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Join us November 1-30, 2025

This is our 6th Annual Beat the Bay State Challenge. Over 650 people took part last year. Learn more & sign up today!

Kick off event: October 30th from 4:30–5:30 PM at the corner of Charles Street and Boylston Street in Boston, we’re hosting a fun group walk in the Common. Come connect with fellow participants and celebrate the start of the challenge! BONUS: If you take part, you can add any miles walked that day to your November 1st total.

World Day of Remembrance

Sunday, November 16:
Ride and Walk for your Life
RSVP

The bike ride, organized by Boston Cyclists Union, will set off from Cambridge Common at 11am and bike to the State House. Participants should arrive between 10:30 and 10:45am for a prompt departure at 11am and bring bike locks for the rally.

The walk, organized by WalkMassachusetts, will meet in Boston Common at 11am before joining the rally at the State House.

The rally at the State House will begin at 12pm and is organized by Families for Safe Streets Massachusetts with support from Sidney Mae Olson Rainbow Fund, MassBike, Cambridge Bicycle Safety, Safe Roads Alliance, Boston Cyclists Union, and WalkMassachusetts.

WalkMassachusetts Network

3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 1PM VIA ZOOM.
Past recordings

Tuesday, November 18:
Coffee & Crosswalks — A Neighborhood Safety Chat
(date change due to MABPAB meeting).
Register on Zoom

Thank you to everyone who came on the Cambridge to Allston Walk

By WalkMassachusetts | July 26, 2018

On July 25th WalkBoston staff, board, and community members braved a stormy forecast for a Harvard construction walk that started in Cambridge and ended in Allston at a local eatery. During that time, everyone managed to stay dry while learning more about Harvard’s construction endeavors, and a little history along the way—Lowell House Bells, the origins …

Salem Walk Audit – The Point

By WalkMassachusetts | July 20, 2018

On June 6, 2018, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in the Point neighborhood of Salem, with support from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Mass in Motion program to promote active transportation and healthy eating. The goal of the walk assessment was to recommend improvements to the local built environment that improve walkability and pedestrian …

Dockless scooters have landed. Here’s what that means

By WalkMassachusetts | July 20, 2018

We’ve been thinking about writing about this issue for a while, but a little bird told us that fleets of dockless scooters were dropped unannounced into a few communities in Metro Boston today – which is why we’re publishing this on a Friday afternoon! WalkBoston makes walking safer and easier in Massachusetts to encourage better health, …