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Special override coverage posted at newtonbeacon.orgGlobe: Woman struck by driver, suffers ‘potentially life-threatening’ injuries
Emily Sweeney at the Globe reports that the incident occurred near Parker and Hagen Streets on January 3rd shortly before 6:15pm. Details are not yet available.A familiar sight: shuttle buses to replace D line service
Quietly announced this week, after the $100M “accelerated” track replacement work that lasted over two years, it’s time for, you guessed it, more shutdowns and more track work on the D line. The entire branch. Green Line D Branch: Shuttle buses...TAG comments on MBTA Better Bus Project proposals
Shared in a post last month by Jerry, the MBTA’s latest Better Bus proposal aims to reshape bus service in Newton for the first time in many years. The proposed routes are optimized based on ridership data, and while there are tradeoffs and feedback is...
Driver collides with student cyclist heading to NNHS
This is the kind of report we all dread hearing and it’s all too common: a cyclist riding on the sidewalk gets hit by a motorist in an area where bicycle accommodations are just not that great. This time it occurred along a major school route at an intersection...
Somebody’s been busy at Cold Spring Park
Taken yesterdayNewton Commuter Rail Stations Accessibility Improvements Public Meeting
The @MBTA just released renderings of what new regional rail stations in Newton could look like. Background:https://t.co/53Fx1yD4R1 pic.twitter.com/KXTQGcMAs7 — Streetsblog MASS (@StreetsblogMASS) October 12, 2021 Meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday, October 13) 6...
Shoreline access at Crystal Lake
The Community Preservation Committee is reviewing a proposal to renovate Levingston Cove with CPA funds at 7pm Tuesday night, May 11. Overall, it looks like an excellent proposal to improve accessibility, remove invasives and prevent erosion at the site, all things...Carmageddon on Parker Street
One of the signs that we seem to be on the mend: the traffic is back. Parents driving their kids to South and the south-side middle schools say it was the worst traffic they’ve seen in years, even prior to the pandemic. Even with encouragement to walk and bike to school, with school back in session full time, a new temporary schedule with nearly overlapping arrival and dismissal times, very few kids on the buses, no MBTA bus, and rainy weather, it was a perfect storm of sorts. Traffic backed up for close to a mile on Parker Street. How were people moving around in your neighborhood today? On a related note: Traffic Council is hearing an item tonight to install bicycle lanes on Parker Street
Service suspended: MBTA cuts bus routes post-pandemic
Today, Newton loses two bus routes: 505 and 52. They’re marked as suspended, but when the MBTA suspends service, it rarely comes back. Citing low-ridership and revenue shortfalls during the pandemic, the MBTA announced cuts for a long list of services last year....
Putting the “Park” in Hammond Pond Parkway
DCR presented plans Thursday to put Hammond Pond Parkway on a “road diet” to make it a more complete street with recreational access. There was so much interest in the 25% public meeting, the 100 zoom slots were quickly filled. Many could not enter the...
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