Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Walking

DCR Kicks Off Redesign For Arborway In Jamaica Plain

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

The state Department of Conservation (DCR) is kicking off a comprehensive redesign project to improve safety and create a new, separated bike and pedestrian route along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain. At a public meeting at the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Thursday evening, DCR officials explained that they are about to hire a team […]

Participants in the 2018 World Day of Remembrance march up Beacon Street towards the State House. Photo by Andy Robinson, courtesy of the LivableStreets Alliance.

Street Safety Advocates Hold ‘Day of Remembrance’ Vigil This Sunday

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

The state’s leading safe streets advocacy organizations are holding a vigil on the steps of the Massachusetts State House this Sunday to commemorate those who have been injured or killed by motor vehicles. The Massachusetts event is one of hundreds of vigils being held globally on the World Day of Remembrance on November 17, 2019. […]

Planners and members of the public discuss the intersection of Beacon and Arlington Streets, a popular but treacherous bike and walking route for people using the Fiedler Footbridge to the Charles River Esplanade, during a community walk on November 7, 2019. This intersection and others around the Common and Public Garden are being considered for upgraded crosswalks and bike routes in the city's Southwest Corridor Extension planning project.

Planners Soliciting Ideas For Safer Routes Through Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

Planners from the City of Boston are hosting a series of walks this autumn to kick off planning for new “high-comfort” bike routes and crosswalk upgrades to encourage more people to walk and bike across downtown Boston. The city’s “Connect Downtown” project is studying numerous city streets around Boston Common and the Public Garden, from […]