January 20, 2017 Casey Hines, Senior Project Manager Boston Planning and Development Agency Boston City Hall One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Re: 115 Winthrop Square PNF Dear Ms. Hines: WalkBoston is Massachusetts’ leading pedestrian advocacy organization. We have reviewed the Project Notification Form for this project and believe that it will provide benefits …
January 20, 2017 Matthew Beaton, Secretary Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn: MEPA Office Analyst: Alex Strysky 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Re: General Electric Headquarters Project SEIR 15547 Dear Secretary Beaton, WalkBoston submitted comments on the EA for this project in September, 2016. We made a number of suggestions …
“Improving mobility for seniors and those with disabilities” By Rachel Fichtenbaum/Mobility Information Specialist, MassMobility “A newcomer’s guide to a walkable lifestyle” By Tom Palmer “The key to BRT success? Walking.” By Joseph Cutrufo/Dir. of Communications, Tri-State Transportation Campaign Download the January 2017 Newsletter PDF
Joseph Cutrufo is a former member of the WalkBoston staff and current Director of Communications and Connecticut Policy at Tri-State Transportation Campaign. In March 2015, Connecticut cut the ribbon on CTfastrak, New England’s first bus rapid transit system. CTfastrak features a 9.4-mile bus-only guideway which runs from downtown New Britain through Newington and West Hartford …
Tom Palmer covered transportation and real estate development for 15 of his 32 years as a reporter and editor at the Boston Globe. He now owns Tom Palmer Communication, a consulting firm. I’m a newcomer to Boston. I’ve only been here 40 years. The city has changed a lot in that time, but one thing …