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Event: Chelsea Walk – Eastern Ave to Broadway

Event: Chelsea Walk – Eastern Ave to Broadway

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We’re looking forward to you joining us for Wednesday evening’s walk (tomorrow). Summer has come early – it will be HOT! Consider bringing water, a hat for shade, and wearing comfortable clothing. If you’re meeting us in Chelsea, we’ll gather by the multi-use path at the Eastern Ave Station around 5:30pm. Look for people with WalkBoston signs!
If you are taking the Silver Line from South Station, meet us at 5pm on the Silver Line platform, where a group will take the SL3 to meet everyone else in Chelsea. If you miss us, don’t panic! Just hop on the next SL3. The bus is scheduled to run every 10 minutes from 4-6pm (and every 12 minutes after that), and our first two speaking locations are on the multi-use path along the busway.

We will walk along the Silver Line busway’s new multi-use path and down Broadway to examine creative affordable housing and transportation initiatives, ending at Tijuana Restaurant (164 Broadway) for food, drink, and continued conversation. A copy of the map below will be handed out tomorrow.

If you’re heading back into town at the end of the walk, the 111 bus is just 2-3 blocks from Tijuana Restaurant and runs directly to Downtown Crossing every 7-10 minutes.

RSVP on Eventbrite or Facebook

Starting Location/Stop 1: Eastern Ave Silver Line Station

WalkBoston group from South Station meets Chelsea partners and residents at 5:30pm
Speakers: Maria Belen (GreenRoots), MBTA/MassDOT Silver Line Gateway Project representative TBD

Stop 2: Box District 

Speakers: Aaron Wasserman (The Neighborhood Developers), Elijah Plymesser (LOCUS Massachusetts)

Stop 3: Downtown Chelsea/Broadway Corridor 

Speakers: Alex Train (City of Chelsea)

Stop 4: Tijuana Restaurant, 164 Broadway

Food, Drinks, and More Conversation – thank you to LOCUS Massachusetts for helping sponsor appetizer costs!

Guarde la fecha, el 2 de Mayo, a la 5:30pm para una paseo por Chelsea con WalkBoston y socios de la comunidad para destacar los proyectos y oportunidades de transitabilidad, tránsito y desarrollo locales, al mismo tiempo enfatizando la necesidad de mantener la asequibilidad y prevenir el desplazamiento. WalkBoston se reunirá en South Station a las 5 pm para viajar en el nuevo Linea Plateada Gateway del MBTA a Chelsea a las 5:30 pm. Luego caminaremos por la nueva ruta multiusos del Gateway y bajaremos por Broadway para examinar iniciativas de vivienda y transporte asequibles, y terminaremos en un restaurante local para comida, bebida y conversación.

Lugar de partida /Parada 1: Estación de Linea Plateada en Eastern Ave
El grupo WalkBoston de South Station se reúne con socios y residentes de Chelsea a las 5:30pm.
Oradores: Maria Belen (GreenRoots), y un representante del MBTA/MassDOT Silver Line Gateway Project que se anunciará mas tarde

Parada 2: Distrito de Caja
Oradores: Aaron Wasserman (The Neighborhood Developers), Elijah Plymesser (LOCUS Massachusetts)

Parada 3: Centro de Chelsea/Corredor de Broadway
Oradores: Alex Train (City of Chelsea)

Parada 4: Restaurante Tijuana (164 Broadway)
Comida, bebida, y más conversación – ¡Muchas gracias LOCUS Massachusetts por patrocinar la cena!

Start planning a Jane’s Walk near you

Start planning a Jane’s Walk near you

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“No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at … suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities. You’ve got to get out and walk.”

– JANE JACOBS

Every year on the first weekend in May, people all over the world take part in Jane’s Walk. Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was a writer and activist best known for her writings about cities. Her first book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), upended the ideas of modernist city planning and offered a new vision of diverse cities made for and by the people who live in them.

Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities, and connect with neighbors. In 2016, over 1,000 Jane’s Walks took place in 212 cities around the world. This year, WalkBoston’s Brendan Kearney is acting as Massachusetts’ Organizer, helping people like you organize and lead a Jane’s Walk in Boston or anywhere in Massachusetts. For more information visit www.JanesWalk.org.

March 2017 Newsletter

March 2017 Newsletter

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“Funding equity is the missing link to our transportation future”
By Jim Aloisi/former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, Board member of the advocacy group TransitMatters
“Pricier Boston parking meters is a start”
By Brendan Kearney/Communications Director, WalkBoston
“Start planning a Jane’s Walk near you”
“Transit-Walkability Collaborative”

Download the March 2017 Newsletter PDF