On Foot in the Red Zone

The City of Newton has developed an extensive 2024 Traffic Calming Report which makes clear both that a.) our community has some work to do when it comes to Newton becoming a safe place to live, work, walk, bike, and get to school and b.) that pedestrians are in the same place where the most crashes are and that place is….drumroll, please…north of the Pike. The #1 most problematic areas are ALL connected to Crafts St.

Over the past few years, we’ve been documenting the need for intervention at Albemarle and in the neighborhoods surrounding it. We love this space, but if people are scared to try to get to it, then it can’t truly succeed as a community resource. And yeah, people are scared: https://friendsofalbemarle.wordpress.com/category/traffic/

The great news is that Albemarle is at the top of the ongoing projects list (OK, it just happens to start with A, but at least it’s on the list) and it is benefitting from the speed bumps and flex posts that were installed by DPW. We stand strong in our support of this continued plan. We still celebrate the new speed limit.

Oh, and did I mention back-in parking yet? IT IS STILL WORKING!!
https://friendsofalbemarle.wordpress.com/2024/07/17/back-in-parking-summer-edition
https://friendsofalbemarle.wordpress.com/2024/05/22/but-does-back-in-parking-work-on-a-busy-may-weeknight
https://friendsofalbemarle.wordpress.com/2023/12/08/in-support-of-the-back-in-parking-at-albemarle
https://friendsofalbemarle.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/back-in-parking-success

Thank you to everyone in Newton who is working on this, and who continues to work on it! We need and appreciate your help. As this neighborhood is slated to grow significantly in number of residents, the attention to safety will continue to be greater than ever.