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Newton Walk Assessment

By WalkMassachusetts | January 19, 2015

WalkBoston working with Toole Design Group (TDG) led a walk assessment in Newton , Massachusetts on Monday , November 24 , 2014. The assessment is part of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT ) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Awareness and Enforcement Program, funded by the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), in association with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health . The MassDOT program is a collaboration among Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, along with advocacy groups, MassBike and WalkBoston, to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety in identified high – crash areas.

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Brightwood Neighborhood Walk Assessment

By WalkMassachusetts | January 11, 2015

A safe walking environment is a critical need for the Brightwood community, as 34 percent of neighborhood residents lack access to cars (compared to 18 percent of residents for the City of Spring eld as a whole). As a result, they are heavily dependent on walking or sporadic PVTA bus service to access food stores and other goods and services on nearby West and Main Streets. However, pedestrian connections to local bus stops and destinations outside the neighborhood are severely lacking and unsafe, and walking conditions within Brightwood are often poor as well.

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Brockton Walk Audit

By WalkMassachusetts | October 21, 2014

The City of Brockton identified several high-priority intersections that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. With input from the Old Colony Planning Council, City officials and staff, and the Brockton Police Department, WalkBoston established a walking route that included two of the identified intersections, the site of a new grocery store, and the downtown retail area along Legion Parkway.

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Beacon Street Multimodal Improvements and Streetscape Enhancement Comment Letter

By WalkMassachusetts | May 13, 2014

The Beacon Street project area extends from the bridge abutment at Oxford Street to Dickinson Street, a distance of approximately 1.1 miles. The project is intended to enhance pedestrian and bicycle movements with improved streetscape, wider sidewalks, a new cycle track/bicycle lanes, and new ADA compliant curb ramps. The project goal is to enhance the multimodal connectivity of the Beacon Street Corridor.

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School Walkability Assessments Woburn Summer 2013

By WalkMassachusetts | September 30, 2013

A safe and enjoyable walking environment is crucial to encouraging more students to walk to school and more community members to choose to walk. WalkBoston and the City of Woburn’s planning department conducted walkability assessments at five of Woburn’s public schools in the summer of 2013. The schools included:

1. Altavesta Elementary School
2. Goodyear Elementary School
3. Linscott Elementary School
4. Reeves Elementary School
5. Joyce Middle School

This report identifies issues with the existing condition of the pedestrian environment and recommends strategies and infrastructure improvements to enhance walking safety, especially for children walking to and from school. Many of the observations relate to vehicular speed, visibility for both pedestrians and drivers, and street crossings. Lower-cost solutions are emphasized, but longer-term, more costly investments are also suggested.

Read the full report here:
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