Walking in Malden is easy and fun; the more you walk, the more beneficial it is to your heart and soul. One hour of brisk walking can add two hours to your life [American Heart Association]. Malden has many opportunities to walk. Neighborhoods are close together, retail areas are easy to find, safe sidewalks are abundant, and there’s a great deal to see. The map shows 4, 5, and 8-minute incremental walks within Malden. This will help you to plan your twenty-minute daily walk.
Walk America’s Walking City No doubt you’ll want to see and do a lot while in Boston, so here’s important advice: the easiest, most pleasant and least stressful way to enjoy the city is on foot. WalkBoston, as a member of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions (CERC), created this guide to encourage DNC delegates and visitors to travel on foot and by public transportation. Shown on the map are most major hotels and a recommended walking route to the FleetCenter. Also noted are some must-see tourist attractions, along with just a few of Boston’s unique and charming neighborhoods including the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the North End, and the South End.
The walk begins at the Orange Line Wellington Station. The route is roughly 4 miles and ends at the Orange Line Sullivan Square Station.
The Mystic River gets its name from the Indian word Misi-Tuk for Great Tidal River. In colonial times the settlers saw that the Mystic was deeper than the Charles and water-dependent industry sprang up on its banks. With Boston’s 9 foot tidal range, the tide would run all the way up to the Mystic Lakes. For over 200 years, residents relied on the tide to wash wastes out to sea. The river’s industries left a legacy of a stew of chemicals that settled to the bottom. The original riverbeds were diverted over the centuries for industry, homes and highways. What you see today, both the good and the bad, are the starting points for reclaiming our rivers.
Click for “Riverpaths of Everett, Somerville, and Medford” Walking Map on Google Maps
With its bucolic setting along the historic Boston Post Road, Northborough is a great community for walking. This walking map features a variety of parks, historic buildings and community resources in two different parts of town.
Click for “WalkBoston’s Northborough Walking Map” on Google Maps
Pedestrian
and vehicle safety are long standing concerns of city planners, but the
tools we use to understand the problems have changed. In 1953, we used
paper studies, and in 2016, we use computer models. Check out this paper
map of traffic accident hot spots and also check out the city’s current initiative to improve pedestrian and traffic safety,
Vision Zero Boston
“Spot Map of 1953 Personal Injury Accidents” in “The Boston Survey – A Preliminary Report,” December 1956,
Collection: William Arthur Reilly collection Series: Traffic Commissioner records, Folder:
Boston Traffic Accident Survey
This records is from the Boston City Archives
Mass Ave: still a problem. #VisionZero #VisionZeroBoston