Tag: EOPSS

Dennison Crossing Walk Audit – Framingham, MA

Dennison Crossing Walk Audit – Framingham, MA

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On Thursday, September 13, 2018, WalkBoston conducted a walk audit at Dennison Crossing in Framingham as part of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Pedestrian Safety Planning Initiative for High-Fatality Communities. The EOPSS Pedestrian Safety Planning Initiative builds municipal staff understanding and awareness of the components of a safe walking environment. WalkBoston is working in partnership with EOPSS to address walking safety concerns in Massachusetts communities with high pedestrian crash rates, with the goal of reducing pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries in the Commonwealth. According to data provided to WalkBoston by EOPSS, Framingham has seen 3 pedestrian fatalities and 128 serious pedestrian injury crashes between 2012 – 2017.

Read the full report here:

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Barnstable Route 132 Walk Audit

Barnstable Route 132 Walk Audit

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On Thursday, August 9, 2018, WalkBoston conducted a walk audit along Route 132 in Hyannis (a village in the Town of Barnstable) as part of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Pedestrian Safety Planning Initiative for High-Fatality Communities. According to pedestrian crash data provided to WalkBoston from EOPSS, there have been 3 pedestrian fatalities and 122 pedestrian injuries in Barnstable between 2012-2017. These data qualified Barnstable for this initiative. The EOPSS Pedestrian Safety Planning Initiative builds municipal staff understanding and awareness of the components of a safe walking environment.

Read the full report here:

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Still waiting in Framingham

Still waiting in Framingham

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WalkBoston conducted a walk audit yesterday at Dennison Crossing in Framingham where we waited over 5 minutes for a WALK signal at one of the crosswalks. Whether due to signal preemption or a faulty signal, participants experienced firsthand how long it takes to walk about 500 feet (over 10 minutes!).

Thanks to representatives from the Framingham Dept. of Public Works and Dept. of Community and Economic Development, Downtown Framingham Inc, MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC), and the Council on Aging for their patience as we followed the rules and waited for the WALK signal (at least most of the time) on this EOPSS-funded walk audit in this growing area of Framingham.

Hot and humid in Hyannis? Perfect time for a Walk Audit

Hot and humid in Hyannis? Perfect time for a Walk Audit

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After experiencing drenching rain during a walk audit in June in Yarmouth, the skies were clear for yesterday’s trip to Cape Cod for a walk audit in Barnstable – but the heat and humidity were out in full force! Thanks to representatives from the Barnstable Dept. of Public Works, Dept. of Planning, the Cape Cod Mall/Simon Malls, and the Cape Cod Commission for braving the conditions and contributing their time on this EOPSS-funded walk along Rt 132 yesterday to look at opportunities for improving connections along and across this corridor.

Walk audit today in Leominster (in the heat!)

Walk audit today in Leominster (in the heat!)

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Whether it’s pouring rain or searing heat, our walk audits don’t stop! Thanks to our colleague Andrea Freeman at the Massachusetts Public Health Association, as well as City Councilor Mark Bodanza, State Representative Natalie Higgins, and her legislative aide Taylor Landry, for joining us on an EOPSS-funded walk in downtown Leominster today to look at opportunities for safer pedestrian crossings and traffic calming.