Welcome to the Fall 2021 edition of our newsletter. Times are better than they were this time last year. WalkBoston remains strong and is now taking stock of what worked best to make walking safer, more accessible, and instrumental in helping people cope with the pandemic. Walking was one of the few retreats that was …
WalkBoston is pleased at the news that MassDOT is advancing the modified “at-grade” option for the I-90 Interchange Project. There is still a lot of work to be done and details to work out, but we are happy with this direction. The modified “at-grade” option shown at the recent I-90 Task Force meeting includes a …
Each month in 2021, we plan to 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. Last month, we took a look at the 6 fatal crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in July. In this post, …
Earlier this year WalkBoston lost a member of our family, Bob Sloane. Bob was a dear friend, a mentor, a creative genius, and a true pioneer in walking advocacy. On September 9, we gathered together virtually to celebrate his extraordinary life and reminisce about our times together with him. Stories were told about the early …
September 9, 2021 Joint Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight To: Senator Michael J. Rodrigues, Chair Shared with Erin Walsh at Erin.Walsh@mahouse.gov RE: WalkBoston Comments on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding focusing on the areas of Economic Development: Transportation/Arts & Tourism/Climate/ Infrastructure Dear Senator Rodrigues …