Julie Cohen reports in the TAB…
Social isolation, increasing health concerns, stress related to finances, support for home maintenance, and limited transportation options are some of the main challenges facing the city as it aims to better serve the needs of its aging population, according to observations revealed during a meeting with officials last week at the library.
Since the accessory apartment has passed, has there been any benefits to older residents realized yet?
This was a huge deal and was expected to help seniors are in place
I’m glad the city government is taking this seriously. I hope they will add people with disabilities to the discussion. These two overlapping groups have many of the same concerns and needs. It is important to include both in these conversations.
It would help the elderly and other residents of Lower Falls to get the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority. Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley College and other providers of transportation from the west whose vehicles pass through Lower Falls to reach Riverside or Woodland to pick up Newton residents. It’s particularly galling to see vehicles from these agencies go right pass the Newton Housing Authority project in the former Hamilton School.
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Another past error that should be undone is the termination of the former Framingham-Newton Corner bus route which the T privatized and the operator ran the route into the ground. There’s a vestige of the route along Washington Street where potential riders can go to Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Woodland T Stop. I would bet that this route has
pick ups in Lower Falls because the stops are barely signed, I don’t think there’s been much publicity about the route. Library users might find it more convenient to use the west bound bus to visit the Wellesley Hills or the the Wellesley Main Library. Former Alderman Dick McGrath was right when he fought vigorously to protect the old route.