Politics & Government

POLL: How Walkable is Milford?

How easy is it to navigate Milford without a car? Not so much, according to a survey.

Milford is "car dependent." And are we really surprised by that?

Is it possible to get from point A to point B in town without a car? According to a recent survey of Massachusetts communities, it's not. Milford ranked 45 out of 100 for "walkability."

This places the town squarely in the "car dependent" zone.

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A state project to improve sidewalks and intersection crossings on Main Street, from to Water Street, should help with Main Street.

And a campaign recently begun by Healthy Futures Milford Coalition aims to get people walking more often.

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Is this enough to get us out of the cars?

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