North Shore walk audit training – success!
Thanks to everyone who took part in our North Shore Walk Audit Academy training seminar on January 25, 2025! We’re so glad you joined us to learn about improving walkability and creating safer, more accessible communities. A special thank-you to Gentile Brewing for hosting us and to our convening partner, the Beverly Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), for their collaboration and support.
For Beverly participants: The committee intends to complete a series of ward based audits informed by incident data, routes to schools and councilor input on residents’ concerns. The goal is to materially complete the audits by early May with a formal City Council review in late May. Beverly residents who attended the walk audit training that Saturday will get an invite to participate as the audits get going. Be on the look out for a note from Carl.
For people who live in other communities: Review Walk Audit Academy materials that our team at WalkMassachusetts has put together to help you lead your own walk audit; we’re happy to find a date in February to help you think through potential walk audit routes in each of your communities. If you’re interested, please let Brendan know (bkearney@walkmass.org).
Links we promised to share:
- The slides can be viewed here.
- The Boston Region MPO is working on their “Vision Zero Action Plan: A Roadmap to Safer Streets” and would love your input. They also have a survey, safety crash data, and a safety concerns map.
- The City of Boston created a Street Planning and Design Guide Glossary. “We use a lot of different terms when we talk about our work to plan and design streets. We define some common terms in this glossary.” They also have example photos where they made changes.
- MassDOT’s IMPACT Crash Portal compiles crash reports. There are dashboards and pre-built reports that pull from police crash data. You can also run your own query.
Your participation makes a difference, and with your help, we can continue this important work. Please consider supporting WalkMass with a donation—every contribution helps us move closer to a more walkable Massachusetts. Also save the date for our annual celebration which is taking place on April 9, 5:30pm in Kendall Square. (There is also a livestream).
Thank you for your commitment, and we look forward to seeing you at future events!