WalkBoston is excited to welcome our supporters to our 33rd Annual Celebration on April 4th at 5:30 pm at the Venture Cafe! This year, we’ll be joined by Dr. Karilyn Crockett as our keynote speaker. Register today to join us. Dr. Karilyn Crockett’s research focuses on large-scale land use changes in twentieth century American cities and examines the …
February 6, 2023 Secretary Rebecca Tepper Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn via email: Eva Vaughan Re: 2022 MassDOT Snow and Ice Control Program EEA#11202 Dear Secretary Tepper: WalkBoston commented on MassDOT’s Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR) on Snow and Ice Control in 2018 and again in March 2021. Our 2021 comments …
Boston Globe: “Dangerous intersections and roads in Boston and Springfield are about to get multimillion-dollar upgrades” Brendan Kearney, deputy director of the advocacy group WalkBoston, said he was pleased to see federal dollars going toward road safety, not just traffic congestion. It’s an urgent issue, he said, and one that is literally life-or-death. He recalls …
We embarked on a new project that built on our virtual walk audit process and expanded our digital training opportunities: The goal of the “Walk Audit Academy” video series was to help people feel comfortable enough to perform their own walk audit, and to expand the number of people that we can reach. Karin Valentine …
Each month, we post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. For the full list of monthly posts, head here. Earlier this year, we released a year in review for 2021 to highlight common issues. Last month, we took a look at crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash …