Beverly Planning Director Wins Transportation Award

Beverly Director of Planning and Community Development Aaron Clausen was presented with the Mass Commute award, a new recognition from the Transportation Management Association (TMA).

Courtney Goldberg, is a spokeswoman for the Transportation Demand Management Association (TDM), an organization that works with businesses on the North Shore to incentive green commuting, biking, teleworking, and bussing. She said, "Aaron in his capacity of planning director has been very helpful, He's an active board member of ours, and getting his employees to participate in our programs. He's done a lot to make the town more walkable and increase access to the commuter rail."

This is the first year the award has been given out, with two additional awards given to chapters in Boston and Allston/Brighton.

Andrea Leary, Executive Director of the local chapter, North Shore TMA, presented Clausen with the award at the Black Rose in Faneuil Hall on Dec. 13.

Clausen told Patch, "I also have been working with local stakeholders to improve non motorized modes of transportation and public transportation. Examples are recently working with City administration and city council to adopt a bicycle and pedestrian master plan, and adopt a complete street policy." Beverly applied for and won the Complete Streets grant of$400,000 from MassDOT in October to rebuild Broadway with improved pedestrian and bicycle amenities. Clausen has been on the TMA board for almost three years.