NBC10 Boston: “Crosswalk Crisis: Dangerous Intersections in Boston” Two Boston high school students were hit by a car as they crossed the street at the intersection of Tremont Street and Malcolm X Boulevard in Roxbury on Tuesday. Safety advocates say the intersection is a hazard and that changes need to be made to make sure …
WBUR: “Rethinking The Turnpike Allston Interchange” Could the Allston I-90 Interchange Improvement project create a more accessible Charles River for pedestrians, bicycles and recreation? We speak with two advocates who are asking for more green space at the point where I-90, the train tracks and Soldiers Field Road squeeze together between Boston University and the …
January 25, 2018 Mayor Brian Arrigo ATTN: Robert O’Brien, Director of Economic Development City of Revere 281 Broadway Revere, MA 02151 Secretary Matthew Beaton ATTN: Page Czepiga, MEPA Analyst Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Director Brian Golden ATTN: Tim Czerwienski, Project Manager Boston Planning and …
Dear Secretary Beaton and Secretary Pollack, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on transportation sector strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve climate resiliency in our Commonwealth. WalkBoston believes that policies and programs that encourage equitable, compact, mixed-use transit oriented development and that drive mode shift from single occupancy vehicles to walking, biking …
WBUR: “Mobility Challenges In The Boston Snow” Navigating a city with snow on the ground is difficult enough as it is, but what about for mobility impaired residents? WalkBoston, a nonprofit that makes walking safer and easier in Massachusetts, produced a video about Amy Corcoran Hunt that draws attention to the mobility challenges that poor …