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Walk Assessment, Fall River

Walk Assessment, Fall River

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The City of Fall River identified several high-priority intersections that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. With input from the Mass in Motion program, City officials and the Fall River Police Department, WalkBoston established a walking route that incorporated one of these intersections, and also looked at the safety of the pedestrian environment for students attending the Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School and the Boys and Girls Club of America before and after school programs. The route also included the Pine and Robeson intersection which is at the corner of Ruggles Park, a popular city park. The walk assessment was conducted on October 15, 2014, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. The weather was clear with temperatures in the high 60s.

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Walk Assessment Haverhill

Walk Assessment Haverhill

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The City of Haverhill identified several high-priority intersections that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. With input from the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, City officials and the Haverhill Police Department, WalkBoston established a walking route that incorporated several of these key intersections in the Downtown and Acre neighborhoods.

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Safe Routes for Seniors Walk Audit Gloucester

Safe Routes for Seniors Walk Audit Gloucester

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The “Reimagining Railroad Avenue” planning study conducted by the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council (MAPC) and the City of Gloucester proposes infrastructure changes to improve the safety and quality of the pedestrian environment in and around Railroad Avenue. Given the large number of senior citizens located in and near the Railroad Avenue study area, the City of Gloucester pursued “Healthy Aging through Community Design” funds made available through the Massachusetts Council on Aging (MCOA) and Mass in Motion (MiM) to ensure that the speci c needs of senior residents are represented.

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Walk Audit Weymouth

Walk Audit Weymouth

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Weymouth has many of the attributes of a walkable community including a street system that has interconnected blocks of moderate size, a mix of land uses within reasonable proximity of many residents, a number of commercial areas that include a variety of civic uses, a mix of housing types including multi- family buildings and a wide mix of single family housing types, parks that are interspersed into many neighborhoods and a varied topography and landscape including both ponds and sea shore. In addition, Weymouth has a mix of transit services including both commuter rail and bus. This too provides an important backbone for a walkable place.

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Niagara Senior Center Walk Audit Fall River

Niagara Senior Center Walk Audit Fall River

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The Niagara Senior Center is located on Tucker Street, in Fall River’s Niagara/Maplewood neighborhood. Under the auspices of the Fall River Division of Health and Human Services Mass in Motion program, led by Julie Kelly, and the Massachusetts Council on Aging Healthy Aging Program, WalkBoston led a walk audit training on July 9, 2014 with approximately 20 participants. Most of the participants were seniors living in Fall River who have expressed interest in helping make the City an easier, safer and more pleasant place to walk.

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