Boston Harborwalk Outing for Transit Equity Day Register

Date and Time:
Sat, Feb 7, 2026; 1:00 PM (Eastern)

Organized By: Massachusetts Chapter

Location: 165 HarborWalk, Boston, MA 02125, USA

Map | Directions

Event Organizers:
Celeste Venolia
   celeste.venolia@sierraclub.org

Join us on February 7th at 1pm for an approximately 4 mile out and back walk (no elevation gain/loss) along the beautiful Boston Harbor in belated celebration of Transit Equity Day! We will meet at near JFK UMass (exact location emailed to those who register) and walk along the Harborwalk along Carson beach, L Street Beach, M Street Beach, and out to Pleasure Bay Beach. Along the way we will get to know each other and discuss transit equity and our experiences with transit in Massachusetts.

Getting there: We highly recommend taking the Red Line or other public transit to get to this walk! We will send out an optional carpooling sheet for those who register in case anyone is joining us from outside of the range of public transit connections. 

Transit Equity Day is February 4th, 2026; it is an annual day organized by Labor Network for Sustainability on Rosa Park's birthday. Read more about Transit Equity Day here.

Transit Equity Day Principles: Everyone has a right to a public mass transit system that includes:

1. Safe, reliable, environmentally-sustainable and affordable transit that is accessible to all, regardless of income, national origin, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, or ability.
2. An affordable public transit system that reliably connects people in all communities to the places we need to travel: home, work, school, places of worship, shopping, health, and recreation, in as efficient, and timely a manner as possible. We must ensure that all communities have access to transit; no community should be left behind. Public transit in rural, less densely populated communities should be provided in any master transportation plan despite the special challenges that may present.
3. Living wages, benefits, safe working conditions, and union rights for transit workers, including those who manufacture transit equipment, and access to family-sustaining transit jobs and training opportunities for people from underserved communities.
4. A just transition for workers and communities who are dependent on our current automobile and highway-centered transportation system, to ensure that no one is left behind as we transition to a more public, accessible, and cleaner transit-based system.
5. Rapid transition of our transit and school bus systems to electric, non-polluting buses powered by electricity from renewables.
6. Safe, healthy and livable neighborhoods that are connected by public transportation and by bicycle pathways and sidewalks, and that are planned to expand safe access to transit and reduce single occupancy vehicle miles traveled.
7. Dedicated and sustainable public funding for public transit.

Pictured here is another section of the South Boston Harborwalk on a beautifully clear and calm day!
 

Level: Easy

Cancellation Policy: Steady rain cancels