Sam Nelson
@masnoslen.bsky.social
Public Historian, Urban Explorer, Vegetarian, Craft Beer Drinker, Budding Cyclist, Enthusiastic Pedestrian, BPS Mom, Cat Lover, Proud Bostonian. She/her.
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Sam Nelson
@masnoslen.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi! 👋 New here and interested in connecting about #boston #historicpreservation #publichistory #urbandesign #activetranspo #walkability #walkablestreets and most of all, thoughtful conversation.
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Congestion pricing in NYC has worked and has become popular. Cities like Boston should follow.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/o...
Three takeaways for Boston from NYC’s congestion pricing scheme - The Boston Globe
After a year of the first American program of its kind, there’s enough data to recommend the idea.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Congestion pricing in NYC has worked and has become popular. Cities like Boston should follow.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/o...
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you already kno sheeeeesh 🥳🎉🙏
Detecting a pattern in Roxbury. Michelle Wu is leading Josh Kraft by a decisive margin at precincts like this one, the Higginson/Lewis K-8 School on Walnut Avenue (Ward 11, p3)
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
you already kno sheeeeesh 🥳🎉🙏
Let's go, Boston! Vote! 🗳☑️ @wutrain.bsky.social @ruthzee.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Let's go, Boston! Vote! 🗳☑️ @wutrain.bsky.social @ruthzee.bsky.social
The bike is serving me well! 🍺
July 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The bike is serving me well! 🍺
Sadly this is so obvious (and appalling) analyzing the data isn't really necessary. All you have to do is looks at the road designs and lack of pedestrian infrastructure in these neighborhoods.
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/01/a...
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/01/a...
Ambulance Data Reveals That Boston Drivers Are 4 Times More Likely to Run Over Pedestrians From Black Neighborhoods - Streetsblog Massachusetts
"Overall, residents of predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are about four times more likely than residents of predominantly white neighborhoods to be struck as a pedestrian."
mass.streetsblog.org
July 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sadly this is so obvious (and appalling) analyzing the data isn't really necessary. All you have to do is looks at the road designs and lack of pedestrian infrastructure in these neighborhoods.
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/01/a...
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/07/01/a...
It was wonderful to celebrate with 41 new, committed, curious, and excited volunteers last week!
Congrats to our new grads! In one of the biggest guides-in-training classes we've enjoyed in years, Boston By Foot now boasts 41 newly-minted walking tour guides! Read more about them and the amazing tours of history and architecture they are prepared to lead. bostonbyfoot.org/blog/bbf-wel...
June 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It was wonderful to celebrate with 41 new, committed, curious, and excited volunteers last week!
Our intrepid crew!
Our tours go on rain or shine! Check out our calendar of 18 tours this weekend and reserve your spot to walk through time with a #BostonByFoot guide! #walking #history #architecture
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
May 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Our intrepid crew!
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Our tours go on rain or shine! Check out our calendar of 18 tours this weekend and reserve your spot to walk through time with a #BostonByFoot guide! #walking #history #architecture
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
May 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Our tours go on rain or shine! Check out our calendar of 18 tours this weekend and reserve your spot to walk through time with a #BostonByFoot guide! #walking #history #architecture
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
"Hey, why don't you want to use your new electric toothbrush?"
6yo: "It's too dramatic"
6yo: "It's too dramatic"
May 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Hey, why don't you want to use your new electric toothbrush?"
6yo: "It's too dramatic"
6yo: "It's too dramatic"
Had a blast at @icaboston.bsky.social on #BostonFamilyDays! We love museums and are happy to support them with membership and tickets purchases when we can, but this awesone program allows us and so many other families to explore so much more than we'd otherwise be able to.
April 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Had a blast at @icaboston.bsky.social on #BostonFamilyDays! We love museums and are happy to support them with membership and tickets purchases when we can, but this awesone program allows us and so many other families to explore so much more than we'd otherwise be able to.
Somehow my 6yo's new favorite song is none other than Tears for Fears's 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World.' He wants to listen to it on repeat at bedtime...and I'm totally into it! 👨🎤
April 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Somehow my 6yo's new favorite song is none other than Tears for Fears's 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World.' He wants to listen to it on repeat at bedtime...and I'm totally into it! 👨🎤
Just bought this new (to me) bike! I love our long tail cargo bike, but I needed something lighter and smaller for commuting, and this fits the bill! 😃🚲
March 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Just bought this new (to me) bike! I love our long tail cargo bike, but I needed something lighter and smaller for commuting, and this fits the bill! 😃🚲
Greatly appreciate @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's thoughtful insights in my inbox every morning. Though her increasingly frequent references to the 1850s is growing concerning. Today's post drawing parallels to Anson Burlingame's 1856 speech "Defense of Massachusetts" gives me chills.
