Walking Archives — Page 12 of 31

Photos: Three New Trails To Look Forward To in 2021

Construction activities have slowed down considerably for the winter season, but three major new trail projects in Boston’s suburbs are poised to open for traffic in early 2021: the Cochituate Trail in Natick, the Cambridge-Watertown Greenway, and the extension of the Northern Strand Trail in Revere, Saugus, and Lynn. State officials stress that these three […]

Christian MilNeil

December 28, 2020

Photos: Three New Trails To Look Forward To in 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Street Design

In The Northeast, It’s #Sneckdown Season

Last week’s storm has created major hassles for pedestrians trying to navigate buried sidewalks, but there’s one silver lining: it’s left thousands of “sneckdowns,” places where snowbanks have narrowed down the roadway and forced cars to slow down considerably (a “snow neckdown”). Streetsfilms editor Clarence Eckerson first documented “naturally occurring neckdowns” in 2006. “The snow […]

Christian MilNeil

December 21, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

What other intersections would benefit from artistic Complete Streets makeovers?

These kinds of Complete Streets interventions are fairly easy and inexpensive, and can help make neighborhoods safer as well as more beautiful.

John Greenfield

December 10, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Angie Schmitt

Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt

Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.

Christian MilNeil

December 7, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Make biking part of your plan to take on the challenges of a COVID-19 winter

Cold-weather cycling is just one of the options for infectious disease expert-approved cold-weather fun available.

John Greenfield

December 2, 2020

DOT

Fed Pedestrian Safety ‘Action’ Plan Light on Action, Heavy on Studies

Ending the pedestrian death crisis will take real money, policy and cultural change — not just another government report with a laundry list of missed opportunities, proposed research and little else.

Kea Wilson

December 1, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Free advice to Biden: Do yourself a favor and don’t hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief

Announcing Emanuel as your choice would almost certainly fill the streets of Chicago with hundreds or thousands of justifiably angry protesters. You really don't want to kick off your administration that way.

John Greenfield

November 30, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Outside Boston, Cellphone Data Suggests A Biking and Walking Boom

Increased working from home appears to have diminished bike traffic in cities like Boston and Cambridge, but considerably more people are walking and riding in the rest of the state.