Will, Can you tell us where you would stand on this bill? http://boston.com/news/local/blogs/starts-and-stops/2013/09/11/speed-limit-mph-too-slow-says-rep-winslow/EVS0nTyzzbPozQNrWAMEDN/blog.html This is hearsay, but it came from someone involved in the project. When Rt 3 between Burlington and NH was widened, the speed limit was never changed. My understanding is that after a road is majorly reworked, a speed survey is done …
Rules of the Road
S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO: Committee on Transportation FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates DATE: September 10, 2013 I am writing in support of S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates. Eliminating the requirement for …
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Bicycle contraflow lanes
Will, I don’t live or ride near the proposed lane on Hemenway Street, but we need more of these. Anywhere that we have low-speed one-way streets whose primary purpose is to prevent excess cut-through traffic, we should allow 2-way traffic for bicycles. Excluding bicycles serve no useful purpose (they’re not very noisy, they’re not very …
Public mtg for contraflow lane on Hemenway St.
Passing on a notice from the Boston Cyclists Union —————————————————- Cyclists in the Fenway neighborhood have a fabulous opportunity to host the first contraflow bike lane in the City of Boston on Hemenway Street. All you have to do, as a resident of the neighborhood or regular user of Hemenway, is attend a public meeting …
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Pedestrian safety
http://www.bpdnews.com/2013/06/09/boston-police-investigate-motor-vehicle-accident-involving-pedestrian-in-downtown-boston/ At about 6:23AM, on Sunday, June 9, 2013, officers from District A-1 (Downtown) responded to a call for a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian in the area of Stuart & Charles Streets. On arrival, officers observed the Boston Fire Department and Boston EMS already treating an elderly female victim, approximately 80 years of …
Check your driver’s license renewal date!
In 2009, the Registry of Motor Vehicles discontinued mail notices of pending driver’s license expiration. They replaced it with an online service which I encouraged people to sign up for. When I emailed advice of the new service it was widely reforwarded. If you took that advice, please be advised that the RMV has now …
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