Each month, we post about the fatal crashes in Massachusetts from the previous month, and share any trends that we see. For the full list of monthly posts, head here. Last month, we took a look at crashes listed in the MassDOT Crash Portal in February; eight were identified as people walking. In this post, we’ll look …
Are you passionate about walking, transit, the environment? Do you want to help make Massachusetts more walkable? Join us! We recently completed a self assessment of our board’s strengths and weaknesses. Through that, we identified several areas as those of greatest need: most notably the fields of public health, climate resiliency, HR, fundraising, transportation engineering, and …
We list all media clips on our website, but on this post we consolidated some of the media coverage for the Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2022) Report. Please let us know if we missed any others that you’ve seen and we can update this post. Report Overview In 2022, there were 439 fatal traffic crashes in …
Yes, you read that correctly. After over 30 years of statewide advocacy as WalkBoston, conversations with partners and community members across the state, and a new Strategic Plan, we are changing our name to WalkMassachusetts. Last year we reaffirmed our Mission and defined our Vision for the future: a Massachusetts where people walking—no matter their …
WalkBoston released our 2022 Annual Report after our Annual Celebration on Tuesday evening, April 4th, 2023. If you missed the event, you can watch the recording. Highlighted projects include the Walk Audit Academy, Connecting Kids and Families to Parks and Open Spaces, New Advocacy Resources, and the 2022 MA Pedestrian Crash report.