The Green Streets Initiative

Meet George, our wonderful Development and Outreach Manager. George recently received his Master’s of Public Health, and is set to start a doctoral program in the fall. On his reasons for becoming part of the team, he says, “I joined GSI in an effort to promote environmental and individual health through active transport.” In his spare time, George loves to be active: going to the gym, walking around the city, and hiking. He and his wife, Kirsten, have a pet Maine C**n, Nanners. This kitty weighs a whopping 22 pounds!

How does the GSI team vacation? By biking and on public transit, of course! Volunteer Lizzie traveled to Chicago, where she biked down to Navy Pier and checked out the L train. Upon arriving in the city, she took the blue line from O’Hare—an easy way to travel downtown. Other than Boston, which city do you find has the best public transit?

Summer is the perfect time to take a Bluebikes for a spin around the city. Don’t forget your helmet!

A huge thank you to all our incredible exhibitors, dedicated volunteers, and enthusiastic attendees for making the Everett Transportation Fair a fantastic success! Your support and participation created an unforgettable day full of fun, learning, and community spirit. We couldn’t have done it without you! 🙌🚴‍♀️💚

Check out some more pictures from the City of Everett!: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/CbgyWmYhWAwi8k6K/

It was a great day in Everett this past Saturday at the Everett Transportation Fair!

It’s looking like a sunny Saturday tomorrow! Come on down to 7-Acre Park along the Northern Strand Trail in Everett from 11am to 3pm for a fun run/walk, a guided bike tour, a raffle, food trucks, and more!

We are looking forward to a fun-filled day on June 8! Learn more and sign up here: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-community-fair

Make plans to come to the first-ever Everett Community Transportation Fair on Saturday, June 8 (rain date June 9)! This special event will offer FREE and fun activities for all, including:

• a guided 3-mile bike tour (free Bluebikes will be available on the event day),
• a 2 - 5K fun run/walk,
• Bike, scooter, wheelchair, and helmet decorating with reflective art and other fun things,
• Over 20 community organizations that serve Everett, plus the MBTA and MassDOT,
• Local food trucks (FREE FOOD while supplies last!) and an ice cream truck,
• and so much more!

Learn more and pre-register for an extra raffle ticket and free reflective vest!: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-community-fair

The Everett Transportation Fair is on June 8th, 2024, and we’re seeking volunteers to promote green transportation options like biking, walking, or using public transportation. We need help in two shifts: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm and 12 pm - 2 pm. Together, we can make a lasting impact. Volunteer with us!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGHcuGFw2Xe5aT3Ua0xAuxUSNZ3JMOPvYkJ39ZD-QUFQpE_A/viewform

Don’t miss out on June 8th! The Everett Transportation Fair is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see you there. Join us for an unforgettable experience filled with insights, reflective art, food trucks (free food while supplies last), transportation services, AND MANY EXHIBITORS! A massive thank you in advance to all our incredible exhibitors for making this event happen. We’re immensely grateful for your participation!

Thank you Everett Community Growers, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - MBTA, MassDOT, Bluebikes, Mystic River Watershed Association, Better Future Project, Everett Fire Department, Neighborways, City of Everett, Landry's Bicycles,
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, Massachusetts Safe Routes to School, WalkMassachusetts, TransitMatters, Bike to the Sea, American Heart Association, Mass General Brigham Community Care Van, Lower Mystic TMA, Fifield E-Bikes, Everett Public Schools, Massachusetts Arts, Everett Transportation and Mobility Department, Eliot Family Center, and Safe n Stylin.

For more information and to register: www.gogreenstreets.org

New flyers, signup forms, and informational webpages for June 8’s City of Everett Community Transportation Fair in Español, Português, and Kreyòl! Please share broadly – the day’s unique events and activities are free for all! https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-community-fair

Come join us in Everett for a fun-filled day!

Everett Community Transportation Fair

Make plans to come to the first-ever Everett Community Transportation Fair on Saturday, June 8 (rain date June 9)! This special event will offer FREE and fun activities for all, including:

• a guided 3-mile bike tour (free Bluebikes will be available on the event day),
• a 2 - 5K fun run/walk,
• Bike, scooter, wheelchair, and helmet decorating with reflective art and other fun things,
• Over 20 community organizations that serve Everett, plus the MBTA and MassDOT,
• Local food trucks (FREE FOOD while supplies last!) and an ice cream truck,
• and so much more!

