, an arm of the MA Department of Health and Human Services, just released an advertizement campaigh for health insurance, but picked an absolutely abhorrent image which absolutely sends the wrong message about health and transportation. Having a bus riding around Boston looking as if it has just run over a bicyclist is counter productive. This is an assault on the bicycling community and will not be tolerated. Especially with the Secretary of Transportation Cohen and Secretaty of Health Bigby recently collaborating about the connections between health and transportation, and a commitment for their agencies to better collaborate, this is an embarassment. </div>
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<div>Below is one of the campaign posters inside the MBTA subway cars: </div>
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<div>I hear rumor there is one (presumably more) MBTA buses with a "wraparound" advertizement that shows an image similar to the one above, but it looks like the real bus has just run over a bicyclist. I NEED A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS ASAP! If anyone can snap a photo with your phone or camera and email it to me, that would be great. And the first person who does I will thank them with a free "ditch your car" T-shirt.</div>
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<div>LivableStreets Alliance is working hard to resolve this issue asap and have this advertizing campaign recalled.</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
<div>Jeff</div>
<div>Co-founder and President</div>
<div>LivableStreets Alliance</div>
<div><a href="http://livablestreets.info">livablestreets.info</a></div>
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