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WalkMassachusetts
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Statewide pedestrian advocacy organization working to make walking safer and easier in Massachusetts to encourage better health, a cleaner environment, and more vibrant communities.

Email list (we send out ~2x month) https://walkmass.org/join-list
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Joined folks on Hyde Park Avenue in Boston earlier this week, where we heard and encountered challenges for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving alike. thanks @enriquepepen.bsky.social @brianworrell.bsky.social for joining Shared Spaces effort. More: t4ma.org/strengthenin...
Group of people standing on sidewalk along Hyde Park Avenue. person in middle is using a handheld speed detector to track vehicle speeds. (fastest person at this corner was going 41mph). Group of people standing in Dunkin parking lot at Walk Hill / Hyde Park Avenue, including Boston City Councilors Pepen and Worrell. Group of people standing on sidewalk along Hyde Park Avenue. person in middle is using a microphone to describe why she discourages her son from riding his bike to school along / across Hyde Park Ave. Group of people standing on sidewalk along Hyde Park Avenue. person in middle is using a microphone to describe challenge of using an unsignalized crosswalk to access daycare on Hyde Park Ave.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Hope to see you today at 1pm at @bpl.boston.gov or on @wgbh.org for this panel discussion, ""Streets as a Tool for Democracy." RSVP and more info:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
GBH Amplifies: "Streets as a Tool for Democracy" - Thursday, June 12 at 1pm at GBH BPL Studio, 700 Boylston Street, Boston. Panel includes Reggie Ramos (T4MA), Tiffany Cogell (Boston Cyclists Union), Katarina Torres Radisic (Riders Access Group/Boston Center for Independent Living), Brendan Kearney (WalkMassachusetts).
June 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month for our WalkMass Network webinars. This month, Matthew Raifman, PhD (@wildcalifornia.bsky.social) shares about national disparities in traffic fatalities and role of active mobility and autonomous vehicles. Registration link and more info: walkmass.org
WalkMass Network 5/21, 1pm - National Disparities in Traffic Fatalities: the role of active mobility and autonomous vehicles. Featured speaker: Matthew A Raifman, PhD Transportation Safety Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
May 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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WalkMassachusetts calls for urgent safety investments and expanded community-led walk audits to demand real change. 📢 It’s time for action!

Learn more & read the full report: walkmass.org/fatal-pedest...

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#SafeStreets #VisionZero #WalkMass #mobilityjustice #pedestriansafety
WalkMass calls for action: even if fed funds are rescinded, keep regional vision zero efforts on track. prioritize walkability and safety with chapter 90 funds. support community-led walk audits to ensure all voices shape safer streets. Your voice matters! Join us in pushing for these changes. speak up for safer streets today!
April 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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New Report: Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2024)

📊 More Key Findings:
🔴 70.5% happened on locally controlled roads.
🔴 61% occurred in the dark.
🔴 New data tracks crash victims who were using wheelchairs & scooters

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In 2024, 70.5% of fatal pedestrian crashes occurred on local streets controlled by cities or towns. Almost 61% of the fatal pedestrian crashes occurred in the dark.
April 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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New Report: Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2024)

In 2024, 78 pedestrians lost their lives on Massachusetts streets, accounting for just over 21% of the total - nearly 70% in Environmental Justice neighborhoods and over 1/3 were age 65+. Streets aren’t safe for everyone, the data proves it.

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2024 Fatal Pedestrian Crash report slide w/ QR code to the full report Older adults (65+) make up 18% of the population but 37.2% of crash victims 66.7% of fatal pedestrian crashes took place in Environmental Justice Census Block Groups.
April 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Thanks for coming on the walk audit, second the appreciation for Paul Gentile at Gentile Brewing! Made sure to buy a 4pack on the way out to show support. We’ll send a follow up email on Monday with links mentioned today. people can learn to lead their own walk audit here: walkmass.org/waa
Supplies from today’s walk audit hosted by WalkMassachusetts and Beverly Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission. Walk audit prompt sheet, speed detector, box of clipboards, and a four pack of beer purchased to support our location, Gentile Brewing in Beverly, MA.
January 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Join us for our next WalkMass Network event this Wednesday!
🚶‍♂️ Showcasing Current Work at @americawalks presented by Policy Director Ben Crowther. These events happen the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1pm.
📅 Date: January 15
🕐 Time: 1 PM
Sign-up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Flyer for WalkMass Network event taking place this Wednesday, January 15 at 1pm. Speaker is Ben Crowther, the Policy Director at America Walks. He will talk about their current efforts and answer questions. These events happen the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1pm. RSVP link in text.
January 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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“What we need the State House to be working on is increasing funding for local communities, so they can make changes to the streets,” Kearney said. “Stop focusing on jaywalking and start making our streets safer.”

www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

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Photo of co-ED of WalkMassachusetts Brendan Kearney standing at corner of milk and Devonshire in Boston where he spoke w/ GBH reporter. Brendan is wearing a blue boston marathon jacket. Quote from article is overlaid on image: “What we need the State House to be working on is increasing funding for local communities, so they can make changes to the streets,” Kearney said. “Stop focusing on jaywalking and start making our streets safer.”
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM