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First Annual Bob Sloane Walk: Muddy River

First Annual Bob Sloane Walk: Muddy River

Thank you to everyone who came out to join us for our first Annual Bob Sloane Walk (and first in-person event in almost 2 years) on June 7th!

It was wonderful to see so many friends and advocates.

Special thanks to our partners at Olmsted Now and our guest speakers: Isabel Schulman and Sophia Bass Warner, National Park Service; Bill Smith, Town of Brookline, Department of Public Works; Charlotte Fleetwood, Boston Transportation Department; and Veronika Trufanova, Emerald Necklace Conservancy.

Thank you for helping us honor Bob Sloane’s legacy and continue his advocacy work. We look forward to seeing more of all of you soon!

Below are a few more photos from the event, we hope you enjoy them and that you had a great time walking with us. For more about Olmsted Now, Greater Boston’s Olmsted Bicentennial, head to OlmstedNow.org

WalkBoston and partners host Chelsea Walk: Eastern Ave to Broadway!

WalkBoston and partners host Chelsea Walk: Eastern Ave to Broadway!

On May 2nd, WalkBoston and community partners hosted a free walk in Chelsea to highlight local walkability, transit and development projects and opportunities, while also emphasizing the need to maintain affordability and prevent displacement. Thanks so much to the 50+ people who attended, especially our speakers and co-hosts: GreenRoots, The Neighborhood Developers, TransitMatters, Transportation for Massachusetts, the City of Chelsea, and LOCUS MassachusettsSee photos on Facebook.

The walk began after a group of WalkBoston staff, partners and supporters rode the new MBTA Silver Line (SL3) from South Station to Chelsea to meet another group of walkers at the new Eastern Ave Station. As we walked along the new multi-use Chelsea Greenway and down Broadway, we heard from a number of speakers who highlighted the need to think holistically about community development and transportation.

Maria Belen Power of GreenRoots spoke powerfully about the imperative for transit justice and equitable fares in low-income communities of color like Chelsea. Marc Ebuña of TransitMatters described the history of the SL3 project and the need for better bus service across metro Boston. Aaron Wasserman of The Neighborhood Developers and Elijah Plymesser of LOCUS Massachusetts highlighted the Box District as an example of affordable housing and transit-oriented development that can advance a broader smart growth agenda. Alex Train from the City of Chelsea described his work to advance Complete Streets that work for all road users. Finally, youth from GreenRoots’ ECO Teens program highlighted the potential to transform the underutilized Chelsea Walk into a community destination (support their crowdfunding campaign here!).

The spirited conversations that began on the walk continued over food and drinks at Tijuana Restaurant on Broadway. Special thanks to LOCUS Massachusetts for sponsoring the appetizers! 

Moving forward, WalkBoston will build off our past work in Chelsea and stay engaged in the community. Having conducted walk audits in the Sector 4 and Park Square neighborhoods in 2017, we now look forward to improving pedestrian safety on Marginal Street as Chelsea develops its broader Harbor Plan. We will also continue to support the city’s Re-imagining Broadway project, as well as other forthcoming Complete Streets initiatives. You can stay in the loop about WalkBoston’s work in Chelsea here.

Final details for Dudley Sq. Walk: Re-Discover Dudley, History in the Making!

Final details for Dudley Sq. Walk: Re-Discover Dudley, History in the Making!

When you arrive at Hibernian Hall & check in, you will receive a route map & a group number on a name tag that you can fill out; as soon as 25-30 people arrive to fill the group, a walk leader from one of the partner organizations will lead your group out. Due to the number of expected attendees, groups will start to leave as early as 4:45PM & continue to leave as groups fill.

Directions to Hibernian Hall (184 Dudley Street, Boston, MA 02119) can be found at the bottom of the event page at dudleysquarewalk.eventbrite.com

After the walk, we invite you to join us on the 3rd floor of Hibernian Hall for a reception & to hear brief remarks from Mayor Martin J. Walsh about the City’s role and efforts in Dudley. ACE, Boston Housing Authority, Discover Roxbury, Dudley Square Main Streets, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Madison Park Development Corporation, Nuestra Comunidad and WalkBoston will all have tables in the hall where you can learn more about each organization.

If you’re a Twitter user, we’d encourage you to use the hashtag #DudleyWalkBOS to tweet & share pictures along the route.

You can follow all the organizing groups on this Twitter list: https://twitter.com/WalkBoston/lists/may-2014-dudley-sq-walk

There is also a Facebook Event page set up for the walk:
https://www.facebook.com/events/426901314117582/427943210680059/

See you soon!