WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Great turnout this evening (50+ people, 3 dogs🦮) to support the May/Chandler Redesign in Worcester. Get the facts: walkbikeworcester.org/support-chan... 0162
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsNBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 22/07/2026Crowded walking and biking paths have become a source of frustration in some Massachusetts communities, with complaints about fast-moving bikes, e-bikes and scooters. Now, the state is trying a new approach to encourage safer speeds. on.nbcboston.com/k6HQZlfon.nbcboston.com‘SLOW DOWN': New speed boards target fast-moving bikes, e-bikes and scootersCrowded walking and biking paths have become a source of frustration in some Massachusetts communities, with complaints about fast-moving bikes, e-bikes and scooters. Now, the state is trying a new approach to encourage safer speeds. These signs don’t issue tickets or fines. Instead, they’re designed to get riders to think twice about how fast they’re going so nobody gets hurt…. 111
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsFamilies for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 09/07/2026Heartbreaking and maddening news out of Boston 💔 Louisa, like too many others, should still be with us. Rest in peace, Louisa, and thank you for the work you did for safer streets in Boston. 14013
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Statement from @bikeboston.bsky.social, @streetsboston.bsky.social, and @walkmass.bsky.social about Louisa Gag, who was hit and killed by a driver today. Yet another life taken because our society and leaders refuse to address the destruction wrought by cars. 4452157
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsFamilies for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 18/06/2026🚶A new report from @walkmass.bsky.social details the state of pedestrian safety across Massachusetts, showing that more than 43% of crash victims were 65 or older. Via @bostonglobe.com:bostonglobe.comOver 70 pedestrians were fatally struck by cars last year; many were 65 and older, report says - The Boston GlobeMore than 70 percent of the fatalities were on streets with speed limits between 25 and 35 miles per hour, the report found. 154
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsjonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The work isn’t done. There are still crashes and still close calls. Seniors must be able to navigate our squares and sidewalks, drivers need streets that encourage the car driving behind them is driving safe too, and everyone (bikers, pedestrians, drivers) need safer intersections. To name a few. 062
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsjonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I’m very proud of the work Somerville has done to get off of reports like this. The work our mobility team has done alongside (and often powered by) advocates has tangible results: parents coming home to their family at night, children returning home safely from school. Vision zero works. 194
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Our report is now out; it examines fatal pedestrian crashes throughout Massachusetts in 2025. arcg.is/8XbWDarcg.isFatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2025)Compiled by WalkMassachusetts, a statewide pedestrian advocacy organization. 01911
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Our testimony from yesterday's hearing on S.3077 (the ride safe act), including additional recommendations from the micromobility commission the legislature should take up: walkmass.org/2026/05/28/t... #mapoliwalkmass.orgTestimony to joint committee on transportation on S.3077, “An Act to enhance the safe use of micromobility devices” (The Ride Safe Act) – WalkMassachusetts 010
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Thanks for following along! Check out the @walkmass.bsky.social website to learn more about walk audits and see data from prior audits. walkmass.org/walk-audits/walkmass.orgWalk audits – WalkMassachusetts 1144
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Now that we've wrapped up, @walkmass.bsky.social will share an audit report with the town which will focus on areas of improvement and recommendations. That's why it's critical our town planner joined us tonight. 1192
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A cop has been joining us and he had to block traffic from turning into us while crossing at another intersection without a signal 1182
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026One of the worst roads in my town. This leads to downtown. It's super wide, high speed, a single pedestrian crossing even though there are tons of businesses along a .6 mile stretch. 1233
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This is a MassDOT controlled intersection where there are no pedestrian signals crossing a two-lane on-ramp. There is a lot of high-speed traffic turning right and left. 2345
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026A common refrain today: "Cars are loud." 1477
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We're hearing from a mom who lives along the main road talking about how she doesn't feel safe letting her kids play and walk because of the high speed of vehicles. Not pictured are the kids running a lemonade stand. 3372
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We're spending a lot of time looking at ramps at corners and how someone in a wheelchair or someone blind can navigate them. We noticed some ramps that have been damaged by cars turning. 1354
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Notice anything wrong with this beg button? It's inaccessible for someone in a wheelchair or who may have other mobility challenges. 1357
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The worksheet we'll all be completing as we walk today. The route crosses several highway on-ramps and was also chosen with climate change in mind. There's *a lot* of pavement so we expect it to be hot today. 1324
