East Boston Times-Free Press: “City Council Holds Hearing Regarding Dockless Mobility and Electric Scooters” In the third panel, Stacy Thompson, executive director of the Livable Streets Organization, and Brendan Kearney from WalkBoston, made suggestions about the implementation of the new scooters. Thompson told the City Council that she hopes they will meet their excitement about …
WalkBoston has submitted comments to the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Highway Administration on the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) transportation planning process. The MPO plays a critical role in developing a vision for transportation in the region and deciding how to allocate federal and state transportation funds to transportation programs and projects …
October 16, 2018 Secretary Stephanie Pollack Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Secretary Pollack: WalkBoston is pleased to provide comments on the Draft MA Pedestrian Transportation Plan, and to see so many of the comments that we and other members of the Massachusetts Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board captured in …
Building on nearly 30 years of advocacy in more than 100 cities and towns across the Commonwealth, WalkBoston has adopted a 3-year plan offering a framework to Make Massachusetts More Walkable. This action plan articulates our working principles, while also defining our focus areas and organizational goals with clear measures of success. Focus Areas Pedestrian …
Concerned about walking/walkability in your community & have 5 minutes to spare? Communications students at the Boston University School of Public Health have created a short survey for us! With this info, they will be creating a short video to encourage others to get involved with the WalkMassachusetts Network. Fill out the survey, sign up for the Network, …