Herald News: “Fall River wins Golden Shoe award for improving walkability” Fall River is now running the walking game. On March 18, WalkBoston held its 29th annual meeting in Boston to present Fall River with an award for its progress in the city’s walkability. This is the first time Fall River has won the Golden …
WBUR: “Advocates Say MBTA Riders Need Accessibility Now, Not Later” Wendy Landman, the executive director of WalkBoston and a consultant on PATI, praises the MBTA’s progress but acknowledges the project has barriers. “Like everything else that we think about with public transportation in Massachusetts, the money is short and issues to solve are big,” Landman …
“Dollars & sense” “Small change has big impact: The Quincy Adams gate” By Michelle Deng/Quincy-Penn’s Hill Neighborhood Association Gate Committee Member “New state Pedestrian Plan is a positive step” By Adi Nochur/Project Manager, WalkBoston “WalkMA Network connects towns” By Brendan Kearney/Communications Director, WalkBoston Download the February 2019 Newsletter PDF
Dollars & sense Walking costs cities very little, unlike driving and even public transit. A resident’s bus ride may cost $1, but costs the city $1.50 in bus operation. If a resident decides to drive, it costs the city $9.20 in services like policing and ambulances. When a resident walks, the cost to the city …
By Brendan Kearney/Communications Director, WalkBoston At our WalkBoston annual meeting in March 2018, we announced that we were building a statewide WalkMassachusetts network. It would consist of advocacy organizations, municipal committees, and community groups working on walking. The Network aims to connect and support new, emerging, and existing local organizations. Key Network features include community …