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026@brendanjkearney.bsky.social of @walkmass.bsky.social preparing the group. He's standing alongside a Danvers police lieutenant who spoke positively about a recent webinar MassDOT focusing on "traffic calming through engineering" which we were all glad to hear! 1343
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026En route to the @walkmass.bsky.social walk audit with @malaclypse.bsky.social! I am on an e-bike and he is on an acoustic bike which is a hell freezing over moment. 51568
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Hope to see you tonight! Danvers Community Walk Audit - Wednesday, May 27, 5:30pm. Meet at 10 Harbor St, Danvers, MA 01923 (Pope's Landing). 020
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Reminder: This is tomorrow! Walk audits are incredibly valuable and this is a great way to learn how they are conducted. 0102
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I'll be there! Come learn about walk audits! 0144
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Something I really encourage people to do is conduct a walk audit in their community and really look at infrastructure through the lens of someone disabled, especially if they're using a wheelchair or other mobility aid. Things are often far less accessible than nondisabled people think. 220858
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 13/05/2026On May 27 at 5:30pm, join WalkMassachusetts & the Danvers Accessibility Commission for a walk audit. WalkMassachusetts believes that community-driven walk audits are a powerful tool for making our roads safer and more accessible for everyone. Sign up + learn more: walkmass.org/2026/05/12/d... 191
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 30/04/2026My latest Paris dispatch on how 300 streets outside of schools became some of the coolest places in the city. But even more importantly, these family-centric improvements provide ubiquitous reminders that this society prioritizes childrentorched.laCool streetsParis's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations 15653201
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsThe Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026If I was in charge of #VisionZeroBoston I would start with slow zones, or car free/lite zones around schools in Boston More raised crosswalks, more bollards, find out from kids and parents how to make the school trip walkable and bikeable so kids can have more independence @streets.boston.gov 0133
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsMarion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 16/04/2026A little hometown pride: Alessandra Seider, chair of the #SomervilleMA Pedestrian & Transit Advisory Committee, and Brad Rawson, head of the @cityofsomerville.bsky.social Mobility Division, receiving the @walkmass.bsky.social Golden Shoe Award. 031
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsMarion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026In December, PTAC Chair Alessandra Seiter and Mobility planner Kate White presented their collaboration on Union Square at the WalkMassachusetts Network monthly meeting. PTAC organized a walk audit, taking an approach we can replicate elsewhere. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Na...youtube.comCommunity-Led Walk Audits in Somerville | December 2025 WalkMass NetworkYouTube video by WalkMassachusetts 111
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsMarion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Today is @walkmass.bsky.social's Annual Celebration, which you can still attend virtually or in person in Kendall Square: www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/.... As a Somervillen and WM board member, I'm happy to be presenting a Golden Shoes award to our very own PTAC & Mobility Division. (1/2)givesignup.orgWalkMassachusetts Annual Celebration 2026Join me at the WalkMassachusetts Annual Celebration 2026 111
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I highly recommend attending this if you want to learn how to do a walk audit in your community 063
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026"Snow isn’t just an inconvenience. It becomes a barrier to safety and mobility in daily life." The city has clearly made, and continues to make, progress in this area, and that's important to acknowledge. But huge barriers remain. Accessibility can't be weather-dependent.mass.streetsblog.orgAccessibility Advocates Press Boston City Council for Better Snow Removal - Streetsblog MassachusettsAs even more snow began falling outside, dozens of safety advocates from a coalition of pedestrian, bike, transit, and disability rights groups came to Boston City Hall Tuesday afternoon to ask the Ci... 15815
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsStreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 03/03/2026Accessibility Advocates Press @boston.gov City Council for Better Snow Removal - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/a...mass.streetsblog.orgAccessibility Advocates Press Boston City Council for Better Snow Removal - Streetsblog MassachusettsAs even more snow began falling outside, dozens of safety advocates from a coalition of pedestrian, bike, transit, and disability rights groups came to Boston City Hall Tuesday afternoon to ask the Ci... 1167
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsJivan Sobrinho-Wheeler @votejivan.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I’m introducing a policy order on sidewalk snow removal at our City Council meeting this Monday! Some cities like NYC and Boston have recently been exploring increased municipal sidewalk snow clearance. Cambridge can follow these cities’ leads and expand sidewalk snow clearance here as well! 1268
