June 2, 2015 Secretary Anthony Foxx U.S Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Support for TIGER VII Application, Union Square Multimodal Improvement Project Dear Secretary Foxx, On behalf of WalkBoston, I am writing to express support for the City of Somerville’s TIGER VII grant application to help fund the …
On May 6, 2015, WalkBoston participated in a walk audit on the Salem State University (SSU) campus around the O’Keefe Center and the edges of North Campus. John Pelletier, Mass in Motion Coordinator for the City of Salem, led the audit and the participants included SSU staff, neighborhood advocates, city staff and city council members. …
The Boston Herald article “Shattuck: Marty Walsh, IndyCar dare us to think fast” (5/22/2015) had one excellent quote, challenging Boston “To make progress on our roads, like they do in other first-world nations.” Here are three examples of progress on roads in other first-world nations. Sweden: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/02/economist-explains-16 “With only three of every 100,000 Swedes dying on the roads …
COALITION FOR ANDERSON BRIDGE UNDERPASS c/o Charles River Conservancy, 4 Brattle Street (Suite 309), Cambridge, MA 02138 April 9, 2015 Stephanie Pollack, Secretary of Transportation Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA Dear Secretary Pollack, We are writing to let you know of our enthusiasm and support for the work underway at MassDOT …
Best-selling author Christopher McDougall (“Born to Run”) will be in town on marathon weekend promoting his new book, “Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance.” WalkBoston and the Somerville Road Runners are helping with a free fun run and Wild Fitness workout before the 2pm event! We’ll set off toward …