by Sean Roche | Nov 1, 2013 | Newton |
If you’re building more multi-family housing in Newton (which we should absolutely do), where would you want it? Near transit, commercial amenities, and schools, right? Because people want to live in walkable neighborhoods and walkable neighborhoods are greener,...
by Sean Roche | Sep 16, 2013 | Newton |
The lights are active at Boylston St./Rte. 9 and, worse than predicted, traffic on Parker Street northbound was backed up all the way up Parker and down Wheeler to the junior high schools. Obviously, it’s just day one, things might get better. They might get...
by Sean Roche | Sep 15, 2013 | Newton |
Tomorrow, the new lights on Parker St. at the Boylston St./Route 9 ramps go live. What do you think the impact on Parker St. traffic will be? Bigger backup going northbound? What do you think the reaction’s going to be if it makes traffic worse? If there’s...
by Sean Roche | Sep 4, 2013 | Newton |
Remove the Centre/Cypress bumpout, they said. It’ll back southbound Parker Street traffic all the way to Dedham Street! Biking up Parker at 7:30 this morning I noticed that the southbound backup was at least four car lengths from reaching Dedham Street. I assume...
by Sean Roche | Aug 29, 2013 | Newton |
A few weeks ago, I couldn’t go out in the morning without seeing a dozen or more rabbits. Now, not so many. Mrs. Sean made a similar observation. Anyone else noticing a trend? Any explanations? Coyotes?
by Sean Roche | Aug 16, 2013 | Newton
Went to the recently opened Rox Cafe in Newton Highlands last week. Food and service were just as excellent as its sister ship in Newtonville. Love how they improved the tricky, former Bakers Best space. But, you know what particularly struck and delighted me? The...
by Sean Roche | Aug 16, 2013 | Newton |
‘Cause there can’t be too much about the Cypress/Centre intersection, there’s this from the TAB article*: Ward 6 Alderman-at-large Gregory Schwartz, a doctor, appreciated the reference to the Hippocratic oath and carried the medical analogy a little...
by Sean Roche | Aug 13, 2013 | Newton |
What should we do with the troubles at Centre and Cypress? The short answer: leave the geometry alone (at least for now), add a stop sign on Centre northbound (heading into the intersection), and return the right-of-way to southbound traffic from Centre to Cypress....
by Sean Roche | Apr 20, 2013 | Newton |
From the beginning of the manhunt for the marathon bombers, one question stood out: why did the Tsarnaevs kill MIT Police Officer Sean Collier and trigger a massive manhunt? Why weren’t they a three-day drive away from Boston? How could they have been so stupid...
by Sean Roche | Dec 30, 2012 | Newton |
Ah, the first snowfall and the ubiquitous pile of snow on not fully cleared cars. That layer of snow is going to detach itself and go flying into the car behind, which is annoying at best and unsafe at worst. Before you hop in the car or SUV to run into your village...
by Sean Roche | Dec 22, 2012 | Newton |
It is time to stop the sloppy thinking and writing about the impact of the override. In the post about whether Newton has gotten over Newton North, there are comments that there are families who won’t be able to afford $343 in new taxes, the median increase. The...
by Sean Roche | Dec 3, 2012 | Newton |
If any aldermen are really concerned about the impact of the override on the least wealthy in Newton, they should propose an amendment to add to the override with an earmark for a program or programs that are more distinctly wealth transfers than the general increase...
