Author: WalkMassachusetts

WalkBoston gets a new board president

WalkBoston gets a new board president

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Boston Globe: “Bold Types: WalkBoston gets a new board president”

Emma Rothfeld Yashar has been elected board president at the nonprofit pedestrian advocacy group WalkBoston. She is a real estate associate at DLA Piper, where she focuses on development, acquisition, and financing of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on land use and project permits in Greater Boston.

WalkBoston focuses on making communities more walkable, improving pedestrian safety, and promoting a cleaner environment.

“I’m a firm believer that if you design public spaces in a way that makes people feel safe and welcome, and in a way that’s walkable, everything else for healthy business and transportation falls in line,” she said in a statement.

Yashar has been the group’s development committee chair since 2014 and the board secretary since 2012.

Posted April 17, 2018

Event: Roxbury Safe Streets for Kids: What if streets were designed with children as the focus? 

Event: Roxbury Safe Streets for Kids: What if streets were designed with children as the focus? 

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Roxbury Safe Streets for Kids:
What if streets were designed with children as the focus? 

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 6:30-8PM
Crispus Attucks Children’s Center, 105 Crawford St, Dorchester, MA

Join the Roxbury Slow Streets-Safe Schools Coalition to learn how to make streets more walkable and friendly for children walking to school. Presentation by Northeastern University Civil Engineering Capstone as they help to mitigate safety concerns around walkability in the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood focusing on Safe Routes to Schools. Schools included: Ellis, Higginson, Higginson-Lewis, Trotter, BLA, Bridge Boston & Crispus Attucks Children’s Center. Comments, question and answer session will follow.

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Light snacks & refreshments provided. Questions, please contact:
roxburyslowstreetssafeschools@gmail.com

Increased Parking Fines to Fund $5 Million in Transportation; Biking & Bus Improvements Emphasized

Increased Parking Fines to Fund $5 Million in Transportation; Biking & Bus Improvements Emphasized

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North End Waterfront: “Increased Parking Fines to Fund $5 Million in Transportation; Biking & Bus Improvements Emphasized”

“With this investment in safety, operations and multi-modal thinking about our streets, sidewalks and trail systems, Boston is re-taking its place among the leading American cities on walking, biking and transit. Thank you to Mayor Walsh and the Boston Transportation Department for finding creative ways to fund impressive new investments.” – WalkBoston Executive Director Wendy Landman

Posted April 4, 2018

One minute, one slide: March 2018 Presentations

One minute, one slide: March 2018 Presentations

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Below are the “One Minute, One Slide” presentations shared by members of the WalkBoston staff at the March 29, 2018 Annual Celebration.

Bob Sloane #UnChokeTheThroat Allston / I-90 Advocacy effort

Stacey Beuttell WalkMassachusetts Network

Adi Nochur Complete Streets in Chelsea

Dorothea Hass Neighborhood Slow Streets

Brendan Kearney #ClearCurbCuts Snow Clearance video