WalkBoston has Heathy Aging initiatives underway in Brookline, Fall River, Gloucester and Weymouth, training seniors in these communities to conduct audits of various walking routes. The groups are shown how to make constructive recommendations to the city about needed improvements around senior centers, schools, and near transit stops in order to improve accessibility for all residents. Thank you …
With MassDOT and the Massachusetts Dept of Public Health (DPH), WalkBoston and MassBike are helping develop and implement pedestrian and bicycle safety strategies aimed at achieving the state’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) goal of reducing fatalities and injuries among bicyclists and pedestrians by 20% in the next 5 years. The three major components of the …
July 24, 2014 Wenda Tai, Real Estate Department Boston Housing Authority 52 Chauncy St., 8th floor Boston, MA 02111 Dear Ms. Tai: WalkBoston strongly supports the Implementation Phase of the Whittier Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative comes at a very opportune time. It presents a unique chance to build upon the many transportation …
July 21, 2014 Mary R. Ainsley, Senior Director of Design & Construction for GLX Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 100 Summer Street, Suite 250, Boston, MA 02110 RE: Green Line Extension (GLX) Project Equivalent Facilitation Request Dear Ms Ainsley: First, I would like to thank you for the very clear and succinct presentation of the …
In 1895, landscape architect Charles Eliot was hired to restore the great crescent of the beach permanently for bathing, promenading, eating, socializing and ocean viewing. A narrow gauge railroad led to beach amenities like open-air bathhouses with bathing suits rented for 25 cents/hour. Rules of the era prohibited bathers from crossing the boulevard in bathing …