Learn more and pre-register for an extra raffle ticket and free reflective vest!: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-community-fair

Check out our Spring 2024 newsletter! Green Streets has all kinds of exciting things happening!

Thank you to our newest sponsors and in-kind donors!: Encore Boston Harbor, Davis, Pixela Pictura Films, Bluebikes, and KRYPTONITE.

Read more by clicking below:

Spring 2024 Newsletter: Everett Transportation Fair and Other Updates Happy Spring! We’re excited to share invitations to a few events, the accomplishments of our team, and how you can get involved with Green Streets! Read on to learn more about that event and other things we’ve been up to. You’re invited! Introducing the What Moves Everett Community Transportat...

It was a great day at today’s Bluebikes Ridership Kickoff Event at Boston City Hall Plaza! Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 and Cambridge Deputy City Manager Iram Farooq and others, we’ll have 7 more years of Lyft and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts sponsorship of Bluebikes.

We also left with gorgeous Bluebikes helmets to raffle off at the Everett Transportation Fair: Saturday, June 8 (rain date June 9), 7 Acre Park on the Northern Strand Trail in Everett!

Pre-register here for an extra raffle ticket and free reflective vest!: https://tinyurl.com/whatmoveseverettfair

Listen to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s wise and inspiring talk (video might take a moment to load) about biking in terms of transportation equity, and social, environmental, economic, and racial justice: https://tinyurl.com/bikeequitytalk

The Green Streets team had fun at the Bike Month Kickoff Event yesterday! We enjoyed sharing our work with the biking community -- including the upcoming Everett Community Transportation Fair on Saturday, June 8 (rain date June 9) -- and learning from so many others in the blossoming world of safe and active streets and vibrant communities.

Learn more about the June event here: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-community-fair
Pre-register here for an extra raffle ticket and a free reflective vest!: https://tinyurl.com/whatmoveseverettfair

MassBike Somerville Bicycle Safety Cambridge Bicycle Safety Somerville Bicycle Committee Boston Cyclists Union Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization LivableStreets Alliance Bike to the Sea Biking Brookline RozzieBikes Bluebikes Ciclismo Classico

Come say hi to the Green Streets team at the upcoming Bike Month Kickoff Event this Sunday, April 28! Learn more about our work, including the exciting Everett Community Transportation Fair (https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-community-fair), hosted by us and the City of Everett on Saturday, June 8 (rain date June 9)!

Somerville Bicycle Committee Somerville Bicycle Safety Cambridge Bicycle Safety MassBike

Check out the Everett Independent to learn more about our transportation study of the City of Everett, MA Public Schools! Go !https://everettindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EVI0207.pdf

For more on the project, and the videos and other pictures themselves, make sure to check out the actual project website: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-schools

everettindependent.com

We are excited to share our latest project, What Moves Dorchester Cyclists, where we teamed up with A Better City Transportation Management Association to speak to people who bike (or want to bike!) in Dorchester. Click the link below to see the new Dorchester project and our other 2023 highlights.

From all of us at Green Streets, have a happy and safe holiday!

Happy Holidays From Green Streets!

Happy ! Our latest project in Everett, MA (more below!) was made possible by donors like you. Please consider supporting us here: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/donate. We welcome any amount of support, and our goal is to raise $10,000. The Green Streets board will match up to $2,000 in donations!

Green Streets is excited to launch our new What Moves Everett Schools webpage: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-schools. This webpage is an extension of our Spring 2023 project.

In the Spring, we were thrilled to survey all Everett students (in 4 different languages!) about their commuting habits. We then spoke to 19 students, faculty/staff, and parents/guardians about the joys and challenges of commuting in Everett. Learn more about the Spring 2023 project here: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-schools-information.

We are excited to continue working with the City of Everett in 2024 – stay tuned for some more exciting updates in the coming months!

Our other groundbreaking and heartwarming 2023 projects include What Moves Frisoli Youth Center - Cambridge, MA (https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-frisoli), and What Moves Dorchester, MA Cyclists, which will launch in December.