March 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Greatly appreciate @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's thoughtful insights in my inbox every morning. Though her increasingly frequent references to the 1850s is growing concerning. Today's post drawing parallels to Anson Burlingame's 1856 speech "Defense of Massachusetts" gives me chills.
I'm still fired up after watching this hearing days ago! The Republican's plan totally backfired. Instead of getting skewered, our Mayor clearly, calmly and respectfully demonstrated just how stupid and absolutely full of shit they are. So proud of my Mayor and my City!! ❤️👊
If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
March 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I'm still fired up after watching this hearing days ago! The Republican's plan totally backfired. Instead of getting skewered, our Mayor clearly, calmly and respectfully demonstrated just how stupid and absolutely full of shit they are. So proud of my Mayor and my City!! ❤️👊
😲 And yet, I can still only do the pleasantries.
March 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
😲 And yet, I can still only do the pleasantries.
Horrifying. And sadly, it is not surprising or even unusual.
The State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner over the weekend in a facility near the central New York prison where another inmate was fatally beaten by guards in December.
N.Y. State Police Investigate Death of Another Inmate at Upstate Prison
A 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, N.Y., died Saturday. Nine inmates said he was viciously beaten by corrections officers.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Horrifying. And sadly, it is not surprising or even unusual.
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Our next Virtual Program explores an historic Black women's organization in #Boston. Join Kalimah Redd Knight, President of The League of Women for Community Service on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm EST. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/the-le... #virtualevent #blackhistory #womenshistory
February 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Our next Virtual Program explores an historic Black women's organization in #Boston. Join Kalimah Redd Knight, President of The League of Women for Community Service on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm EST. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/the-le... #virtualevent #blackhistory #womenshistory
Pretty close. 🤔
A map of every city? (Don't read if your sense of humour is off the clock) Via @chazhutton.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Pretty close. 🤔
Boston next?
Congestion pricing works. After one month in NYC:
↗️ Bus trips up 21% on weekends
⚡ Some car routes = 59% faster at peak
🌎 A MILLION fewer cars downtown
London & Singapore, now NYC proved it - smart pricing creates better cities. Toronto next?
@fastcompany.com | www.fastcompany.com/91272434/a-m...
↗️ Bus trips up 21% on weekends
⚡ Some car routes = 59% faster at peak
🌎 A MILLION fewer cars downtown
London & Singapore, now NYC proved it - smart pricing creates better cities. Toronto next?
@fastcompany.com | www.fastcompany.com/91272434/a-m...
A million cars have disappeared: What NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing
Congestion pricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.
www.fastcompany.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Boston next?
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Imagine a Boston where kids are safe to move independently in the blocks around their school? #SchoolStreets #StreetsForPeople #CarLiteBoston @enriquepepen.bsky.social
Really enjoyed visiting one of our local School Streets this morning at drop off time. It was magical watching children safely walk, scoot and cycle up to the school gate, and see them kick a football about with their mates. So proud of this scheme ☺️
February 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Imagine a Boston where kids are safe to move independently in the blocks around their school? #SchoolStreets #StreetsForPeople #CarLiteBoston @enriquepepen.bsky.social
As a resident of an abutting neighborhood, I have my fair share of concerns about this project. Ultimately, though, I think it's an incredible opportunity to improve the stadium and the Park for all. I look forward to bringing my sons down the street to women's pro soccer games. chng.it/Y9Tqmq7S2q
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chng.it
January 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As a resident of an abutting neighborhood, I have my fair share of concerns about this project. Ultimately, though, I think it's an incredible opportunity to improve the stadium and the Park for all. I look forward to bringing my sons down the street to women's pro soccer games. chng.it/Y9Tqmq7S2q
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January 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Upcoming virtual event: join us on January 23 for a talk on the complex history of Shirley Place in Roxbury - an unassuming residence recently discovered to be a Royal Governor's stable. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/uncove... #history #boston #roxbury #virtualevents
January 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Upcoming virtual event: join us on January 23 for a talk on the complex history of Shirley Place in Roxbury - an unassuming residence recently discovered to be a Royal Governor's stable. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/uncove... #history #boston #roxbury #virtualevents