Boston Children’s Hospital is in the center of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area. Within a 20-minute walk are some of Boston’s best sights for kids [grownups, too!] — a puppet theatre, playgrounds, an anatomical museum, Fenway Park [open for tours], major art museums, galleries and the beautiful Emerald Necklace park, designed by Frederick Law …
November 4, 2015 Mass DCR Office of Public Outreach 251 Causeway Street Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 WalkBoston Comments on the DCR’s Arborway Proposals First of all, WalkBoston commends the DCR on its work to correct the serious safety issues to be found in the present Arborway configuration. We thoroughly endorse the project’s approach of …
Check out our new report – “Walk to school? But how do I find the front door? Strategies for improving pedestrian safety through walkable campus design.” (Click for instructions to download PDF). Walking rarely enters the conversation when new schools are planned. In fact, the regulatory and approval processes focus on facilitating bus and automobile access …
Mr. Richard J. Masse, P.E. Acting District Highway Director 811 North King St. Northampton, MA 01016 October 15, 2015 Dear Mr. Masse, I am writing to express my support for Belchertown’s Project Need Form for the reconstruction of Maple Street and State Street. I am the Program Director at WalkBoston, a state-wide non-profit working to …
Springfield Massachusetts is a city of approximately 153,000 people located about 90 miles west of Boston. The third largest city in the Commonwealth, Springfield is the cultural and commercial center of the Pioneer Valley. This walk assessment occurred in the Metro Center neighborhood of Springfield, which has been called the business, government, and cultural center …