Archived campaignSummer 2023
What Moves Frisoli Youth Center
Cambridge, MA · Funded by Cambridge Public Health Department & Sasaki Foundation
To hear from youth about their transportation joys, hurdles, ideas, visions, and how-to's, Green Streets was funded by the Cambridge Public Health Department and the Sasaki Foundation to survey the youth and staff involved with Frisoli Youth Center during the summer of 2023 on their commutes.
The team had in-depth videotaped conversations with 19 youth (and 1 staff member) from 11–18 years of age. The survey includes data from over 200 Cambridge youth from Frisoli and other youth centers across the City of Cambridge.
200+
Cambridge youth surveyed
20
Video conversations
11–18
Years of age
Video conversations
Chaance
Jesse
Maliah
Allan
Cheryl
Juan
Taiya
Joey
Sa'ryah
Maereg
JoJo
Siana
Larry (Teen Director)
Desmond
Izabella
Yobel
Kayla
Jarrell
Kyeleah
Noah
Key findings
- Youth value the autonomy they have when using public transit and biking, and appreciate the ability to socialize on transit.
- Of 19 conversation participants, 63% mentioned interest in biking, but only 11% primarily get around by bike.
- Barriers to biking include lack of bike safety infrastructure, fears of theft, and BlueBikes being inaccessible or expensive.
- Youth want T-passes accessible on their phones. Middle school students lack access to the subsidized passes available to high schoolers.
- Students want access to subsidized or free T-passes during summer months.
- Many youth were taught to ride transit or bikes by their mothers.
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