by James Fuccione | Jul 12, 2023 | News and Updates
Metropolitan Planning Organizations across Massachusetts are releasing draft plans for public comment for guiding transportation priorities for the coming years. It is important for age- and dementia friendly community stakeholders – and older adults more...
by James Fuccione | Jun 21, 2023 | News and Updates
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $11.6 million in funding through the MassTrails Grant Program to support 68 trail improvement projects. Across Massachusetts, these projects will expand and connect the state’s network of off-road, shared-use pathways and...
by James Fuccione | May 31, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The Massachusetts Trails Team (MassTrails) is pleased to announce the release of a new interactive Priority Trails Network vision map for current and future shared-use path projects throughout the Commonwealth. This tool could be useful to communities and regions...
by James Fuccione | May 24, 2023 | News and Updates
The AARP Livable Communities team put together a list of “Fare-Free and Low-Cost ‘Age-Friendly’ Transportation Options” for their newsletter and included the Salem Skipper as one of the featured best practices. Alongside other age-friendly communities from...
by James Fuccione | May 18, 2023 | Data and Reports
In their annually-released report, Smart Growth America scores the strongest Complete Street policies from across the country. Complete Streets policies are a jurisdiction’s formal commitment to fund, plan for, construct, operate, and maintain their streets so they...
