South End Engaged, an initiative coordinated by the United Way of Greater New Bedford, hosted a walk assessment to further the group’s vision for the South End: All residents of the South End of New Bedford are safe, healthy, and have the knowledge and skills to thrive.
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In the summer of 2016, Urban Edge and WalkBoston initiated a conversation about scheduling a walk assessment for the Egleston Square area to examine pedestrian infrastructure conditions in this highly trafficked Main Streets corridor. Concurrently, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA – formerly the Boston Redevelopment Authority) was pursuing (and continues to pursue) its PLAN: JP/Rox planning and development study for the Washington Street corridor. This area includes Egleston Square as well as Stonybrook, which has been designated a “Neighborhood Slow Streets” pilot as part of the City’s Vision Zero efforts to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Urban Edge’s push for a walk assessment and BPDA staff’s interest in applying innovations from the Slow Streets pilot more broadly both highlight a strong desire for transportation infrastructure that accommodates all road users, whether they are walking, bicycling, driving or taking transit.
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Brookline is one of 18 communities participating in the MassDOT multi-disciplinary program to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Massachusetts. One of the components of the MassDOT program is to conduct walk and bike assessments that identify infrastructure challenges to walking and biking and recommend short- and long-term improvements. These assessments are also a means of building local knowledge of the importance of well-designed pedestrian and bicycle facilities. WalkBoston and MassBike conducted an assessment of Harvard Street in Brookline, MA.
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Worcester is one of 18 communities participating in the MassDOT multi-disciplinary program to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Massachusetts. One of the components of the MassDOT program is to conduct walk and bike assessments that identify infrastructure challenges to biking and walking, and recommend short- and long-term improvements. These assessments are also a means of building local knowledge of the importance of well-designed bicycle and pedestrian facilities. WalkBoston and MassBike led representatives from the City of Worcester, local advocates, and students on a walk and bicycle assessment of Chandler Street in Worcester. Toole Design Group (TDG) prepared this summary and associated report. These summarize observations of and recommendations to the built environment by team members to increase the walkability and bikeability of the area.
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The town center of Lenox, Massachusetts is a compact, walkable destination for residents and visitors drawn to Lenox by Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the town’s Berkshire mountain setting. Lenox has a population of just over 5,000 residents living in a primarily rural and small town development pattern. While the town centers provide infrastructure that supports walking, many of the rural roads connecting homes to the town centers of Lenox, Lenoxdale and New Lenox are narrow and do not have sidewalks. Route 7 and Route 20 (Veteran’s Memorial Highway) – a median-separated arterial with two travel lanes in each direction – run north/south through the middle of Lenox with only one signalized crossing that provides crosswalks and signals for walkers at Housatonic Street. Veteran’s Memorial Highway is seen as a significant barrier between the east and west sides of Lenox
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