OPINION: April 29 letters to the editor of the Brookline TAB
Wicked Local
Remembering Frank Caro, walkers’ advocate
Brookline’s Frank Caro, who died suddenly six months ago, was a strong, dogged advocate for safe and pleasant city walking. After his retirement as a professor of gerontology, UMass-Boston, he turned his attention to making Brookline a better place for senior living; he was instrumental in making Brookline the first Age-Friendly City in New England and he co-founded the Brookline Community Aging Network.
He convinced the town to install benches along Beacon Street, and at other locations, to assist seniors in their desire to be walkers (These attractive benches are used by people of all ages.).