Making Massachusetts more walkable
WalkBoston makes walking safer and easier in Massachusetts to encourage better health, a cleaner environment and more vibrant communities. In March 2018, we relaunched our website centered on the work we do with people and organizations in communities across the state!
New website is live
Our new site is live! We’re excited to present a refreshed site that will allow us to emphasize the work we do in communities across Massachusetts. We’ll be using the new community pages to upload project work that we do, so that walk audits and other recommendations can be more readily available. Bear with us …
WalkBoston gets a new board president
Boston Globe: “Bold Types: WalkBoston gets a new board president” Emma Rothfeld Yashar has been elected board president at the nonprofit pedestrian advocacy group WalkBoston. She is a real estate associate at DLA Piper, where she focuses on development, acquisition, and financing of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on land use and project permits …
Jeff Speck’s “WalkBoston Manifesto: A Framework for Action”
As presented by Jeff Speck at this year’s annual event on March 29, 2018. Download Jeff Speck’s WalkBoston Manifesto as a PDF.
Event: Roxbury Safe Streets for Kids: What if streets were designed with children as the focus?
Roxbury Safe Streets for Kids: What if streets were designed with children as the focus? Tuesday, April 10, 2018 6:30-8PM Crispus Attucks Children’s Center, 105 Crawford St, Dorchester, MA Join the Roxbury Slow Streets-Safe Schools Coalition to learn how to make streets more walkable and friendly for children walking to school. Presentation by Northeastern University …