Daily Hampshire Gazette: “Grant to support walkability in Hilltowns”
The Hilltown CDC applied for the grant in partnership with the Northern Hilltowns Councils on Aging, Walk Boston and Healthy Hampshire…
A walk audit under the program would be conducted by Walk Boston, and involves walking an area with town leadership and other interested parties to experience what the streets are like.
Posted January 14, 2021
The Hilltown Community Development Corporation (CDC) is in the process of building 10 units of senior housing (for people 60 years of age or older) adjacent to the Goshen Congregational Church and across Route 9 from the Goshen Town Hall, town offices and police department. The construction of the new residences and a generally held desire to connect the town’s assets with a safe walking route prompted the Hilltown CDC to respond to a Healthy Hampshire Request for Proposals to fund design projects to create more walkable town centers. Healthy Hampshire reached out to WalkBoston to lead a walk audit with the town’s volunteer staff and residents.