Cummins/Canterbury/HP Av Walk Audit Now Virtual & Rescheduled – 14-21...
Tweet Finally following up on our rescheduled walk audit for the triangle bounded by Cummins Highway, Canterbury Street, and Hyde Park Avenue – with special focus on the so-called “missing middle” on...
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EXAMPLE ADDED: WalkUP Roslindale Snow Clearance Collaborative – Version 4.1...
Tweet Friends, our good buddy Boston Yeti is telling us that we may have some significant snowfall overnight tonight and so, once the snow has stopped flying, we are calling out all of our WalkUP...
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Streetsbooks MASS upcoming event – Angie Schmitt and “Right of Way”– 13...
Tweet We very much encourage everyone who tunes in to us here at WalkUP Roslindale to sign up and attend the upcoming book club virtual gathering being held by Streetsblog MASS with joint sponsorship...
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WalkUP Roslindale Snow Clearance Collaborative – Version 4.2 (Virtually,...
Tweet Friends, yes, we are lined up for some significant snowfall this afternoon/evening and overnight tonight. And so, once the snow has stopped flying, we are calling out all of our WalkUP Roslindale...
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WalkUP Roslindale Snow Clearance Collaborative, Version 4.3 – You know the...
Tweet We have snow falling again this afternoon and though it isn’t yet sticking on the motor vehicle travel lanes of our streets, it does appear to be accumulating on sidewalks and other paths. We are...
View ArticleAdvocacy Opportunity – Boston City Council Sidewalk Snow Clearance Hearing –...
Tweet Yes, the hearing – under the subtitle “Supplemental Sidewalk Clearance Program During Snowstorms in Boston” – will be held by the council’s Committee on City and Neighborhood Services during the...
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Cummins Missing Middle Walk Assessment Report Released
Tweet It took some time, but the Cummins Missing Middle Walk Assessment Report has finally been released. The full report is below and also available as a PDF. We’ll be using this report to organize...
View ArticleComment letter on proposed Massachusetts legislation for automatic traffic...
Tweet Back in October, we submitted a comment letter supporting legislation that has been proposed up on Beacon Hill to allow for automated enforcement of bus lanes and speeding. The relevant bills are...
View ArticleWalkUP Roslindale Congratulates Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu
Tweet Today we sent a letter to Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu, congratulating her on her decisive victory and offering some ideas for initial priorities in line with WalkUP’s mission. Our full letter is...
View ArticleWorld Day of Remembrance 2021 – Contact the MA legislature to support bills...
Tweet Today, in advance of this Sunday’s World Day of Remembrance, we joined our many partner organizations in the Vision Zero Coalition to demand that the Massachusetts legislature pass several bills...
View ArticleLetter to Transportation Committee re American Legion Parkway
Tweet Today we sent a letter to the Massachusetts State Legislature Joint Committee on Transportation supporting an act that would change the name of American Legion Highway to American Legion Parkway...
View ArticleFeedback Opportunity – South/Robert Intersection Safety Improvements – LANA...
Tweet From time to time, specific street intersections come up for redesign and improvement to promote their safety. We understand that one such case is underway now for the intersection of South and...
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Poplar Street Walk Audit – 7 May 2022 – 9 am – BE THERE!!!
Tweet For our first walk audit in a bit more than a year, we’ll team up with WalkBoston to take stock of existing conditions and think about street safety improvements on Poplar Street, all the way...
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Poplar Street Walk Audit – Draft report now available for general feedback
Tweet Following up on our early May Walk Audit on Poplar Street, conducted with our friends at WalkBoston, we are now able to share the draft report to solicit further feedback on how we might slow...
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Not an official WalkUP Roslindale Event, but very good to see this starting:...
Tweet [Photo credit @wutrain.] For the first of what we hope will be many community group bike rides with Mayor Wu to come, Adams Park in Roslindale Square will be the starting point on this coming...
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Final Poplar Street Walk Audit Report
Tweet We’re pleased to be able to share the final version of the Poplar Street Walk Audit report with everyone. No comments were received since we posted the draft on the 3rd of August, so the final is...
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The Lower South Street Neighborhood Slow Streets Project and Boston’s...
Tweet Haga clic aquí para una versión en español de esta publicación On 11/17/22, the Lower South Street and Vicinity Neighborhood Slow Streets plan was approved by the Boston Public Improvement...
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Calles Lentas de South Street Baja y el Vecindario Cercano
Tweet El 17 de noviembre, el plan de Calles Lentas de South Street Baja y el Vecindario Cercano fue aprobado por la Comisión de Mejoramiento Publico, Public Improvement Commission (PIC). Este logro fue...
View ArticleWalkUP Roslindale – 2022 in Brief
Tweet So, 2022 definitely had its share of ups and downs, but in taking stock on the eve of 2023, three posts stand out as particularly worth looking back on and noting (in roughly reverse...
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Some early 2023 news from Roslindale Square – A reopening and an opening!
Tweet The second half of December was unquestionably consequential for the center of Roslindale as a motor vehicle operator drove into the street level of the building at the corner of Belgrade and...
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