When you arrive at Hibernian Hall & check in, you will receive a route map & a group number on a name tag that you can fill out; as soon as 25-30 people arrive to fill the group, a walk leader from one of the partner organizations will lead your group out. Due to the number …
18 communities participate 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 …
baystateroads: Tech Note #66 – Massachusetts Speed Laws Speed Limits & Speed Limit SettingBackground The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines speeding as “travelling in excess of the posted speed limit” or “driving too fast for conditions.” Nationally, speed-related crashes account for 30 percent of all fatal crashes, resulting in over 10,000 fatalities annually …
April 24, 2014 Patricia Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer MassDOT 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 ATTN: Bridge Project Management, Project File No. 606475 Delivery via email to dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us Dear Ms. Leavenworth, WalkBoston is pleased to provide comments on the Allston I-90, Massachusetts Turnpike Interchange Improvement Project and the April 10, 2014 public meeting. We are …
“In advance of the first public meeting on the project, scheduled for Thursday night, the wish list for the project and accompanying free land is as wide-ranging as it is lengthy: A network of world-class bike and walking paths. A Harvard campus expansion. Thousands of new housing units. A Boston Marathon memorial pedestrian overpass. A …