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Survey on walking from BU School of Public Health students

By WalkMassachusetts | October 12, 2018

Concerned about walking/walkability in your community & have 5 minutes to spare? Communications students at the Boston University School of Public Health have created a short survey for us! With this info, they will be creating a short video to encourage others to get involved with the WalkMassachusetts Network. Fill out the survey, sign up for the Network, & stay tuned – we’ll be sending out info soon about our first Network gathering in December!

Dear Community Activist,

Thank you for your time and continued support in helping make it safer for people to walk! We are a team of current Masters of Public Health Candidates at the Boston University School of Public Health looking to motivate community activists to improve walkability and make change in their community.

We hope you’re able to help us out by completing and returning this brief questionnaire to see how we can best encourage community members and organizations to get involved in the WalkMassachusetts Network. Rest assured that the information you provide will be confidential and used exclusively for research purposes. Please respond to the best of your ability.

If you have additional information you think would be useful, please feel free to include it in the Additional Notes sections at the bottom of the page. Google Forms will collect the responses anonymously. Thank you!

“Step On It” Sidewalk Scavenger Hunt – create your team today!

By WalkMassachusetts | October 10, 2018

Please note: The “Step On It” Sidewalk Scavenger Hunt is rescheduled from Saturday to NEXT Saturday, November 3rd. Rain won’t stop us, but a Nor’easter will!

All other details remain the same. More info

On October 27th, take on the challenge of the “Step On It” Sidewalk Scavenger Hunt. Registrants can sign up as an individual, or create a group and work together to solve clues with friends, family, or co-workers. Bring your thinking caps, since you’ll receive clues to find specific items embedded or engraved in the Downtown Boston sidewalks and pathways! Make sure to document your discoveries by taking a photo of each location answer with your teammates (full rules).

Compete to win prizes donated by local businesses – Zipcar, Synergy, Hyatt/Downtown Boston, Ruth’s Chris, Serafina, Roche Bro, Sweet Bakery, Boston By Foot, Institute of Contemporary Art, Tea Party Ships & Museum, Freedom Trail Foundation and more. Your registration includes free food at Scholars during the post-hunt party, where we’ll announce prizes!

More info:

Step On It! Sidewalk Scavenger Hunt
October 27, 2018 1-4pm
Meet outside Old City Hall – 45 School St, Boston, MA
Adult – $20, Youth – $10
RSVP on Eventbrite

Chinatown Boston Pedestrian Safety Campaign Video

By WalkMassachusetts | October 3, 2018

In summer 2016, WalkBoston worked with students from AsianCDC’s A-VOYCE program on a walk audit and to make observations, gather data, and collect stories from people about dangerous walking conditions in Chinatown. The students created a video and presented their findings to the Boston Transportation Department. This youth-led campaign resulted in tangible, structural improvements such as doubling the walk light timing to better accommodate elders, children and individuals with physical disabilities.

#WBSignTest comes to an end

By WalkMassachusetts | September 28, 2018

Thank you to the staff members from the Downtown Boston BID for removing our faded wayfinding decal from the top of Pi Alley today. We installed this as a prototype in June 2016, and gathered feedback from people walking by through email and social media using the Twitter hashtag #WBSignTest. This lasted much longer than we expected: it had a good run!

Learn more about the material we used & see how it fared during the changing seasons of New England in the slideshow below (photos from June 2016 through Fall 2017).
Learn about other wayfinding projects we’ve worked on throughout Massachusetts.

MassDOT celebrating 15 years of the Zakim Bridge with light show

By WalkMassachusetts | September 21, 2018

Tonight, Sept. 21^st, at 8:30pm swing by North Point Park in Cambridge or Nashua Street Park in Boston to check out the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge light show in celebration of its 15^th year anniversary. Thanks to Rosales + Partners for organizing the festivities and MassDOT for the lighting demonstration! Read more