BY WENDY LANDMAN / WALKBOSTON SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR Over the last year WalkBoston has been working with the Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on an innovative project to engage hospital injury prevention professionals (IPPs) in pedestrian advocacy. WalkBoston initiated this effort after learning that all Level 1 Trauma Hospitals …
BY AYESHA MEHROTRA / WALKBOSTON PROGRAM MANAGER From September 2020 to August 2021, WalkBoston and MassINC conducted virtual walk audits in five Gateway City downtowns: Springfield, Fitchburg, Brockton, Haverhill, and Fall River. Our teams worked alongside residents, municipal officials, and other community leaders to not only improve pedestrian safety and access, but also to consider …
2022 finds WalkBoston poised to begin two major new projects in the City of Boston and thrilled to continue our Age-Friendly walking work across Massachusetts. We have partnered with GreenRoots — an environmental justice organization working in Chelsea and East Boston — to work with residents to make walking routes to several of East Boston’s …
WalkBoston is releasing its 2021 Annual Report after our Annual Celebration on Wednesday evening, March 30, 2022. If you missed the event, you can watch the Zoom recording. Highlighted projects include the Walk Audit Academy, our Stepping Strong work, Gateway Cities project, and the 2021 MA Pedestrian Crash report.
Can’t wait for Beat the Bay State to return in November? Check out these partner events to keep you occupied this spring! MassBike’s 30 Days of Biking Challenge (Month of April) All you have to do is ride every day in April, even if it’s just once around your block, and you’ll have a chance to win …