by Ralph Ranalli | Sep 9, 2014 | bicycles, City Hall, traffic |
If you had one suggestion to improve the cycling environment in Newton, what would it be? Your chance to share comes Monday, Sept. 15, 6:30 pm at the War Memorial! The third-annual Newton Bicycle Update will feature presentations from Transportation Director Bill...
by Adam Peller | Jul 29, 2014 | Auburndale, bicycles
The event is a celebration of the life of Bob Zeeb, a longtime Newton School administrator who died in a tragic bicycling accident in 2009. This year’s ride will benefit LivableStreets, an advocacy group for safe streets and vibrant communities. It will take... by Ralph Ranalli | Aug 2, 2013 | bicycles |
Attention Tour-ists: you have 65 days left to get in shape (as of 8/2)! Lois Levin, Henry Finch and I have spent the last several weeks finalizing the 26+ mile, tour-safe route for the Oct. 6 Tour de Newton. It has been an absolute blast finding the centers of all 13...
by Chuck Tanowitz | May 10, 2013 | bicycles |
George Kirby from the Newton Bicycle/Pedestrian Task Force has put together an interesting proposal for bringing the HubWay bike-sharing system to the soon-to-be-built Upper Falls Greenway bike trail. The general idea is to install Hubway stations at the Needham...
by Adam Peller | Mar 14, 2013 | bicycles, Business, MBTA, traffic |
Given the financial state of the MBTA and the current prospects for a green line extension, Needham has been pressing hard for some way to use the old Upper Falls railroad corridor to spur economic development. Now available from the Metropolitan Area Planning...
by Chuck Tanowitz | Nov 8, 2012 | bicycles, traffic |
Village14 regular Adam Peller was just telling me about an intriguing idea – let’s call it the Highlands Link. The state’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is working on plans that will extensively change traffic patterns in the southern side of...
by Bob Burke | Aug 13, 2012 | bicycles, traffic |
I was perusing the minutes from the Newton Bicycle Advisory Committee and came across an interesting exchange about what it would take to bring the Hubway bike sharing program to Newton. The program recently expanded to Cambridge and Somerville with limited expansion...