Elena Huisman

Elena Huisman lives, works,and bikes in Northampton. She works in environmental philanthropy and is passionate about and advocates for safe streets.

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Main Street in Northampton. Courtesy of the City of Northampton.

Northampton Resets Its Planning Process for Main Street Redesign

By Elena Huisman | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

Northampton plans to reconstruct its Main Street in 2025, and the project presents an opportunity to redesign the wide Main Street corridor from the intersections of Elm and West Streets, at the edge of the Smith College campus, to Market and Hawley Streets, near the railroad viaduct.

A map illustrates one of 11 design options under analysis for the "Connect Downtown" project to improve bike and pedestrian connections into and across downtown Boston. Option 1-A would create a separated bike facilities running counter-clockwise around the Public Garden, and a new southbound protected bike lane on Tremont Street downtown. Map courtesy of the City of Boston; photo by Elena Huisman.

City Wants You To Weigh In: What’s the Best Way To ‘Connect Downtown’?

By Elena Huisman | Mar 6, 2020 | No Comments

On Thursday evening, the City of Boston’s Transportation Department revealed conceptual designs for pedestrian improvements and high-quality bikeways across the Common and downtown Boston at an open house for its “Connect Downtown” project. “Connect Downtown” aims to extend the Southwest Corridor that runs from Forest Hills to Back Bay and connects Jamaica Plain and Roxbury […]

Foot and bike traffic in Coolidge Corner. Courtesy of the Town of Brookline.

Brookline to Prioritize Moving People Over Single-Occupant Vehicles

By Elena Huisman | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

Brookline's town meeting this month voted to set ambitious benchmarks for moving more people by sustainable modes of transport by 2030.