Beat the Bay State:
900 Miles. 30 Days. 1 Shared Goal.
The virtual team walking & running challenge is back Nov 1–30! Tackle the 900-mile perimeter of Massachusetts solo or with a team, win prizes, and support safer walking statewide. Entry is just $20. Learn more and sign up!
WalkMassachusetts Network
3rd Wednesday of the month at 1pm via Zoom, unless otherwise noted
Past recordings
October 21
Kids and Car Safety
Sue Auriemma, VP
Join us for our upcoming WalkMass Network presentation featuring Sue Auriemma, Vice President of Kids and Car Safety. Sue will share critical insights on preventing vehicle-related injuries and fatalities involving children, including backover/frontover risks, hot car prevention, and safer street design.
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Recent Blog Posts
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Get Involved: Join Us for Upcoming Beat the Bay State Events!
We’re thrilled to invite our community, supporters, and friends to join us in person at two upcoming Beat the Bay State events! Whether you’re participating in the challenge, looking to learn more about our mission, or want to hang out with great people for a good cause, we’d love to see you there. 1. Beat…
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What is “Week Without Driving”?
Week Without Driving was originally launched by the Disability Mobility Initiative (a program of Disability Rights Washington) under Anna Zivarts. In 2023, America Walks stepped in to organize the initiative nationally, and today it is led by the Non-Drivers Alliance. The effort isn’t about shaming drivers or demanding everyone abandon their vehicles forever. Instead, it…
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Join upcoming walk audits in Wakefield and Melrose
Help us make our streets safer, more accessible, and climate resilient: join WalkMassachusetts and local community partners for our upcoming Climate-Safe Walk Audits this September! These walk audits are funded through a grant through MAPC’s Accelerating Climate Resilience grant program. We are exploring local streets to identify infrastructure challenges and opportunities related to safe mobility, heat islands,…
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Building a Movement for Street Safety: Lessons from Dan Langenkamp and the Ride for Your Life
When Foreign Service Officer Sarah Debink Langenkamp returned to the U.S. after managing a $600 million program in Ukraine, she chose to ride her bike as often as she could—to enjoy the outdoors and live lightly on the planet. But riding home from her children’s school in Bethesda, Maryland, she was struck and killed by…
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To Build Walkable Communities, We Must Make It Easier to Build
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Shadeless and Stressful: Documenting Heat and Safety Risks on Route 62 in Danvers
Date of walk audit: May 27, 2026 Facilitators: Brendan Kearney, Iolando Spinola, Jonny Gomez-Pereira and Emma Itri What is it actually like to walk along High Street in Danvers? In late May, WalkMassachusetts and the Danvers Accessibility Commission led a climate‑focused walk audit on High Street / Route 62 near the Route 128 interchange. We selected…