Senator Brownsberger, Senator DiDomenico, Representative Honan, Representative Moran, and Councillor Ciommo sent this letter to MassDOT Secretary DePaola and BTD Commissioner Gillooly regarding the recently completed Cambridge Street Safety Audit, and stress the need for safety improvements in the near term even as the proposed I-90 development project offers enormous long-term opportunities.
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Watertown Community Foundation Awards Grants
The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) Board of Directors has awarded $19,000 in “Healthy Watertown” grants funded by Tufts Health Plan Foundation to these ten nonprofit organizations serving Watertown.
I90 Allston Interchange Improvement Project Environmental Notification Form Comments
Senator Brownsberger, along with Senator DiDomenico, Representatives Decker, Honan, Livingstone, Moran, Smizik and Councillor Ciommo submitted this comment letter on the I-90 Allston Interchange Improvement Project Environmental Notification Form to EOEEA Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett.
Blue Christmas
Amy McCreath shares information about “Blue Christmas”, a service of candle-lighting, reflection, song, and prayer, welcoming people of all faiths who find the holiday season hard because of grief or loss. The service is on Thursday, December 7 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Watertown.
Rt 2 Exit to 128 (95) – can we keep it?
Rich Carlson reports favorably about the diversion of traffic westbound on Route 2 from the Haden Avenue on-ramp, which is temporarily utilizing the breakdown lane for traffic headed northbound on I-95–and wishes the diversion could be made permanent .
NMA E-Newsletter: #304: Wiping Out While Riding the Wave of “Smart Growth”
Rich Carlson posts this caveat about “smart growth”, road design, and unanticipated issues for auto and bicycle commuters in Long Beach, California as a warning about potential problems in the new Trapelo Road roadway design.