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August/September 2020 Newsletter

August/September 2020 Newsletter

articles “Letter from the Executive Director” By Stacey Beuttell “Dismantling the White Definition of Walkability” By Lily Linke “New Book: ‘Right of Way‘” calendar Registration or info for other events and public meetings can be found at walkboston.org/events WalkBoston’s 30th Annual Meeting Wed, Sept 23, 2020 Zoom: 5—6pm Speaker: Mark Fenton, a nationally recognized public health, …

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Call for public input in the Cape Cod Bridge Replacement process

Call for public input in the Cape Cod Bridge Replacement process

Bob Sloane, who calls the Cape home for much of the summer, recently published an opinion piece in the Cape Cod Times describing the replacement of the Cape Cod bridges as a “big, expensive once-in-a-lifetime event.” For those of you who know Bob’s commitment to the Allston multi-modal project, these adjectives sound eerily familiar. Read …

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Eight people killed while walking in August.

Eight people killed while walking in August.

In August, drivers have hit and killed at least 8 people walking in Massachusetts, more than in any other month in 2020. We don’t know all the details of the crashes yet, and honestly we may never know.  What we do know is that these deaths were preventable. As an organization, WalkBoston continues to push …

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Make the case for safer streets in Boston today

Make the case for safer streets in Boston today

On Thursday, August 20th at 1pm, the Boston City Council will hold a hearing about plans for improving streets in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Will you take five minutes today to ask Boston to act with the urgency this crisis demands? If you live in Boston, contact your city councilor: Ask that they attend …

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Allston I-90 – early August 2020 update

Allston I-90 – early August 2020 update

Following an announcement of the potential alternatives to be included in the upcoming FHWA/MassDOT studies for a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), 10+ organizations including WalkBoston sent in a letter that we hoped would help guide the writing that was to be included in a scope for the DEIS. The letter was not well-received by MassDOT and a …

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