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Sam Nelson

@masnoslen.bsky.social
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Public Historian, Urban Explorer, Vegetarian, Craft Beer Drinker, Budding Cyclist, Enthusiastic Pedestrian, BPS Mom, Cat Lover, Proud Bostonian. She/her.

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Liam @othemts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Brand new tour of this history-filled corner of Nubian Square! bostonbyfoot.org/tours/eliot-...
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Eliot Burying Ground | Boston By Foot
The Eliot Burying Ground has stood at the crossroads of Roxbury's history for nearly four centuries. From early Puritan settlers and Indigenous history to Roxbu
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In all the 250th hullabaloo, I forgot to share this! Talking to Henry was so much fun! 😃
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Liam @othemts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Self-promotion: New @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social tour of Eliot Burying Ground in Roxbury's Nubian Square! Offered multiple times on Saturday August 22, 2026. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/eliot-...
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Eliot Burying Ground | Boston By Foot
The Eliot Burying Ground has stood at the crossroads of Roxbury's history for nearly four centuries. From early Puritan settlers and Indigenous history to Roxbu
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
benjaminsiegel.github.io/enough-is-en... I've just signed this open letter to @mayorwu.boston.gov to resume the many stalled Safe Streets Projects across the City. I'm shaken and devastated by the death of Louisa Gag, cyclist and safe streets advocate.
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH — An open letter to Mayor Wu on street safety
Boston has been warned for years that delayed street-safety projects would cost lives. Read and sign the open letter.
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Liam @othemts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
One way to commemorate Massachusetts Emancipation Day is with the Boston By Foot Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts tour, tonight at 6pm. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/slaver...
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Slavery & Abolition in Massachusetts | Boston By Foot
Securing full citizenship rights for African-Americans in Boston and the United States required enormous will. Learn how slavery started, evolved, and finally ended here with the passage of the 13th A...
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
My two favorite cities! To me they've always been clear siblings. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/26/l...
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Glasgow will soon be Boston’s 12th sister city. It will also be the best of them all. - The Boston Globe
With apologies to our 11 other sister cities, Glasgow is the perfect sibling for Boston.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
In honor of Boston’s new sister city, I'm drinking coffee from my Glasgow mug this morning! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☕️❤️
Coffee mug, says "Glasgow" with images of Glasgow landmarks.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I went to a meeting at the new Franklin Cummings Tech building and got to park my bike at one of these adorable Ben Franklin themed bike racks! It was hard to choose between the spectacles or the kites. 🤓🪁
Bike parked at a rack decorated with spectacles.
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
**BOSTON ACTION ALERT** please sign this petition and share with friends and neighbors to tell @bostoncitycouncil.bsky.social to end parking minimums with new construction We need homes for people not cars! @universalhub.com @berkie1.bsky.social petition.betterparkingforboston.org
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Better Parking for Boston — Sign the Petition
Urge the Boston City Council to remove wasteful residential parking mandates citywide. Sign before the June 4 hearing.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
As I rushed to get home with my kids before a thunderstorm blew in, my 7 year old calmed my scared 3 year old by assuring him: "Don't worry! You're MUCH more likely to get hit by a car than get hit by lightning!" 🫠🫠🫠
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
"What are you up to this weekend Matt? "Oh I'm helping out @wutrain.bsky.social who showed up at a safe streets event and had no idea where her @streets.boston.gov had removed all the bike lane separation even though there are hundreds of @311.boston.gov reports youtu.be/mUMLQ8zBmw8?...
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fixing boston's bike lanes, without permission
YouTube video by Matt Ognibene
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is the future I want for Boston. There are lots of ways to get around in a city that don't involve massive and highway designed SUVs and gargantuan gender-affirming pickup trucks #CarLiteBoston
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Yes! This how we should all cross the street. 👋
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Onion, welcome to The War on Cars.
