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One Minute, One Slide: Age-Friendly Walking in Boston

One Minute, One Slide: Age-Friendly Walking in Boston

Below is a “One Minute, One Slide” presentation shared by a member of the WalkBoston staff. Text provided is as prepared for this year’s annual event on March 18, 2019. Adi Nochur With support from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation (THPF) and the Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA), WalkBoston has been working on Age-Friendly Walking …

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One Minute, One Slide: Joey Santana Introduction

One Minute, One Slide: Joey Santana Introduction

Below is a “One Minute, One Slide” presentation shared by a member of the WalkBoston staff. Text provided is as prepared for this year’s annual event on March 18, 2019. Joey Santana Joey joined WalkBoston this year as our office admin!

WGBH News – “As Boston Aims To End Traffic Deaths, Deadliest Streets Often Go Overlooked”

WGBH News – “As Boston Aims To End Traffic Deaths, Deadliest Streets Often Go Overlooked”

WGBH News: “As Boston Aims To End Traffic Deaths, Deadliest Streets Often Go Overlooked” Brendan Kearney of the pedestrian group WalkBoston worries the city isn’t taking on the bigger, more complicated roadways where most crashes are actually happening. “These are happening on fast arterial streets,” said Kearney, not on the residential streets that are the …

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Announcing this year’s Golden Shoe Winners

Announcing this year’s Golden Shoe Winners

PRESS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brendan Kearney, bkearney@dev.walkboston.org or 617-367-9255 FALL RIVER AND SPRINGFIELD GROUPS HONORED WITH GOLDEN SHOE AWARDS FOR MAKING STRIDES TO IMPROVE WALKING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BOSTON: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – WalkBoston will present Golden Shoe Awards to groups from Fall River and Springfield at WalkBoston’s 29th Annual Celebration …

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