Mayor Fuller: Here’s an update on Washington Street
In advance of tonight’s meeting (Feb. 27, 6:45 p.m. at the Franklin School) Mayor Fuller provided this update on the Washington Street visioning process.
We embarked in May 2018 on a planning process for Washington Street. The goal is to provide the City Council with new zoning in the Spring of 2019 that represents our dreams and vision for this important corridor.
We are very aware that while we are planning, Washington Street is changing. The City Council has already approved both Washington Place at Washington Street and Walnut, as well as a three-story headquarters for Mark Development with a restaurant at the Santander Bank location in West Newton.
Where are we right now? The planning team that has been working with our residents, businesses, and the City Council has
Washington Street can look to the future, but some want to keep us in the past
I spent Monday night in my kitchen watching the Washington Street presentation over Councilor Emily Norton’s shoulder. Thanks to the Facebook feed of the live discussion, I had a chance to sit in even as I took care of dinner, and monitored homework while my wife...Washington Street vision plan, part two, now open for public input
The Washington Street Corridor visioning project, Hello Washington Street, [Facebook page here] has moved into its second phase. Here’s the updated vision plan and here’s a link to the second draft exploring the proposed zoning. You can add comments to...
Female-owned pop-ups on Washington Street this week only
‘Love on Washington,’ a collection of Valentine’s Day-themed pop-ups, is popping up in Newtonville at 801 Washington Street (a few doors down from Cook, The Paint Bar and Rice Valley) from Tues. Feb. 12 through Saturday. The five-day...
Robert Korf is dating another city
Remember that girl or guy back in high school that pretty much everyone took for granted until he or she started seeing the superstar athlete, cheerleader or whoever it was that you and your friends only aspired to hang out with? This week, Newton’s Robert...Business owners welcome Washington Street developments
Robert Korff’s Mark Development has expanded their Washington Street portfolio with a series of purchases that include the neighborhood’s post office branch, John Hilliard reports in the Globe and business owners are looking forward to improvements along the corridor.
Among the businesses there is Cook Newton, where Paul Turano, the restaurant’s executive chef and owner, said new development in Newtonville will be a great addition to the neighborhood. It will help
What if we lose our commuter rail stations?
This past week I happened to be at a networking event talking with someone who has worked with the MBTA and knows Newton well. In fact, this person lived in Newton and spent part of his life commuting to Boston through one of the three commuter rail stops we have. He...Washington Street, cars, parking and courtyards
Hello Washington Street! October 24, 2018 from NewTV on Vimeo.
When the Hello Washington Street event kicked off at Newton North on Wednesday night, the room was packed. By the time public comment started at a little after 8pm, and the first pitch had been thrown at Fenway, the room was far emptier and, from the sounds of those few who (before I left myself) it sounded like the majority of those who stuck around were opposed to much of what they saw.
The true test will come online, where people can leave comments without having to attend a meeting that happens to run concurrently with the Red Sox, daycare pickup time, and dinner. Video from the meeting as well as the plans will be online soon, as well an online platform allowing for comments.
This meeting focused on a few major concepts, but most came back to the tension between the car and the human.
First is the road diet that Principle Group has suggested before, only this time they noted that we people have been loud and clear: we want
Hello, it’s me, your pal Washington Street!
The “Hello Washington Street” project, also known as the Washington Street Vision Plan is at the half-way point of a yearlong community planning process. The Principle Group will release the first draft of the vision plan and zoning recommendations on...
79% NAC Survey Prefer Mixed Use Development -Update 8-13-2018 – City Council Action on MU-4 Zoning Code Monday, August 13
Update 8-13-18 The results of Newtonville Area Council’s survey concerning the development of the Washington Street Corridor were posted on V14 today. Of seven available answers, where any number can be selected, 79% selected Mixed...
“Hello Washington Street” Snapshot
This document is being discussed on another thread along with some unfortunately knowing nothing about it. So here it is. From the beginning of the PDF: “Hello Washington Street!” vision plan is the City of Newton’s initiative to...
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