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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Join us on February 25 at 6:30 pm for our next free virtual program! “Evolution of Boston Buildings from the Inside Out” looks at the changing construction techniques of Boston’s houses, from the earliest colonial era to current times. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/evolut... #virtualevents
Announcement of virtual program on Zoom with image of construction beams and posts.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Honoring Catherine O'Hara with a rewatch of A Mighty Wind. ❤️
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a woman in a suit is holding a cup of coffee in her hand .
Alt: Catherine O'Hara in a suit is holding a cup of coffee in her hand. "Nothing wrong with treating yourself, dear"
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Carl @cmwd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Watching cars speed down cleared streets while watching pedestrians scramble over three foot high snow banks or having to walk in the street to avoid uncleared walkways has the War on Cars part of my brain very activated
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Congestion pricing in NYC has worked and has become popular. Cities like Boston should follow. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/o...
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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.
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StÂco City @stacos.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
you already kno sheeeeesh 🥳🎉🙏
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Let's go, Boston! Vote! 🗳☑️ @wutrain.bsky.social @ruthzee.bsky.social
Photo of house with Michelle Wu for Boston and Elect Ruthzee yard signs outside.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Yes!
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The bike is serving me well! 🍺
Bike with a full case of beer in the back rack
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
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...
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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."
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
It was wonderful to celebrate with 41 new, committed, curious, and excited volunteers last week!
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Our intrepid crew!
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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
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/
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
"Hey, why don't you want to use your new electric toothbrush?" 6yo: "It's too dramatic"
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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.
A collage of two photos; one is family enjoying a craft activity and the other is me and my kids with a view of the harbor behind us.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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! 👨‍🎤
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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! 😃🚲
Green bike
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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!! ❤️👊
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
😲 And yet, I can still only do the pleasantries.
I'm on a 500 day learning streak on Duolingo.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Horrifying. And sadly, it is not surprising or even unusual.
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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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
Virtual Program ad with Boston By Foot logo, image of the historic headquarters of the League of Women for Community Service at 558 Massachusetts Avenue, and profile photo of Kalimah Redd Knight, a smiling woman in a dark blue blouse.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Pretty close. 🤔
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Boston next?
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Imagine a Boston where kids are safe to move independently in the blocks around their school? #SchoolStreets #StreetsForPeople #CarLiteBoston @enriquepepen.bsky.social
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Yes! Let's prioritize transit! 🚍🚦 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/30/m...
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Faster bus commutes in Boston? That’s the goal with coming traffic signal upgrades. - The Boston Globe
Buses traveling through the experimental intersections along the Allston corridor spent, on average, 21 percent less time waiting at red lights, according to the T.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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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This campaign needs you now
Support the White Stadium Redevelopment Project
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Page One in Boston: @bostonglobe.com
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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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
Graphic showing Boston By Foot virtual event on Uncovering Shirley Place: Stories from the Stable January 23 at 6:30 pm via Zoom
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Calling on all fellow lovers of #Boston and #urbanexploring! Join our community of #lifelonglearners! (I was recently told that was a better way to say "nerds")
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I genuinely don't get the vitriol. We're all just trying to get where we're going. 🤷‍♀️ And fwiw, when I drive in Boston, the cyclists and bike lanes are the least of my concerns. There are far bigger issues with our infrastructure and traffic policies. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/12/o...
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Bike lanes save lives, so why are you still complaining? - The Boston Globe
Ultimately, peaceably sharing the streets comes down to mindset. A city is a community, and everyone needs to give a little.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I was floored when I heard this program announced at the State of the City last year - as someone in the cultural field who depends on admissions, memberships, and philanthropy, I know how complicated this is. And how amazing it is for families and institutions alike! Thank you, Mayor Wu!
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
After a doctor's appt, my 5yo son asked me if boys are allowed to become doctors. Apparently he has only encountered female doctors. At first I was thrilled - a feminist win! But then again, what he is internalizing from this experience and all the girl empowerment media we give him.
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The cat content on Blue Sky is 💯 😻
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Old South Selfie. Feeling comforted by historical perspective.
Selfie in Old South Meeting House
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I've been working at this for months, but I think I finally found a safe-ish cycling route from Roxbury to Beacon Hill!
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Sam Nelson @masnoslen.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
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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