Building a Better Future for Pedestrian Safety in Mattapan

Once every 75 minutes, a pedestrian is struck and killed by a vehicle on a U.S. road. Another 15,000 pedestrians experience a devastating injury in a road crash each year. Not everyone is impacted equally by this— the casualty toll falls disproportionately on people living in under-resources neighborhoods.

In 2023, we partnered with the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition to learn more about community members’ experiences with navigating their neighborhood by foot. Check out our findings and future directions here!