Cyclist: ‘The weakest link in my commute are the streets of Newton’
Tom Gloria, Program Director of Sustainability at Harvard University tweets…
Not the Transportation Reform You Asked For, But Get Ready for New Exit Numbers
MassDOT has just announced that it will be re-naming all interstate exits for their mile markers, rather than the sequential numbering we have all grown used to. They have conveniently posted a map to detail what the new exits will be, but in Newton: Mass Pike Exit 17...Darkness descends: safety and the return of standard time
A quick public service announcement from Newton’s Transportation Advisory Group! Sunday November 3 marks the end of Daylight Saving Time. This change means that sunset, which is already sadly early, will now take place at 4:37PM. The earliest sunset happens on...Where vehicle accidents crashes in Newton happen
Newton Police have created this interactive map which shows where car accidents crashes have taken place, sortable up to the past year.
Newton drivers flunk Bike Newton’s red cup test
From today’s Boston Globe:
At around 6:30 a.m. last Friday, members of Bike Newton placed a line of red Solo cups along the buffer zone separating the bike lane on Beacon Street from the cars driving by on the left.
By 7:30 a.m., many of those cups had been crushed by passing vehicles.
Sadly the scene at 7:30 am. There is no reason cups should have been knocked over. No vehicle should have been driving in the buffer. This is the most direct route for people biking into downtown. It needs protection. (Yes we have picked up all the cups and will recycle) pic.twitter.com/dhj97cad7g
— Bike Newton 🚲 #mobilitylanes #2019Goals (@BikeNewton) April 26, 2019
Video: Jeff Speck on walkability
Renowned planner Jeff Speck (who has been working as a consultant with Mark Development on both Washington Street and Riverside Station) was the guest on Lois Levin’s NewTV program “Trailblazers.”
Walker to homeowners: Trim your hedges!
Posted this morning on Next Door Newton.. For those of you who have hedges or shrubs in front of your house. Please go out and check out how much of the sidewalk they are taking up. In some places half the sidewalk has been taken over. I am part of a walking group and...
What should be Newton’s transportation priorities?
Back in 2014 Mexico City’s mayor announced a new mobility law that dramatically revamped its transportation priorities and, in turn, future policies. The law — illustrated by the diagram here — established a mobility hierarchy that shaped the...Got pot holes?
The TAB interviewed Shane L. Mark, Newton’s Department of Public Works’ director of streets, to talk about pot holes. And here’s a video we’ve shared before on Village 14 that explains just how pot holes are formed.
Laredo on traffic and parking
City Council President Marc Laredo shared some thoughts about traffic and parking in an email to campaign supporters (and also let them know that he will be seeking reelection). Here’s the portion of his email about traffic and parking.
Dear Friends:
I hope that you and your families are doing well and looking forward to spring!
In this update, I will focus on two interrelated issues that are a source of continued frustration for Newton residents – traffic and parking.
As I travel through the city, whether walking, running, biking or driving, it is readily apparent that we have a lot of automobile traffic. At times, it is difficult to walk or bike safely, and parking can be limited. So what should we do?
We need to promote safe walking and bicycling and the use of mass transit. Yet, at the same time, we should acknowledge that
And this wasn’t even a big storm
Cyclist Brendan Keegan posted this video shortly after our last snow storm..
36 hours after snow has stopped and the buffered Beacon St. bike lane in #NewtonMA is not clear. @BostonCollege snow forces vehicles to park in the bike lane. Maybe BC can chip in for some better snow removal? @MassDCR @BostonBTD lane also needs to be repainted. @BikeNewton pic.twitter.com/3u5SNoWI5q
— Brendan Keegan (@brendankeegan) February 15, 2019
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