Let there be housing! Austin Street project finally set to begin!
Mayor Setti Warren and Austin Street Partners are scheduled to sign the ground lease Friday morning, allowing — at long last — the project at Austin Street to go forward.
This project will include 68 rental apartments — one third of which will be affordable — plus retail and restaurant space, a plaza and
We’re 4th best! No, wait, we’re 4th worst!
Not too many weeks go by when I don’t get an email from some click-bait hungry website telling me that their team of experts have just placed Newton on one of their ranking lists. Almost always, I ignore them because, for one, these lists have become as common...
Lappin removes herself from council president contest
Newton City Council President has reportedly removed herself from consideration in Thursday’s caucus vote to elect next year’s council president. That leaves Susan Albright and Marc Laredo competing for the seat, although historically other candidates have...Zoning reform? It’s no cake walk but this was
From last night’s Zoning & Planning Committee meeting, which was the last for committee chair Ted Hess Mahan and committee members Brian Yates and Amy Sangiolo.
Festivities for THM's last ZAP meeting. And Amy & Brian's. pic.twitter.com/5BelkkgZBH
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New council to elect new pres and VP this week
The incoming Newton City Council is scheduled to elect its new president and vice president this Thursday (Dec. 14) at City Hall. As noted earlier, Susan Albright, Cheryl Lappin and Marc Laredo have expressed interest in being president. According to Amy Sangiolo’s fabulous newsletter Vicki Danberg and Rick Lipof are running
TAB’s parent company buys the Herald
The Boston Herald announced on Friday that it has been sold to GateHouse Media, owner of the TAB and hundreds of other papers, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.If Boston can figure this out, why can’t Newton?
Boston Public Schools has just approved and published its list of new school start times, with 85 percent of its 125 schools moving to a new schedule this fall. I always respected (and even advanced) the arguments that moving school times is challenging because it...Mayor does what he said he would do
Mayor Warren sent the following in a letter to City Clerk David Olson today
Dear Mr. Olson:
In my capacity as Mayor, I am hereby vetoing the measure passed by the City Council for docket item 313-17 for the reasons set forth in
Should Newton consider bus only lanes and traffic lights?
Four communities have just received a grant to “test ideas like bus-only lanes and traffic signals that give buses priority at busy intersections,” the Globe reports today.
According to the foundation, Arlington will use the money for its one-month test to improve service on Massachusetts Avenue during the morning rush, which could include a bus-only lane. Cambridge and Watertown are planning to create all-day bus lanes on parts of Mount Auburn Street. And Everett, which already sacrificed a lane of parking for bus-only traffic in 2016, plans to make two stops on that route easier to access for wheelchairs and strollers.
All four communities also plan to test “transit signal prioritization” on these routes, technology that lengthens green lights and shortens red lights depending on how near or far a bus is from an intersection.
Is this an idea that should be tested in Newton and, if so, where would you suggest putting these bus only accommodations?
Thursday: Help stuff a police car with toys!
The Village Bank and the City of Newton Department of Health and Human Services will partner again this year for a Holiday Gift Drive designed to share the joy and excitement of the season ahead with children who may not otherwise have that same opportunity. This will...Newton joins coalition committed to new housing
Newton has joined a coalition of 14 Boston-area cities and towns have pledged to work together to address the region’s severe housing shortage. The groups goals, according to this story in the Boston Business Journal, include.. Speed up housing construction Create...