Videos

Videos

Video can help illustrate impediments to safe walking and propose ways to make walking safer and easier.

WalkBoston 32nd Annual Celebration & Golden Shoe Awards – March 2022 (Zoom)

Learn more about our keynote speaker. You can also read about the Golden Shoe Award Winners.

WalkBoston 31st Annual Celebration & Golden Shoe Awards – March 24, 2021 (Zoom)

Click here for this video as a shareable post with the agenda and links to all the efforts referenced. You can also read about the Golden Shoe Award Winners.

WalkBoston 30th Annual Celebration – September 23, 2020 (Zoom)

Full video recording

Recording of WalkBoston’s 30th Annual Celebration & Golden Shoe Awards, held on Zoom on September 23, 2020. (Inspired? You can still give and be a part of the event’s fundraising effort!) Click here for this video as a shareable post with the agenda and links to all the efforts referenced.

One Minute, One Slide: All Staff

Presented as part of the WalkBoston 30th Annual Meeting, September 23, 2020 on Zoom. As we have done in past years, WalkBoston staff members each gave a one minute, one slide presentation. To learn more about any of the efforts, you can find the text and links to each person’s presentation here.

One Minute, One Slide: Bob Sloane – Allston I90: The Saga Continues

The most popular ‘One Minute, One Slide’ of the evening, we also posted Bob’s video independently.

Keynote Introduction: Dorothea Hass & Ann Hershfang

Two of WalkBoston’s co-founders, Dorothea Hass & Ann Hershfang, are interviewed by WalkBoston Deputy Director Brendan Kearney. This video was played as a surprise to Mark Fenton before his keynote address. Dorothea and Ann share about meeting Mark in the early days of WalkBoston and pedestrian advocacy in the United States.

Get involved with the WalkMassachusetts Network

Hey Massachusetts: You can create change to make walking safe in your town. How? Contact WalkBoston because you can make a difference! WalkBoston is building a statewide network of advocacy organizations, municipal committees, and community groups working on walking. Many organizations and committees have questions about how to build a constituency for improving local walking: we’re here to help! This video was produced by Boston University School of Public Health students for WalkBoston as part of Professor Kronenberg’s class SB833, “Designing and Implementing a Health Communication Campaign.”

Walk…Don’t Walk: Pedestrian Safety Awareness for MA Law Enforcement

This project is a collaboration between the Boston Police Department, MassDOT, WalkBoston, and other public agencies from across Massachusetts. Created with the help of the Boston Police Academy E-Learning team. The video summarizes Massachusetts laws that affect pedestrian safety.

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#ClearCurbCuts – Meet Amy

Meet Amy. WalkBoston followed her around, 5 days after a storm. In just 3 blocks, she encountered 6 impassable curb cuts. Share this video on Twitter or Facebook.

Help #UnchokeTheThroat Along the Charles River

The Charles River paths are heavily used and crowded, but there is a major project underway that could improve them – and your support could make a difference! WalkBoston and the Charles River Conservancy have been working with designers at Sasaki to propose ideas for the paths to supplement the highway work the state has done. The state is accepting feedback, so send a quick email to: alexander.strysky@state.ma.us Subject Line: I-90 Allston, EEA # 15278 Deadline: February 9 Copy us so we can hear your suggestions, too! comments@dev.walkboston.org

Update, Feb 22 2018: of the 500+ letters MEPA received,  150+ referenced this effort!

Keep up to date on the #UnchokeTheThroat effort and the Allston/I-90 Project page