25th anniversary CORPORATE SUPPORT & BENEFITS/2015 Benefits are cumulative as levels increase and are yearlong Check one to become a WalkBoston Corporate Supporter Please consider increasing your support by 25% in honor of our 25th anniversary. We’ve done the math for you below—we appreciate your support at any level.
$6,250 racewalker [was $5,000]
$1,250 stroller [was $1,000]
• full-page ad in annual program • logo in annual program • logo on 25th anniversary brochure • description on website • large logo in enews (bi-weekly)
• quarter-page ad in program • name on 25th anniversary brochure • link on website • listing in enews (bi-weekly) • name displayed at events
$3,125 strider [was $2,500]
$625 ambler [was $500]
• half-page ad in program • logo on website • logo in enews (bi-weekly)
• name in program • name on website • name in newsletter (quarterly) • free walks/events • corporate supporter event invites • admission to annual celebration
EVENTS February Urban design lecture March Anniversary celebration April Somerville walk May Dorchester walk June Worcester walk
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July Springfield walk September Longfellow Bridge walk October Hi-tech lecture
TO BE INCLUDED IN 2015 SUPPORTER PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS: Submit by Wednesday, February 25th for inclusion in 25th anniversary brochure and program Fax this form or email the information to Brendan at the WalkBoston office. Submit artwork electronically to bkearney@walkboston.org
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I’mAnnual tremendously excited toTBD Acrosssupport. Walk: spring date You’ve us growkill about new art mecca, ideas for improving the world, roadhelped traffic crashes 1.24 be WalkBoston’s new Board a volunteer, Boston-focused are made better with one key millionfrom people each year. More than one-fifthBoston of those Speaker:These Scottdays Bricker, group into a professionally staffed ingredient: President. I’m America killed are pedestrians [approximately 270,000]. Road walking. Walks Executive Director since organization withleading an engaged a land use/commercial real accidents are now the causeboard of death for 152010, has quadrupled the size of A great walking environment is the that works statewide. None of this estate attorney at Robinson & to 29-year olds in Latin America and the Caribbean. the organization, made it central to secret sauce. It gets us to and from would happen without you. Cole. But before obtaining my These sober statistics from the 2013 World Health the national walking movement and nights on the town, children safely law degree in the late 1990s, Organization [WHO] report, Pedestrian Safety, A Road helped lead the “EveryBody Walk We’ll celebrate the progress of the to parks and schools and art patrons Safety Manual for Decision-Makers and Practitioners, I worked as a transportation Collaborative.” Scott is a dynamic past year and look to the future flocking to new exhibitions. explain why public health experts throughout the planner on promoting alternatives to singleleader and one of America’s imporof walkability at the March 18th world are increasingly focused on engaging government occupancy travel. WalkBoston’s is one tant voicesmission for active transportation. Annual Celebration. We hope to see WalkBoston hopes Mayor Martin to create prevention strategies. Walsh appoints a Transportation I’ve worked on and thought about for a long time. you there—members attend free! Commissioner who will retime traffic
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Tues., March 18th, 5–8pm 25th anniversary in 2015, we thank scene, 21st-century bus service, PRESIDENT’SNERD LETTER safe walking strategy Center, 1 Memorial Drive Global all our members for your continued third-graders ready for learning, or a
WalkBoston in action We are making an impact in western Massachusetts – the City of Springfield praised us for the recommendations we provided in our school walkability audits and included them in bid documents for work around one of the schools— “This is fantastic. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this report – it’s incredibly helpful.” Satisfaction The devil is in the details – a Boston neighborhood advocate was happy to tell us that she was
I welcome your comments and thoughts and hope to see you at the Annual Celebration!
