As presented at this year’s annual event on March 29, 2017 Alison Pultinas | Persistent, effective Mission Hill/Roxbury citizen activist Alison Pultinas is a leading Mission Hill activist and a key member of the Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard. Alison has been a guiding hand for the design of the Melnea Cass roadway as it …
By Rachel Fichtenbaum Rachel Fichtenbaum is a mobility information specialist at MassMobility. She researches best practices in community transportation, and disseminates them to practitioners statewide, providing technical assistance to help organizations improve mobility. Finding transportation can be a challenge for seniors and people with disabilities looking to get to medical appointments, jobs, or other destinations, …
New coalition plans to promote walkable, transit-rich communities America Walks announced today the formation of the Transit-Walkability Collaborative, whose purpose is to expand safe, healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities by harnessing the synergy between walkability and quality public transit service. The nine founding members of the new coalition work at the national, state, and local …
January 20, 2017 Casey Hines, Senior Project Manager Boston Planning and Development Agency Boston City Hall One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Re: 115 Winthrop Square PNF Dear Ms. Hines: WalkBoston is Massachusetts’ leading pedestrian advocacy organization. We have reviewed the Project Notification Form for this project and believe that it will provide benefits …
January 20, 2017 Matthew Beaton, Secretary Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn: MEPA Office Analyst: Alex Strysky 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Re: General Electric Headquarters Project SEIR 15547 Dear Secretary Beaton, WalkBoston submitted comments on the EA for this project in September, 2016. We made a number of suggestions …