By Adi Nochur/Project Manager, WalkBoston As the largest single investor in the state’s roadway and pedestrian system, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation [MassDOT] has a critical responsibility to take pedestrian safety, accessibility, and convenience seriously in all of its actions and investments. With its release of a draft Massachusetts Pedestrian Transportation Plan last fall, the …
By Michelle Deng/Quincy-Penn’s Hill Neighborhood Association Gate Committee Member Michelle is a Transportation Engineering graduate student with a background in traffic safety and a transportation advocate. For three decades, residents of South Quincy could not access the nearby Quincy Adams MBTA station due to a locked pedestrian gate. Penn’s Hill neighborhood residents faced a 1.2-mile …
Mayor Joe Curtatone Somerville City Hall 93 Highland Ave Somerville, MA 02143 March 29, 2019 Dear Mayor Curtatone, We wanted to reach out to you regarding recent signal changes on Beacon Street where exclusively phased pedestrian signals have been converted to concurrent phasing. We appreciate that both City staff and residents are concerned about pedestrian …
March 28, 2019 Joint Committee on Transportation Joseph A. Boncore, Senate Chair State House, Room 112 Boston, MA 02133 Joint Committee on Transportation William Straus, House Chair State House, Room 134 Boston, MA 02133 Re: Comments on H3126/S2069 An Act Relative to Mobile Carry Devices Dear Chairman Boncore and Chairman Straus, WalkBoston is Massachusetts’ main …
March 28, 2019 Joint Committee on Transportation Joseph A. Boncore, Senate Chair State House, Room 112 Boston, MA 02133 Joint Committee on Transportation William Straus, House Chair State House, Room 134 Boston, MA 02133 Re: Comments on H3073/S2049 An Act relative to micro-mobility and motorized scooters Dear Chairman Boncore and Chairman Straus, WalkBoston is Massachusetts’ …