Tomorrow, November 28, is ! If you haven’t yet, check out our amazing 2023 projects below, and donate here: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/donate. Any amount of support is greatly appreciated!

Our videos and analyses enable organizations and government agencies to better understand why people in their communities commute in “car-light” ways - whether they are “under the bike helmet,” in the carpool, or at the bus stop - and what the obstacles are for people who would like to join them.

What Moves Everett Schools: How compelling are the students… and their teachers?! https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-schools

What Moves Frisoli Youth Center - Cambridge, MA: Youth voices on transportation are rarely heard yet so important! https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-frisoli

What Moves Frisoli Youth Center Youth value the autonomy they have when using public transit and biking, and appreciate the ability to socialize on transit and to not be limited to whatever number will fit in a car. They also value looking at their surroundings and being able to space out. 

For some fun and family-friendly Thanksgiving entertainment, check out the videos on some of our recent projects:

What Moves Everett Schools: How compelling are the students… and their teachers?! https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-everett-schools

What Moves Frisoli Youth Center - Cambridge, MA: Youth voices on transportation are rarely heard yet so important! https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-frisoli

What Moves Cambridge Bike Shoppers: Who says bike lanes are bad for business? The folks we talked to represent all ages and walks of life and do errands by bike. https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-cambridge-shop-by-bike-ers

What Moves Boston Area Commuters: Our first video interview project includes snippets of moving interviews from all kinds of commuters - bus, train, foot, and bike…https://www.gogreenstreets.org/what-moves-boston-area-green-commuters

Happy early - Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated: https://www.gogreenstreets.org/donate. And happy early !

What Moves Cambridge Bike Shoppers | Green Streets For more information on how to outfit yourself to shop by bike, reach out to Mark Boswell, a member of Cambridge Bicycle Safety, the Cambridge Bicycle Committee, and a League of American Cyclists certified instructor.

If you bike through Dorchester, be one of the first 40 people to share your thoughts on biking in Dorchester using our link and we’ll reward you with a $25 gift card. Sign up at bit.ly/bikedorchester.

We’re excited to be collecting perspectives on the joys and challenges of biking in Dorchester, in partnership with the folks at A Better City Transportation Management Association.

What do you think could be done to make MA and our cities change our ways and move to being in the vanguard? Or even... average?

Cities need better public transit, less driving, new international report says. That makes Mass. a laggard, not a leader. - The Boston Globe Urban areas will have to look more like Leipzig, Germany, where cars are a rare sight in the city center, and electric trams whisk people from here to there.

Meet our new summer intern, Zakkai Mares-Van Praag, who is excited to work with Green Streets and engage directly with commuters!

It’s so interesting to see how someone’s nature as well as where they grow up, go to school, work and play all influence one’s directions in life. In Zakkai’s case, we are grateful that their (obsessive?!) love for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - MBTA, growing up in Revere, Massachusetts, attending The Advent School, Brimmer and May School, and now Haverford College, and having worked at The Food Project, Community Action Works, and Revere’s Housing Stability Office, have led him to us for this summer!

More:

"What Moves Us": How a Lifelong Passion Became an Internship at Green Streets Hi! My name is Zakkai Mares-Van Praag (he/they), and I am excited to be an intern this summer with the Green Streets Initiative. A lifelong resident of Revere, MA, I will be entering my sophomore year at Haverford College in PA this fall. Here’s a little info about my background and why I find thi...

This past Saturday, hundreds of people rallied together to advocate for the closing of Memorial Drive on Saturdays and Sundays. Mem. Drive had been closed both days in the past for pedestrian usage, but the Department of Conservation and Recreation recently changed the closure days to only Sunday, even though the majority of community members opposed this decision. Read more about the fantastic efforts of residents (including Green Streets Founder, Janie Katz-Christy) to keep this wonderful community resource open!

Memorial Drive Alliance

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/rally-held-in-cambridge-after-controversial-cuts-to-citys-open-space-schedule/3033960/

Thank you to the hundreds of people who joined us at the Rally at Riverbend this Saturday!

Our next ask is to call 617-299-8898 to speak with officials – tell them why you care about access and improvements to Memorial Drive. Make sure to leave a message if nobody picks up.

Let's take this amazing energy from the rally and turn it into action right now!