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Non-governmental organizations are also raising ideas about pedestrian safety. In 2011, the United Nations launched a Decade of Action for Road Safety with the mission of saving 5 million lives by 2020. At the 2012 Walk21 conference in Mexico City, an International Charter for Walking gathered 4,185 signatories representing 88 countries. In South Africa, a Global Road Safety program launched in May 2013 that uses education and enforcement, has a goal of reducing road accidents by 50% by 2020. Traffic losses have heavy economic costs. In South America, Latin America and the Caribbean, 1% to 2% of GDP is lost annually because of crashes. continued
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continued Walking has been called the club that everybody Walkability programs are gaining national traction, as interns Edelstein Company are adapted HealthCare RACEWALKER Recognizing the burden these costs, the Inter-American Development Flora of Cheng belongs to and nobody joins. That may be changing.Partnersideas that work well in one&community in Environmental Business Plymouth Rock Sophie Geller to promote road safety at its annual Bank launched a Youth Program A new interest in the benefits of walking is prompting others. The national Safe Routes Council of N.E. to School program, Sasaki Sam Sklar meeting Friends of PO Square Stantec which sponsors Walk experts in public health, architecture and other fields To School Day, saw record levelsin 2010 in Cancun, Mexico.
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TEC Engineering to find common ground with walking advocates. of participation for Gilbane this event in 2013. In 50 states, the Jing Wei Zhang Goulston & Storrs The Collaborative A project called Walkability Asia, part of Clean Air Asia, is conducting walkDistrict of ColumbiaHalvorson and Puerto Rico, 4,447 schools advocacy Design TranSystems ability surveys in 27Karla AsianKarash cities to identify problem areas and enable policy In October 2013 over 400 advocates gathered at Tufts Medical Harpoon Center participated, 41% of whichBrewery fielded first time programs. makers and funderscommunications to take action to improve infrastructure. Results are Howard/Stein-Hudson the first National Walking STRIDERS Summit in Washington, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Eaton Vance Jacobs Engineering Group Zipcar shared on the organization’s website, www.walkabilityasia.org, which serves Nina Garfinkle D.C., which was sponsoredMassport by the Everybody Walks In Massachusetts, the ambitious GreenDOT plan LifePlans as a reporting platform for initiatives in Asian cities that are aimed at eliminatdevelopment Robinson Cole Collaborative and underwritten by &healthcare giant AMBLERS to triple walking, biking andAssoc. transit trips by 2030 McMahon Emma Yashar Trinity Financial A Better City ing pedestrian hazards andRothfeld improving the walking environment. Nitsch Engineering Kaiser Permanente. Participants attended workshops mandates that municipalities seeking state funding Alta Planning & Design Parsons Brinckerhoff newsletter editors on how to create buzz, connecting across government haveHeritage Complete Streets STROLLERS Architectural STV strategies by 2015. MassDOT Christine Giraud & Nina No universally accepted “best practice” yetCohen exists for safety campaigns for Societystays of silos, and making sure theBoston movement inclusive. Foundation Toole Design adopted in 2013 a Healthy Transportation Policy walkers, but some mix of the “5 E’s” are usually invoked: education, encourArchitects BETA Group Transit Realty Assoc. They dance-walked through hotel lobby and looked Directive for itself that requires that all modes be DLAa Piper Beth Israel Deaconess URS agement, enforcement, engineering and evaluation. A key issue across the Bank at new mapping tools and Eastern other products at a vendor Medical considered equally during project design. “As our Center globe is traffic speed. Pedestrians hit by slow moving vehicles (20 mph or Fay, Spoffordtalk & Thorndike CONTRIBUTORS fair. They built skills to persuasively about howBEVCO the Assoc. understanding of the importance of physical activity Goody, Clancy slower) are 95% likely to survive and to have relatively minor injuries, while BSC Group AAA built environment impactsHMFH the health, social connectedfor human of Architects Cabot, Cabot & Forbeshealth grows, ADD so has the importance those hit at 40 mph have a 95% chance of dying. Thus almost all safety camHNTB ness, economic strength and environmental resiliency people toBRbeAlexander activists in their communities,” Carol R. engaging Johnson paigns address traffic speeds in areas where there are pedestrians. HYM Investment Cecil Group Directr of their communities. says Wendy Landman, WalkBoston Executive Director. MassDevelopment Cetrulo LLP Cambridge Traffic, Parking Microsoft NERD Center The constituency for pedestrian safety recognized by World Health CommuterChoice & Transportation Millennium Partners Copley Wolff Design Leers Weinzapfel Assoc. Organization is growing across the globe, as government officials gain New Balance Crosby, Schlessinger, Modell’s understanding of the economic costs of accidents and the health benefits of NStar Smallridge
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I’d like to extend sincere thanks on behalf of the board, staff, and our membership to outgoing Board President Jessica Sawyer. In her 3 years as President, Jessica helped the board become more organized and effective. Our disappointment in Jessica’s stepping down as president is mitigated by knowing she’ll remain a member of the board so that we’ll continue to benefit from her energy and intelligence.
