Category: Walk Audit

Taunton Walk Assessment

Taunton Walk Assessment

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Taunton, founded in 1639, has a dense development pattern with narrow streets, and therefore is quite walkable. Many of the two lane streets have mature trees and flowerbeds, and several assessment attendees, including the WalkBoston team, commented on how attractive and clean the streets were, with the exception of portions of Adams Street. Hospital employees said that they were able to take a one-mile walk on their break without having to cross Broadway, a more heavily traveled street. Attendees also noted that cars were traveling at moderate speeds.

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Salem State University Walk Audit

Salem State University Walk Audit

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On May 6, 2015, WalkBoston participated in a walk audit on the Salem State University (SSU) campus around the O’Keefe Center and the edges of North Campus. John Pelletier, Mass in Motion Coordinator for the City of Salem, led the audit and the participants included SSU staff, neighborhood advocates, city staff and city council members. The goal of the audit was to discuss the safety and quality of the pedestrian environment along the walk route and recommend improvements that would enhance the pedestrian experience.

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Codman Academy Walk Audit

Codman Academy Walk Audit

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In 2014, a student was struck and seriously injured on Epping Street, a one block, one lane roadway bordering the Codman Academy. The 9th grade student got off an MBTA bus and started walking across Epping Street and was hit by a car. The student was hospitalized.

Epping Street is a one-way street used by drivers to avoid traffic signals at Norfolk and Talbot. This usage represents safety hazards for the students and faculty at Codman Academy. This report looks at the safety benefits of closing Epping Street.

Information for this report was collected and analyzed by 10th grade students at Codman Academy as part of their physics and math classes in the fall and winter of 2014-2015. They were assisted in this effort by staff from WalkBoston, a non-profit walking advocacy organization.

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Walk and Bike Assessment Pittsfield

Walk and Bike Assessment Pittsfield

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WalkBoston and the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) working with Toole Design Group (TDG) led a walk and bike assessment in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Thursday , December 4 , 2014. The assessment is part of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Awareness and Enforcement Program, funded by the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), in association with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The MassDOT program is a collaboration among Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, along with advocacy groups, WalkBoston and MassBike, to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety in identified high – crash areas.

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Newton Walk Assessment

Newton Walk Assessment

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WalkBoston working with Toole Design Group (TDG) led a walk assessment in Newton , Massachusetts on Monday , November 24 , 2014. The assessment is part of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT ) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Awareness and Enforcement Program, funded by the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), in association with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health . The MassDOT program is a collaboration among Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, along with advocacy groups, MassBike and WalkBoston, to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety in identified high – crash areas.

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