The Commonwealth Avenue Carriage Lane
Newton, MA
Did you miss the Sept. 29 2020 public meeting? If you did, not only are you not alone, but you can now read or listen to what you missed. The Transportation Planning Dept now has a web page devoted to the project. On this page, Commonwealth Avenue Carriageway – 2 Way Bike Travel, you can
Continue Reading “Carriage Road 2 Way Bike Travel: Transportation Dept Public Outreach”
You may be asking yourself, “What’s this I hear about the proposed two-way bicycle travel on the Carriage Lane?” People of course want to visualize what our proposed changes to the Carriage Lane will be. We want to make it easy for you. Whether you are a driver, a walker, a dog-walker, a bicyclists or
Continue Reading “Signs? Striping? See What We Are Proposing for Two-Way”
Do you like to walk, run or bike along the Carriage Road? Do you want to feel safer when you do? We are thrilled to invite you to now come learn about the proposal to create two-way bike travel on the Carriageway. Yes, the Planning Department has scheduled a public information session. After this public
Continue Reading “Major Announcement: Public Information Session: Monday Oct 19, 2020”
This section is a special case: As Bulloughs Park approaches Commonwealth Avenue, it bisects a section of the Carriage Lane on the east that is open to EB driving, and a section of Carriage Lane on the west that is a footpath only, and closed to motor vehicles. It is also a very popular section:
Washington Street (Route 16) is heavily used by light and heavy vehicles, especially because the exit and entrance to the Mass Pike is not far away. As a result, the area where where Commonwealth Avenue crosses it in Newton creates unique dangers to all, particularly to bicyclists traveling west or east. But this area has
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Commonwealth Avenue’s berm is a beautiful cascade of grass, trees, and flowering bushes, which makes it an ideal linear park. The corners of the crossroads and the Carriage Lane are adorned with statuesque lights on the SE and SW corners that sit in beds of perenniallly blooming bushes. The crossroads are lined with lovely and
The addition of stop signs heading west has been an important safety feature that has been a big step toward ensuring that the Carriage Lane is used for local traffic only. It also has minimized the risk of a collision between a driver heading south on the side street and any vehicle heading west on
One serious safety issue was that very often there was no official stop sign along the crossroad, north of the Carriage Lane, for southbound (SB) drivers. This presented extreme dangers: motor vehicles would head on a non-signalized crossroad south toward Commonwealth Avenue and drive straight through an intersection with the Carriage Lane, with no warning
Very often there was an official stop sign along the crossword, north of the Carriage Lane, for southbound drivers. However, Newton roads twist and turn, and often twist and turn while going downhill. Add to that overhanging branches from large trees nearby, and we have a dangerous situation. See a few of these dangerous situations
Continue Reading “Stop Signs on Cross Roads Were Not Visible Due to Curves, Hills, and Trees”
Many Newton residents do not remember when the Carriage Lane looked like this: All along the Carriage Road, the stop signs, and the stop lines, were 20-23 feet away from the intersection. Often the stop signs were located before a band of cobbles. Westbound drivers would stop before the stop sign and then roll right
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