By Wendy Landman/Executive Director, WalkBoston Over the last six months WalkBoston worked to craft our 3-year action plan. The journey was as important as arriving. We took stock of what WalkBoston has achieved and thought about the critical next steps toward “Making Massachusetts More Walkable.” This newsletter and the next focus on our new goals and how you …
By Charlie Ticotsky/Policy Director, T4MA Our streets are experiencing a rise of serious injuries and fatalities. As the Boston Globe recently reported, all traffic deaths in 2017 are up 46% over the same period of 2013. This unacceptable trend affects people walking, biking, and driving. Drivers who are distracted by texting and apps are a …
By Stacey Beuttell/Deputy Executive Director, WalkBoston WalkBoston began its work in rural communities with the publication of “Rural Walking in Massachusetts.” Historically walking was the primary mode of travel in rural areas, so town boundaries were drawn an acceptable three-mile walking distance around the town center. Today, the car has taken over as the primary mode …
By Gwen Miller/Land Use Director & Town Planner, Lenox Lenox, in the Berkshires, has just over 5,000 residents. It is largely rural with a small downtown, parks, public art, great restaurants, Tanglewood, The Mount/Edith Wharton’s Home. In Lenox, you get the small-town vibe but big-city culture. Residents want to stay in Lenox as they age. …
WalkBoston is making a new website, and this is a test post. Hoping to see how it appears. This is a block quote. Questions to try and answer: What do categories look like? How about parent categories? What do tags look like? How to best use those options?