Sue Auriemma was backing her SUV out of her driveway one day in May 2005 when her 3- year-old daughter ran out of the house and into the path of the vehicle. They were lucky: the girl’s injuries were not life-threatening. “But suffice it to say, that changed the direction of my life,” Auriemma said. …
We’re thrilled to invite our community, supporters, and friends to join us in person at two upcoming Beat the Bay State events! Whether you’re participating in the challenge, looking to learn more about our mission, or want to hang out with great people for a good cause, we’d love to see you there. 1. Beat …
Week Without Driving was originally launched by the Disability Mobility Initiative (a program of Disability Rights Washington) under Anna Zivarts. In 2023, America Walks stepped in to organize the initiative nationally, and today it is led by the Non-Drivers Alliance. The effort isn’t about shaming drivers or demanding everyone abandon their vehicles forever. Instead, it …
Help us make our streets safer, more accessible, and climate resilient: join WalkMassachusetts and local community partners for our upcoming Climate-Safe Walk Audits this September! These walk audits are funded through a grant through MAPC’s Accelerating Climate Resilience grant program. We are exploring local streets to identify infrastructure challenges and opportunities related to safe mobility, heat islands, …
When Foreign Service Officer Sarah Debink Langenkamp returned to the U.S. after managing a $600 million program in Ukraine, she chose to ride her bike as often as she could—to enjoy the outdoors and live lightly on the planet. But riding home from her children’s school in Bethesda, Maryland, she was struck and killed by …