Streetsblog Mass: “Plans For Somerville’s Deadliest Intersection Make Little Effort To Tame Violent Driving” Brendan Kearney of WalkBoston, who participated in the 2017 safety audit, said that “speed is a huge issue. I love the idea of putting in raised crosswalks.”
Boston Globe: “Walkers and cyclists worry that an Everett gondola would cost them a ‘crucial connection’” “We’re in favor of a bridge to make this connection. That is kind of a crucial connection for the region — not just for Everett or Somerville, but all the communities from the north,” said Brendan Kearney, deputy director for …
February 4, 2020 Jeff Thielman Chair, Arlington High School Building Committee Arlington, MA Dear Mr. Thielman and Arlington High School Building Committee Members: In the most recent AHS Building Project Bulletin – February 2020, WalkBoston learned that several key site features designed to promote safer walking and biking to school have been removed from the …
On Friday, January 24th, WalkBoston met with City Councilor Liz Breadon and representatives of the Office of Neighborhood Services and Age Strong Commission at the B’nai B’rith Housing’s Covenant House & Patricia White Apartments to conduct a walk audit of the surrounding area. Attendees shared that drivers speed along Washington Street mainly during non-rush hour …
With grant support from the MetroWest Community Care Health Foundation, WalkBoston will spend this year working closely with Framingham youth to improve walkability through our Youth Working Towards Walkable Streets program. Program staff Elena Ortiz and LeighAnne Taylor began the project last month, guiding a group of MetroWest Boys and Girls Club participants, grades 5th-8th, …