Category: Walk Audit

Lenox Dale Walk Audit

Lenox Dale Walk Audit

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Lenox is participating in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Complete Streets Funding Program to secure funds for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects in town. Lenox has completed the first two steps to receive funding by passing a Complete Streets policy and submitting a Complete Streets Prioritization Plan. WalkBoston completed a walk audit in Lenox Center in the summer of 2016. Many of the infrastructure recommendations made in that audit were included in the Prioritization Plan. The Town of Lenox staff wanted to give Lenox Dale residents the same opportunity to participate in a walk audit to identify needed infrastructure improvements in the Dale.

Read the full report here:
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Chelsea Sector 4 Walk Audit

Chelsea Sector 4 Walk Audit

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On May 31, 2017, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in the Sector 4 area of downtown Chelsea, with support from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Mass in Motion program. Chelsea is undergoing a wave of urban revitalization, yet long-standing community concerns about crime and public safety persist, and many poorly designed intersections create dangerous conditions for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving. The goals of the walk assessment were to examine these issues related to public and traffic safety and to recommend improvements to the local built environment that create safer walking conditions for everyone. Participants included staff from WalkBoston and The Neighborhood Developers, Chelsea Police officers, and members of the Sector 4 Community Action Team and the Youth Opportunity Task Force.

Read the full report here:
WalkBoston – Chelsea Sector 4 Walk Audit Report

Goshen Route 9/East Street Walk Audit

Goshen Route 9/East Street Walk Audit

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The Hilltown Community Development Corporation (CDC) is in the process of building 10 units of senior housing (for people 60 years of age or older) adjacent to the Goshen Congregational Church and across Route 9 from the Goshen Town Hall, town offices and police department. The construction of the new residences and a generally held desire to connect the town’s assets with a safe walking route prompted the Hilltown CDC to respond to a Healthy Hampshire Request for Proposals to fund design projects to create more walkable town centers. Healthy Hampshire reached out to WalkBoston to lead a walk audit with the town’s volunteer staff and residents.

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Green Elementary School Walk Assessment

Green Elementary School Walk Assessment

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On May 10, 2017, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in the vicinity of the William S. Greene Elementary School in Fall River, in partnership with the Fall River Mass in Motion program and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. The goals of the walk assessment were to examine pedestrian safety issues that may preclude children from walking to the Greene School and to recommend improvements to the local built environment that enable safer walking. Support for the walk assessment was provided by MassDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement and Awareness Program.

Read the full report here:
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Huntington Village Center Walk Audit

Huntington Village Center Walk Audit

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Volunteers and staff members in the Town of Huntington responded to a Healthy Hampshire Request for Proposal for walkability project funding. The focus of Huntington’s proposal was the planning and construction of a “River Walk” along the Westfield River to better connect residents and visitors with the natural assets in the region. The proposal also suggested an analysis of the safety and quality of existing walking routes currently used by senior walking groups and running groups in Huntington. These routes include the proposed River Walk site.

Read the full report here:
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