A plan that outlines the City of Boston’s commitment to providing safer streets is off the drawing board and set to go as soon as possible. The Action Plan focuses on four core areas, implementing street design changes, tackling the…
Month: January 2016
MBTA Parking Lot Payment Instructions
With the end of the antiquated ‘honor box’ payment system at MBTA parking lots last July, the T would like to remind customers about proper procedures for using the easier, more convenient PayByPhone, or simply receiving a monthly invoice in…
Opinion
Community involvement a good New Year’s resolution A great way to begin the New Year is to make an honest attempt to get involved up close and personal with the North End/Waterfront neighborhood and give something back to the community…
Downtown View:Curiouser and Curiouser
by Karen Cord Taylor City Hall Plaza is maligned, disparaged, abhorred and then used whenever we have a citywide celebration—think World Series. The place has been poorly maintained for almost 50 years while serving as a staging area, a site…
Vision Zero Action Plan A 10
Once in place, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Vision Zero Action Plan will help save lives and injuries by focusing on implementing street design changes that should make a great difference. Motor vehicles and other transportation-related crashes are a leading…
Street Sidewalk Signage Pilot Program Established
Free-standing sidewalk signs in the North End are on just about every street in the community and in many cases the signs interfere with pedestrian passage, especially impeding handicap access. Some of the local sidewalks are so narrow they are…