WalkBoston Statewide Action Plan
Building on nearly 30 years of advocacy in more than 100 cities and towns across the Commonwealth, WalkBoston has adopted a 3-year plan offering a framework to Make Massachusetts More Walkable. This action plan articulates our working principles, while also defining our focus areas and organizational goals with clear measures of success.
Focus Areas
- Pedestrian Safety: Reduce the number of walkers killed / injured statewide.
- Walkable Communities: Engage and build community through walk audits, workshops, and advocacy training.
- Age-Friendly Walking: Adopt policies and practices that increase safety for older adults.
- Transit Connections: Promote safe walking connections to transit statewide.
- Rural Walking: Address issues specific to rural communities.
- Walking Policy & Design: Influence projects, policy, and legislation on local, state, and national levels.
Working Principles
- Equity: Address equity and inclusion more explicitly in community engagement strategies and project approaches.
- Flexibility & Adaptability: Evaluate new technologies and policies that affect the safety of people walking.
- Evidence-Based Practice: Follow and create best practices for the built environment based on impacts to community health, vitality, and resiliency.
Organizational Goals
- Outreach: Establish new partnerships with community-based organizations and active mobility constituencies.
- Digital Resources: Systematize access to projects and information.
- Financial Sustainability: Develop a detailed financial sustainability plan that considers new revenue possibilities.