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Improving mobility for seniors and those with disabilities

Improving mobility for seniors and those with disabilities

Rachel Fichtenbaum is a mobility information specialist at MassMobility. She researches best practices in community transportation, and disseminates them to practitioners statewide, providing technical assistance to help organizations improve mobility. Finding transportation can be a challenge for seniors and people with disabilities looking to get to medical appointments, jobs, or other destinations, especially in suburban …

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Articles from 2017 and earlier

Articles from 2017 and earlier

  BU News Service   | Sep 30, 2017 |  By Antonia DeBianchi Art Starts a Dialogue on Climate Change at the MFA Adi Nochur, a panelist and project manager for WalkBoston, an organization dedicated to making walking in Boston more safe and sustainable, pointed to how the recent hurricanes that impacted Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, …

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Downtown Fitchburg Walk Audit

Downtown Fitchburg Walk Audit

As part of its efforts to improve traffic safety and revitalize its economy, the Gateway City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (population 40,000) is pursuing Complete Streets as a framework to address the needs of all road users (people walking, biking, driving and taking transit). Through this initiative as well as others, the City aims to generate …

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Comment on EENF for The Office and Research Center and the Residences at Assembly

Comment on EENF for The Office and Research Center and the Residences at Assembly

November 23, 2016 Matthew Beaton, Secretary Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn: MEPA Office Analyst: Holly Johnson 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 RE: EENF for The Office and Research Center and the Residences at Assembly – MEPA #15595 Dear Mr. Beaton, WalkBoston is a 501©(3) non-profit, pedestrian advocacy organization that …

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Comment Letter: Tremont Crossing Draft Environmental Impact Report MEPA #14900

Comment Letter: Tremont Crossing Draft Environmental Impact Report MEPA #14900

November 23, 2016 Matthew Beaton, Secretary Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Attn: MEPA Office Analyst: Erin Flaherty 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 RE: Tremont Crossing Draft Environmental Impact Report  MEPA #14900 Dear Mr. Beaton, WalkBoston has reviewed the DEIR for the Tremont Crossing proposal in Roxbury. We believe that the …

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