Results tagged “walkboston”

The MBTA is encouraging riders to walk instead of using MBTA shuttle buses from North Station to Lechmere station as repairs have the Green Line's Science Park and Lechmere stations closed until November. The 15-minute walk could replace what might be a 15-30 minute bus ride, depending on traffic. more ›

Living in Boston, it's easy to forget that people in other cities actually obey walk signs on a regular basis. When this Bostonist gets out of town visitors, she invariably finds herself in the middle of the street, glancing back at a bewildered friend whose law-abiding feet are stuck on the sidewalk. Now the Globe has assembled data to confirm not only that we jaywalk a lot, but also that it might be hurting us. Boston has a higher rate of pedestrian injuries (193 per 100,000 people) than Denver (39 per 100,000), Seattle (89 per 100,000, one of which could have been Manny Ramirez if he'd had a little less luck), and even NYC (124 per 100,000). Our rampant jaywalking is theorized as the cause of these statistics, though the generally high amount of walkers likely also plays a role. more ›