Intern, WalkBoston

WalkBoston has internship opportunities available for graduate and undergraduate students in urban planning, public health, transportation engineering, public policy and related fields. Students can gain experience in active transportation planning and design, public outreach, advocacy, health and safety promotion and community revitalization. WalkBoston’s current projects helping communities encourage walking through improvements to the built environment, conducting walking assessments in high crash areas, and supporting the City of Boston in implementing its new Vision Zero initiative. Positions range from independent research on particular transportation-related topics to ongoing project support, including assisting with walkability assessments, policy research, report production, advocacy training, helping build our photographic database of pedestrian infrastructure, and working with law enforcement on pedestrian safety education and enforcement. Interns may also assist in event planning, materials production and event staffing. Interns provide valuable substantive contributions to our work, and have the opportunity to choose among a variety of projects with flexible schedules.