June 30, 2017 Gina Fiandaca, Commissioner Boston Transportation Department 1 City Hall Sq., Suite 721 Boston, MA 02201 Re: Beacon Street Redesign Dear Commissioner Fiandaca, WalkBoston strongly supports the re-design of Beacon Street to slow vehicular traffic and improve pedestrian safety. As the neighborhood expressed at the Public Meeting on June 12, 2017, the narrowing …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Landman, WalkBoston, 617-367-9255, wlandman@dev.walkboston.org Contact: Julie DeSilva, Cummings Foundation, 781-932-7093, jmd@cummings.com WalkBoston awarded $100,000 Boston nonprofit receives Cummings Foundation grant Boston, May 26, 2017 – WalkBoston is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s “$100K for 100” program. The Boston-based organization was chosen …
Lenox is participating in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Complete Streets Funding Program to secure funds for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects in town. Lenox has completed the first two steps to receive funding by passing a Complete Streets policy and submitting a Complete Streets Prioritization Plan. WalkBoston completed a walk audit in Lenox …
Our experience shows that wayfinding projects can be adapted to meet the needs of diverse communities at different scales. Follow-up evaluation surveys we conducted in Turners Falls and Fall River suggest that wayfinding signs are a highly visible and tangible measure that can catalyze community interest in walking. Codman Square (Dorchester/Boston) Downtown Boston Springfield Fall …
On May 31, 2017, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in the Sector 4 area of downtown Chelsea, with support from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Mass in Motion program. Chelsea is undergoing a wave of urban revitalization, yet long-standing community concerns about crime and public safety persist, and many poorly designed intersections create dangerous …