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 24/02/2026In Boston, @mayorwu.boston.gov & Office of Neighborhood Services have announced some shoveling meetups in neighborhoods across the city to supplement the cleanup effort. Find one near you listed here: Boston.gov/shovelboston.govSnow Shoveling Meet-UpsLed by the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, snow shoveling meet-ups bring together volunteers citywide to lend a hand during snow emergencies. Join your neighborhood liaison to help clear side... 011
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsOffice of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 22/02/2026City teams will be plowing major roadways to ensure emergency vehicle access. I know it can be frustrating if a plow has pushed snow back over a cleared area, but curb ramps must be cleared continually. If plowed snow coverage is too much, use the BOS:311 app to request support from the City. 1246
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsOffice of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 22/02/2026That responsibility means clearing a 42-inch path through the sidewalk, not just in front of your home or business, but all the way to the ramp and crosswalk. Learn more about snow shoveling in Boston: boston.gov/snow. 32910
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsOffice of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 22/02/2026Help your neighbors get around safely as Boston experiences what is forecasted to be a historic blizzard. Property owners must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks and curb ramps within 3 hours after snowfall ends or three hours after sunrise if the snow ends overnight. 610038
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsMassBike @massbike.bsky.social · 12/02/2026We’re excited to be co-presenting with @walkmass.bsky.social on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 1 pm a webinar with Kris Carter & Jaclyn Youngblood from @massdot.bsky.social about the Special Commission on #Micromobility's upcoming 2026 report. 🚲🛴🚶🚶♀️ Register below: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 012
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Boston will be moving ahead with an At-Grade design for Rutherford Ave/Sullivan Square! • Mid March: meeting #2 • Mid April: meeting #3 • May: 25% Design to MassDOT • late 2026: MassDOT 25% Design Hearing @mayorwu.boston.gov @streets.boston.gov @boston.gov More: www.boston.gov/departments/... 161
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsAmerica Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026‼️ LAST CHANCE to apply for the #CommunityChangeGrant program! This is your community’s chance to receive a $2,000 grant for projects related to healthy, active, and engaged places to live, work, and play. #ActivePeople Apply TODAY by 10pmET/7pmPT: buff.ly/osYthPV 134
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsStreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 10/02/2026Guest Column from @walkmass.bsky.social: Enough With the Snow, We Deserve Accessible Sidewalks - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/g...mass.streetsblog.orgGuest Column: Enough With the Snow, We Deserve Accessible Sidewalks - Streetsblog MassachusettsWhen the mega-snowstorm ended on January 26, we were all asked to be patient. Plow crews were working around the clock; in the meantime, we should do our part by clearing the sidewalks and curb cuts a... 1208
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsepl-type7greenline.bsky.social @epl-type7greenline.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I had a foot surgery in November, and spent time on a knee scooter and a boot. I'm back in shoes, but it's still harder than usual to get around on cleared sidewalks, let alone now. 042
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsMarion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026"It’s scary and dangerous for healthy adults, nerve-wracking for parents with small children, and simply impossible for the most vulnerable members of our communities. Worst of all, it’s this way by design." 024
WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Enough with the snow: We deserve clear sidewalks. walkmass.org/2026/02/06/e...walkmass.orgEnough with the snow: We deserve clear sidewalks – WalkMassachusetts 081
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsMassBike @massbike.bsky.social · 04/02/2026An inspiring Day of Action at the MA State House! Thank you to all who participated for mobilizing around #trafficsafety. View the replay here: youtu.be/7SikCE2XIIw T4MA, MAVisionZeroCoalition, @familiesforsafestreets.org, @streetsboston.bsky.social, @walkmass.bsky.social, @bikeboston.bsky.social 055
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsKenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 04/02/2026To public agencies scolding pedestrians for walking along the roadway: we have no other choice if sidewalks are still not cleared. At least this bus stop on North Main St. in Providence has a path from the curb to shelter. Good for able-bodied riders but a nightmare for people with disabilities. 😫 25713
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsChris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I had a friend visit this weekend who is still a bit wobbly from a broken ankle earlier in the year and OH WOW do I have a much clearer picture about the importance of clearing sidewalks, curb cuts, rail crossings, and the rest now. 35110
Reposted by WalkMassachusettsStreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 02/02/2026Tomorrow morning, volunteers from @massbike.bsky.social, @walkmass.bsky.social, @bikeboston.bsky.social and others will visit the State House to lobby for "An Act relative to traffic regulation using road safety cameras." Background: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/p... #mapolimass.streetsblog.orgPolicy Riders In Governor's Budget Proposal Would Legalize Speed Enforcement Cameras, End Debt-Based License Suspensions - Streetsblog MassachusettsRiders in the the new budget bill that Governor Healey introduced this week could legalize the limited deployment of speed limit enforcement cameras and end the state’s practice of taking away drivers... 0136