By Andreae Downs/Newton city councilor In the winter of 2007, it looked like Newton could never get its sidewalks clear, much less find a way forward. We were faced with dozens of snowed-in corners and complaints of impassable walks; hundreds of letters to local lawmakers and the papers; and of course, thousands of snowflakes, thawing, …
By Amy Hunt/South End resident I’m a wheelchair-using paraplegic. Over the next few months, you may spot me on the streets, in traffic, traveling alongside cars, cabs, buses, trucks and Ubers. It’s risky, but it’s where the City of Boston puts me after it snows. After a storm, the plows push mounds of snow onto …
WBZ- TV, CBS Boston: “Operation Crosswalk: Police Step Up Patrols In South Boston” According to the group WalkBoston there were nearly 700 crashes involving pedestrians who were either injured or killed. They’re hoping for more data collection to zero in on the most troublesome spots. “Data access and collection are not as good as it could …
January 17, 2020 Director Brian Golden BPDA One City Hall, 9th floor Boston, MA 02201 Attn: Aisling Kerr Secretary Kathleen Theoharides EOEEA 100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02114 Attn: EOEEA 15547, Alex Strysky Re: Comments on 15 Necco Street, Notice of Project Change Dear Secretary Theoharides and Director Golden: WalkBoston twice submitted comments …
Boston Globe: “Memos to Mayor Walsh on the state of the city – Bike, pedestrian advocates offer additional ways to boost traffic enforcement” In last week’s State of the City address (“Mayor calls for bolder action on transportation, housing,” Page A1, Jan. 8), Mayor Martin J. Walsh tasked the Boston Police and Transportation departments to …