On Monday, February 1st at 11am, Executive Director Stacey Beuttell will be a panelist for the AAA Northeast Virtual Town Hall which will feature their recent study “Tread Carefully: Examining the Rise in Pedestrian Deaths,” examining data from 2009-2018. You can sign up here & ask a question in advance.
Each month in 2021, we plan to post about the fatal crashes from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. For January, we wanted to look back at the previous year. The information in the chart below is taken from the MassDOT Crash Portal Dashboard “Fatal Information by Year.” Type 2019 2020 Bicyclist 5 …
Somerville Times: “Denise Provost leaves State House after 15 years” As Provost was cleaning out her office, she was reminded of battles fought and efforts made over the years. Also, memorable awards given to her in the past 15 years, such as Legislator of the Year in 2018 from the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association and …
Boston 25 News: “Downtown shopping districts face challenges in 2021” In recent years the push has been to create more walkable communities, to improve both public health and the environment. Stacey Beuttell of WalkBoston is worried about losing momentum. “We know that lively, walkable communities that have destinations, and places for people to go, promote volunteerism, …
Daily Hampshire Gazette: “Grant to support walkability in Hilltowns” The Hilltown CDC applied for the grant in partnership with the Northern Hilltowns Councils on Aging, Walk Boston and Healthy Hampshire… A walk audit under the program would be conducted by Walk Boston, and involves walking an area with town leadership and other interested parties to …