A petition was sent to the Mayor on February 15, 2023 requesting immediate short-term actions be taken to address safety concerns on streets near Albemarle Field. More than 230 Newton residents and taxpayers are calling on the City to address concerns raised in the Roadway Safety Audit conducted in the…
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As part of the new Multi-family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities Act (Mass. General Laws c.40A § 3A), the City of Newton submitted this action plan describing how it will comply with the new law either through new zoning or rezoning properties located near transit. The Act requires the 175…
Green Newton will present a free webinar, Electric Vehicles 101, on January 31, noon to 1PM. Register here.
People often wonder what areas in Newton should be considered as locations for transit-oriented development. To look at this question, I researched how people get to work now based on where they live. (The Census Bureau collects data on means of transportation to work broken down by census block groups.)…
Peter Bruce recently raised a very important point about the need to carefully assess the success of city policies on transit-oriented development (TOD) in Newton, but he ultimately came up short in his primary analysis of Newtonville. Bruce noted that $300K of transit subsidies for the TRIO development has been…
On January 18, the MassDOT hosted its third public hearing on the multi-faceted analysis of land use options along 128/I-95 — from Newton to Lexington — for housing, transportation, and economic development. According to the project fact sheet, “The study will develop and analyze alternatives, present policy and infrastructure recommendations…
Bike Newton, Newton Safe Routes to School, and Newton’s Transportation Advisory Group (TAG) will jointly host an online information session on February 8, 5PM-6PM, on the transportation-related aspects of the proposed operating override. The Q&A session will encompass transportation, streets, sidewalks, bike lanes, student and senior travel, parks, sustainability and…
According to the MassDOT website: The third and final virtual public information meeting of the Route 128 Land Use and Transportation Study Team will be held TONIGHT at 6PM. Register here. Designed to establish the future land use, housing, and economic development assumptions for the segment of Route 128 between…
If you are thinking of getting an electric vehicle, now might be the best time. As Leslie Zebrowitz, co-chair of the Newton EV Task Force, explained in an op-ed in Fig City News last week, certain electric cars are eligible for a federal tax credit up to $7500 during January…
January and February may be the best months to buy a new electric vehicle (EV). Before March, there are fewer limitations on qualifying for the full $7500 tax credit. January and February Rules Right now and continuing beyond March, tax credits up to $7500 are offered for purchases of clean…