Each month, we post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. For the full list of monthly posts, head here. Last month, we took a look at crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in June; three were identified as people walking. In this post, we’ll look …
Peter G. Furth, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, joined us for this month’s WalkMassachusetts Network discussion. Peter shared about accommodating slower peds, ped recall, protection from concurrent conflicting turns, and more, including Boston’s new traffic signal policy which has enormous improvements for pedestrians. The session was recorded, and you can view the presentation below. You can also view …
The WalkMassachusetts Network Zoom calls take place on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1pm, and generally are topic focused with a guest speaker. We’re excited to announced August, September, October, and November’s speakers! Can’t attend mid-day, but really interested in one of the talks below? Don’t worry: each talk/presentation will be recorded so …
The new leadership, an expanded Board, and a rebrand to WalkMassachusetts, previously WalkBoston, reflect an organizational vision to make walking safer and easier statewide. BOSTON (August 2, 2023) – WalkMassachusetts, a statewide pedestrian advocacy organization, today announced Althea Wong-Achorn and Brendan Kearney as the organization’s Executive Directors. The announcement comes on the heels of WalkBoston …
WalkMassachusetts seeks a self-motivated, detail-oriented, full-time Development and Communications Coordinator with experience in development (fundraising) activities, communications, and office management. The Development and Communications Coordinator would support the Co-Executive Directors, the Development Committee, and the Communications Committee, and play a key role in ensuring that the WalkMassachusetts team and office functions efficiently and effectively. Job …