Join us!

WALK RIDE DAY, the last Friday of every month!

 

Commute car-free, celebrate, and check-in!

 

Be proud and rewarded by retail partners, too!

 

Walk or ride a bicycle, bus, train… even carpooling or walking partway count!

 

Invite your colleagues, family and community… we can show you how!

Green Streets Initiative Blog

  • Why Participate in Walk Ride Day?
        This Friday marks the third month in the Walk Ride Day Corporate Challenge, which means it is almost halfway over!  Millenium Pharmaceuticals and Unitarian Universalists have maintained the lead for March and April in their respective categories -  is this the month that your organization takes their spot for May?   Here are some fun facts about active commuting and...
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    May 21, 2012 - 12:58pm
    melissa
  • Raffle Prize Changes for Walk Ride Day Corporate Challenge Participants
    Here at Green Streets, we have changed our approach to our monthly raffle prizes.  From now on, we will raffle off only one great prize to a lucky participant, as opposed to three different smaller prizes (one prize to a company in each category).  People from each of the organizations with the highest percentage of Walk/Ride Day participations will all be eligible to win one of our...
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    May 11, 2012 - 2:36pm
    melissa
  • April Leader Board Highlights
      Wow!  Thank you all for participating in April’s Walk Ride Day, and spreading the word to your colleagues. Because of your generous support we had a 15% increase in participation from March to April with 1060 people logging their commute!
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    May 9, 2012 - 8:45am
    melissa
  • Green Streets Announces the MBTA Poster Art Contest Reception
    "Walking is good for you, and the earth."  Eaton Veiga, a 2nd grader submitted this quote along with his work for our MBTA Poster Art Contest.  We received many great perspectives on how public transportation and Green Street's Walk Ride Day effects the environment and communities from many of our 60 submissions. These quotes and perspectives are so vital to our...
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    May 9, 2012 - 12:50pm
    melissa
  • Curley School Joins National Walk/Ride Day
    On Wednesday, May 2, Jamaica Plain's Curley K-8 school celebrated National Walk to School Day with Green Streets and Safe Routes to School.  Science teacher Stephanie Selznick and Guidance Counselor, Susan Trotz, accompanied a group of 25 students on their walk home from school.   Waving the Green Streets Initiative banner proudly, the group walked to the Jackson Square MBTA stop on...
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    May 4, 2012 - 12:41pm
    melissa
  • April Walk/Ride Day's Longest Walk
    My Commute to Work by Foot by Bill Baron April 27th 2012
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    May 1, 2012 - 11:57am
    nicole
  • Mason School in Roxbury Celebrates Walk Ride Day!
    The school grounds at the Mason School in Roxbury was abuzz with Walk Ride Day excitement.  Michelle Wilkins, Walk Ride Day coordinator at Mason, delicately balanced recording students commute and stamping their hands with the signature Green Streets logo.  Over 40 students participated by either walking, biking or by taking a popular commuting option, the scooter. Everyone is...
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    April 27, 2012 - 11:16am
    melissa
  • Who wants to join the Green Streets Initiative board?
    In response to our recent growth and program launches, the Green Streets Initiative is expanding its Board of Directors, Board of Advisors and Organizational Committees to help reflect its mission and achieve its goals.
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    April 25, 2012 - 12:45pm
    Amanda
  • April Walk/Ride Day: Coming to you this Friday
    April showers…will have to stave off this Friday. Join us as we celebrate this month’s Walk/Ride Day! Last month, we kicked off our Walk/Ride Day Corporate Challenge, where we saw a record number of check-ins and some very interesting facts. Thanks to our good friends at Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and Skye Stewart of SomerStat, our check-in data from March was compiled...
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    April 25, 2012 - 11:24am
    Amanda
  • New Check-In Tool for Schools
    With our Walk/Ride Day Corporate Challenge in full swing, we’re turning to some of our younger fans: Students! As you may have noticed, we recently updated our online check-in system, which now includes a special Walk/Ride Day check-in tool for school students. With its rollout, we are asking parents, teachers and other school officials to help us pilot the check-in system in classrooms...
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    April 25, 2012 - 12:12pm
    Amanda