The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is committed to promoting walking as an important mode that can help reduce emissions and support healthy lifestyles, consistent with our GreenDOT policy and Healthy Transportation Compact.
 
The 1998 Massachusetts Pedestrian Transportation Plan serves as a guide to state, regional, and local transportation to better serve walkers. The plan's recommendations aim at delivering a more pedestrian-focused transportation system that connects with other healthy transportation networks.

You may download or view the entire plan by clicking here (3.86MB) or selecting individual chapters below.

Chapter PDF File (File Size) 1 Introduction 01.PDF (74k) 2 Achieving the Vision 02.PDF (227k) 3 Who Walks and Why? 03.PDF (743.k) 4 Pedestrian Safety 04.PDF (56k) 5 The Potential to Increase Walking 05.PDF (468k) 6 Approaches to Improving Walking 06.PDF (65k) 7 Institutions and Roles 07.PDF (40k) 8 Prototypes 080.PDF (465k)   Downtowns 081.PDF (217k)   Small Town/Village Centers 082.PDF (176k)   Commercial Strip Development 083.PDF (179k)   Transit Access 084.PDF (199k)   Trails 085.PDF (115k)   Roadways 086.PDF (75k) 9 Policy Context 09.PDF (17k) 10 Recommended Actions 10.PDF (178k)   Appendix A - Guidelines and Checklists A.PDF (30k)   Appendix B - Publications and Resources B.PDF (22k)   Appendix C - Regional Planning Agencies C.PDF (428k)   Appendix D - Excerpts of MGL and CMR D.PDF (21k)   Appendix E - Funding Sources E.PDF (19k)   Front Cover and Acronyms/Glossary 00-CF.PDF (11k)   Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, and List of Figures 00-TOC.PDF (16k)   Inside Back Cover (Prototype Layout Key, repeated) F-CB.PDF (17k)

Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration
Prepared for Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Prepared by Wallace, Floyd, Associates. Boston, Mass.

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