Community Meeting on Extending Beacon Street Bike Lane

Bike Newton invites the public to attend the following community meeting, on Zoom, Weds. June 24 5:30-7pm: Overview: The City of Newton is planning to update the pavement markings on Beacon Street between Centre Street and Washington Street. The City is looking to incorporate a painted bike lanes on both sides of the street which would eliminate on-street parking in certain locations. Project goal:  Extend bike accommodations in Newton  Increase safety and comfort for all users  Decrease likelihood of crashes Using paint and signage the project will:  Extend bike lanes on both sides of Beacon Street  Maintain parking in [...]

Auburn St. – Comm. Ave Public Information Session

Bike Newton invites you to attend this important City of Newton Public Information Session presented by Nicole Freedman, the Director of Transportation Planning for the City of Newton.  She will review the MassDOT proposed improvements for the intersection of  Auburn St. and Commonwealth Ave., which includes a new separated bike lane.  There are several designs being proposed; the Steering Committee of Bike Newton is in favor of the one pictured above, the "Modern Roundabout". •  Learn about a proposal by MassDOT to reconstruct the intersection of Auburn Street at Commonwealth Avenue. •  The work is part of MassDOT’s reconstruction of the bridge over the [...]

Hammond Pond Parkway Improvements

Bike Newton would like to invite you attend the following meeting presented by: Department of Conservation and Recreation Commonwealth of Massachusetts Improvements to Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00pm – 8:30pm  Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dWYruP09RVC1x3luBVMtyw At this public meeting, the DCR team for this project and its engineering design consultant, BSC Group, will present project objectives and gather public input on preliminary design to inform a pedestrian- and bike-friendly redesign of Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton, from Boylston Street (Route 9) to Beacon Street. To register, click on the appropriate link above or enter it into your browser, and you will be prompted to submit your name and email. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about [...]

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