Newton City Council to vote on a shorter winter parking ban
The Newton City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal to shorten the duration of the winter parking ban to begin on December 15 (instead of November 15) and end on April 1 (instead of April 15). The Public Safety & Transportation committee approved the...
Deja vu on Library parking lot trees and solar carports, but there’s more…
Because it was so much fun the first time, and because ‘No’ apparently doesn’t mean ‘No,’ we are going to have another debate on whether Library parking lots trees should be cut down to install solar carports. But that’s only part of the potential tree impact of...Unhappy about Newton’s parking ban? Don’t just gripe. Help figure it out.
According to this comment on a prior thread about the parking ban, Newton City Councilor Susan Albright is looking for volunteers to help understand how many homes offer “absolutely no place to put their car(s).” My next step is to try to get a handle on...City Council approves shared parking program
Drivers endlessly circling for spaces in Newton’s shopping areas will soon have more parking options after the City Council on Monday approved a zoning amendment to allow a three-year, citywide shared parking pilot program, Wicked Local Newton reports.
Shared parking program vote delayed by Baker
Lost in the hubbub about the marijuana ballot questions before the city council on Monday, was a scheduled vote on a pilot program designed to provide more parking in our village centers without creating new spaces. Under the city’s shared parking proposal, a...Proposal would create more parking without creating new spaces
The Newton City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposed shared parking pilot program on Monday that won’t solve all of Newton’s parking problems but could be a game changer for some local businesses, employees and customers, Under this proposal, a...
Shop Newtonville During Construction – Updated
Update: There are 50 – 3 hour parking spaces available in the Austin Street lot and 20 free 30 minute spaces in the Star Market Lot as well as 100 spaces on Jackson Street for long term parking. 3 hour parking: 50 public...WCVB Covers Newton Parking Spat
While the TAB only touched on the parking issue, Channel 5 sent a reporter across the river from Needham. They went as far as Newton Centre and spoke to exactly one person: Councilor Jim Cote. They apparently cribbed from a similar story by the Globe.Did PS&T rush (and try to hush) new parking rules? Listen and decide
There’s been a lot of discussion on this thread here and this thread here about proposed changes to Newton’s overtime parking rules.
Here’s the minutes and the audio from the City Council’s March 23rd Public Safety and Transportation meeting* where this proposal was approved to be sent to the full city council for a vote. (Deliberation of the proposed parking rule changes came nearly two hours into the meeting)
After listening to it, I can’t help but get the impression that the discussion was rushed and the committee was tired and anxious to pass the proposal without a lot of debate. I’d be interested in hearing if others reach the same conclusion.
Particularly rushed is the deliberation over the proposal’s mos
Proposed parking rules would prevent same day return visits
The Newton City Council will consider new parking rules when it meets Monday night that –if I understand them correctly — would not allow you to park at the same meter, the same block or even the same city parking lot — twice in the same day. So, for...How Uber and Lyft are taking a toll on Newton
Automated vehicles are coming. This is not something we can stop. People want them, companies are developing them and most agree that at some point in the next 10 to 20 years, they will become the dominant vehicles on the road. What form they ultimately take is still...
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