by James Fuccione | Dec 11, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has updated their interactive Trailmap, the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of biking and walking trails in Massachusetts. This new-and-improved version of Trailmap allows users to search by address to find...
by James Fuccione | Dec 4, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The term “placemaking” refers to the work of improving a particular public space or overall area to make it more of a destination and shared gathering place. The Pop-Up Placemaking Tool Kit was created by AARP and Team Better Block to inform a broad audience of local...
by James Fuccione | Oct 10, 2019 | Data and Reports
The number of pedestrian crashes in the United States has increased in the past two decades. According to a new report from UMass-Boston’s Gerontology Institute, the percentage of older pedestrian crash rates has also increased during that span. Their report...
by James Fuccione | Sep 26, 2019 | News and Updates
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, along with the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission, Public Works, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, AARP, Tufts Health Plan Foundation and WalkBoston celebrated the Age-Friendly Bench program in Grove Hall. The program...
by James Fuccione | Jul 29, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack recently joined Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, members of the Massachusetts Legislature, local officials, and transportation advocates at a groundbreaking event in Natick to release the State Bicycle...
