This is an informational handout that was part of the 2014 Bike/Walk Summit presented by MassBike and WalkBoston. The Issue – Active transportation plays an essential role in achieving important public health outcomes like lowering obesity rates and reducing chronic disease and health care costs associated with a sedentary lifestyle. More than half of adults and …
This is an informational handout that was part of the 2014 Bike/Walk Summit presented by MassBike and WalkBoston. The Issue – The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) owns and manages off-road paths and on street facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians throughout the Commonwealth. These facilities serve as essential active transportation corridors for local residents. …
This is an informational handout that was part of the 2014 Bike/Walk Summit presented by MassBike and WalkBoston. Vulnerable Road Users, Senate 1639 – This bill defines “vulnerable users”, including bicyclists, pedestrians, wheelchair users, and other non-motorized road users, and will encourage motorists to exercise greater care when operating around vulnerable users. Specifically, when a motorist …
Can you please describe how you are planning to help educate bicyclists, walkers, runners and drivers about the new ways in which they will interact as the built environment is changed to provide a richer set of separated bicycle facilities? In particular, can you tell us about the lessons that were learned in such cities …
Since 1990 when WalkBoston became the first pedestrian advocacy group in the country, people have looked to us to lead the way on walkability issues in Massachusetts and nationally. Here is our latest brochure “We Connect People to Walking” [click for pdf download of above image] which shares some of the numbers behind our work!