This image gallery shows what we residents see day after day at Albemarle. Crashes and car parts scattered around the intersections of Crafts and Albemarle, and North and Crafts. These are three different accidents photographed by members of Friends of Albemarle. They usually happen during the day, on weekdays. Over the past year, many peopleContinue reading “Accident Gallery”
Category Archives: Safe Routes to Bike, Walk and Roll
The NEW 20MPH Safety Zone…Have you seen these beauties?
Did you see the new 20 MPH Safety Zone signs up around Albemarle? Safety is a great look for our park. The new rules are in large thanks to you (and also thank you to our Traffic Council for approving them). Thank you petition signers!!
Our Support for the Traffic Calming Plan
We want to express our strong support for the Traffic Calming plan, which has received significant public input during the development period over the last few years, including from our organization. Our 501(c)3 nonprofit, Friends of Albemarle, launched in January 2021 and represents all 8 wards of the city. We collaborate closely with Newton cityContinue reading “Our Support for the Traffic Calming Plan”
FOUR high-speed accidents in EIGHT weeks
Click each photo to enlarge An Albemarle emergency: On an average of every other week for two months, there has been a major accident that totals vehicles and destroys infrastructure. (I assume it also injures people, but cannot confirm that.) Right now the corner of Albemarle and Crafts is a sea of snapped posts, cautionContinue reading “FOUR high-speed accidents in EIGHT weeks”
Today’s accident
Seen below, the accident from today at Albemarle and Crafts, a Mass DOT high-crash intersection. This is the third crash in the past month from speeding. Accident from 11/18 Accident from 12/8 There are safety recommendations for this intersection that are yet to be implemented. There is a petition to implement them (with 187 signersContinue reading “Today’s accident”
Another accident
Where is this? At the intersection of Albemarle and Crafts, which Mass DOT identified as a “high-crash” zone, and for which lengthy recommendations have been developed. A petition is actively collecting signatures to urge Newton to take the next step and implement the report action steps – please sign. What happened? Seems as though aContinue reading “Another accident”
TONIGHT: TRAFFIC CALMING MEETING
Albemarle Traffic Calming and Bike Lane Public Information Session Public information session from Newton’s Director of Transportation, Nicole Freedman: Thursday March 10 at 5:30 PM via zoom Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87482389468?pwd=N29DcVlUV0lEZWdsS01yUkVNMnQvZz09 Meeting ID: 874 8238 9468 Passcode: 661700 Information on the project, including a copy of the presentation and proposal, will be posted here for reviewContinue reading “TONIGHT: TRAFFIC CALMING MEETING”
Friends of Albemarle 