Notes from WalkBoston Executive Director Wendy Landman’s remarks, City of Boston’s Press Conference 2/11/16, on Vision Zero Boston and Pedestrian Fatalities Video of remarks on YouTube The four people in Boston, and seven people in other Massachusetts communities who lost their lives in January, were doing the most natural, ordinary and necessary of things – …
February 8, 2016 Lance Campbell Boston Redevelopment Authority Boston City Hall 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Re: Proposal for 425 Washington Street, Brighton (Parsons Crossing) Dear Mr. Campbell, WalkBoston appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Project Notification Form for 425 Washington Street in Brighton. We are commenting because of concern about pedestrian …
Contact: Wendy Landman, wlandman@walkboston.org Brendan Kearney, bkearney@walkboston.org Office: 617-367-9255 ALARMING RISE IN PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IN 1ST MONTH OF 2016 Horrific crash early Monday morning in Boston underscores issue of pedestrian safety; at least 11 pedestrians have been struck and killed in Massachusetts in 2016 February 2, 2016 – Eleven people walking in Massachusetts were killed …
Northampton is one of 18 communities participating in the MassDOT multi -disciplined program to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Massachusetts. One of the components of the MassDOT program is to conduct walk and bike assessments that identify infrastructure challenges to biking and walking, and recommend short- and long-term improvements. These assessments are also a …
Between April, 2013 – June, 2016 WalkBoston conducted 6 walk audits of elementary and community schools in Springfield, Massachusetts to assess the safety and walkability of the areas surrounding the schools. Read those walk audits here: WalkBoston-BolandElementarySchoolWalkAudit-Springfield WalkBoston-DormanElementarySchoolWalkAudit-Springfield WalkBoston-EliasBrookingsElementarySchoolWalkAudit-Springfield WalkBoston-GermanGerenaCommunitySchoolWalkAudit-Springfield WalkBoston-LincolnElementarySchoolWalkAudit-Springfield WalkBoston-MiltonBradleyElementarySchoolWalkAudit-Springfield