Needham Street/Highland Ave. reconstruction project meetings

Your chance to learn about the design and timeline  Mass Department of Transportation is holding three public meetings to discuss the proposed reconstruction of Highland Ave in Needham and Needham and Winchester Streets in Newton. The project would stretch roughly two miles, from Webster Street in Needham to Route 9 in Newton. It would widen sidewalks, improve intersections, add raised bikes lanes and crossing signals and rehabilitate the bridge over the Charles River. This will be your chance to see the designs, ask questions and provide input. It is the chamber's understanding that the Jan. 10 meeting will focus more on the Needham portion [...]

Needham Street/Highland Ave. reconstruction project meetings

Your chance to learn about the design and timeline  Mass Department of Transportation is holding three public meetings to discuss the proposed reconstruction of Highland Ave in Needham and Needham and Winchester Streets in Newton. The project would stretch roughly two miles, from Webster Street in Needham to Route 9 in Newton. It would widen sidewalks, improve intersections, add raised bikes lanes and crossing signals and rehabilitate the bridge over the Charles River. This will be your chance to see the designs, ask questions and provide input. It is the chamber's understanding that the Jan. 10 meeting will focus more on the Needham portion [...]

Needham Street/Highland Ave. reconstruction project meetings

Your chance to learn about the design and timeline  Mass Department of Transportation is holding three public meetings to discuss the proposed reconstruction of Highland Ave in Needham and Needham and Winchester Streets in Newton. The project would stretch roughly two miles, from Webster Street in Needham to Route 9 in Newton. It would widen sidewalks, improve intersections, add raised bikes lanes and crossing signals and rehabilitate the bridge over the Charles River. This will be your chance to see the designs, ask questions and provide input. It is the chamber’s understanding that the Jan. 10 meeting will focus more on the Needham portion [...]

Transforming Washington Street into a Village Street

We have much to discuss.  Office hours, Video from the Riverside Greenway Forum, City of Newton looking for input on Draft 2 of Hello Washington Street Planning Project. Office Hours - Let's Chat! Sunday March 10th drop by between 11am - 1pm Newton Innovation Center 124 Vernon St Newton Corner Join Bike Newton steering committee members to talk about the opportunities to create a more livable Washington Street including bike lanes, trees. wider sidewalks, parks, businesses, safer crossings and yes driving and parking and how you can advocate for this. This is an important topic to talk about RIGHT NOW as we have just confirmed [...]

“Why We Cycle”: Documentary Film Screening & Panel Discussion

To the Dutch, cycling is as normal as breathing. They don’t think about it, they just do it. Perhaps the fact that they don’t think about it, is the key to the bicycle’s success in the Netherlands. Through conversations with ordinary cyclists and specialists from a variety of disciplines, the Dutch filmmakers uncover some obvious, but even more hidden effects of cycling on people, on societies, and on the organization of cities. Screening begins at 6:30pm Join us for the exclusive Boston area premiere of “Why We Cycle”, exploring the hidden effects of cycling on our cities and ourselves. The one-hour film will be [...]

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