Joe Beggan David Black Betsy Boveroux Amy Branger Joyce DiBona Diana Doty Mark Favermann Nina Garfinkle Richard Garver Ann Hershfang Betsy Johnson Karla Karash Matt Lawlor/president Erik Lund/counsel Jerry Pucillo Bill Reyelt Greg Rogers/treasurer Emma Rothfeld Yashar/secretary Jessica Sawyer Linda Sharpe Karen Cord Taylor
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evaluate effective interventions. A comprehensive approach to safety includes engineering, legislation and enforcement as well as behavioral measures. The constituency for pedestrian safety recognized by the World Health Organization is growing across the globe, as government officials gain understanding of the economic costs of accidents and the health benefits of walkable communities.
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We can take advantage of this wave of recognition to carry our work forward in new ways and in new locations so that walking and walkability become a central part of many more public and private investment decisions.
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According to the WHO report, eliminating pedestrian As we see broader acceptance of the gospel Sarah Freeman: Jamaica Plain walking With your help, we will continue to signals, slow traffic in retail, residensuccessful in getting a bus stop risk is an achievable policy goal: “Pedestrian of walkability as a quadruple bottom winadvocate; Mayorline Gary Christenson be a powerful voice for pedestrians. tial, school and park areas, improve moved so that buses no longer collisions, like all road traffic crashes, should not be & Sharon Santillo: reduced Malden ped Renew today! WalkBoston.org/ sidewalk snow clearance, and mark ner – human health, social connectivity, block the pedestrian crosswalk. accepted as inevitable because they are, in fact, both activists; Revere Walk to School join or by check in the enclosed crosswalks at bus stops. carbon emissions and economic development Action was needed and taken by predictable and preventable.” Champions; Karin envelope; contact Brendan —Wendy Landman, excerpt of both the City of Boston and the MBTA. – walkability seems a central thread for Valentine the re- Goins: WalkBike Worcester co-founder. 617.367.9255 with any questions. Boston Globe letter to the Editor urbanization of our central cities and inner subMajor risk factors for pedestrian accidents identified in the report are vehicle speed, alcohol use by drivers urbs. Increasingly, pedestrian-friendly designs and pedestrians, lack of safe infrastructure and appear in new development, even in auto-orientinadequate visibility. To assess pedestrian safety in a ed suburbs and rural areas. In other words, the given setting, the report recommends that authorities playing field is tilting in a manner that’s never prepare an action plan to design, implement and WALKBOSTON BOARDI been more favorable for WalkBoston’s mission.
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WalkBoston makes walking safer and easier in Massachusetts to encourage better health, a cleaner environment and vibrant communities. • Our education and advocacy programs give voice to people to make their communities more walkable. • Working with government agencies, we influence state and local transportation policies and designs. • We develop and implement innovative programs that address social and physical barriers to walking. • Our work especially benefits those who depend on walking the most: people with lower incomes, seniors and children, and people with disabilities. WalkBoston’s advocacy on behalf of pedestrians began in 1990 when a handful of like-minded citizens decided they would be more effective speaking out collectively than as individuals. Every additional voice helps WalkBoston’s message to be heard. We welcome your advocacy efforts and your individual and corporate memberships. To become a member or get more information about WalkBoston and pedestrian advocacy, visit www.walkboston.org.
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