On May 31, 2017, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in the Sector 4 area of downtown Chelsea, with support from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Mass in Motion program. Chelsea is undergoing a wave of urban revitalization, yet long-standing community concerns about crime and public safety persist, and many poorly designed intersections create dangerous …
May 17, 2017 Mayor Martin Walsh City Hall Boston, MA 02201 Re: Vision Zero Dear Mayor Walsh: When you announced the Vision Zero Action Plan in December 2015, we were proud to be your constituents. You demonstrated leadership when you stated: “We know how to build safer streets. We know how to protect our most …
The Hilltown Community Development Corporation (CDC) is in the process of building 10 units of senior housing (for people 60 years of age or older) adjacent to the Goshen Congregational Church and across Route 9 from the Goshen Town Hall, town offices and police department. The construction of the new residences and a generally held …
On May 10, 2017, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in the vicinity of the William S. Greene Elementary School in Fall River, in partnership with the Fall River Mass in Motion program and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. The goals of the walk assessment were to examine pedestrian …
May 8, 2017 Commissioner Leo Roy Department of Conservation and Recreation Office of Public Outreach 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 Re: Jamaica Pond: Parkman and Perkins Access Enhancements Dear Commissioner Roy: WalkBoston is very pleased that Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is designing safe pedestrian access to Jamaica Pond from adjacent …