Column: How to stitch Newton Corner back together
Efforts are underway to reimagine Newton Corner and replace its dreaded “Circle of Death” rotary. If done right, these efforts will look back at the [...]
Column: Transit-oriented smart growth and missed opportunities
The historical development of Newton’s villages provides an example of transit-oriented development done right—and a good model for the smart growth the region needs today. [...]
Column: The coming of fare-free transit
A new mobility phenomenon is quietly spreading throughout cities and neighborhoods in Massachusetts and beyond. It’s the concept of fare free transit. Providing fare free [...]
Column: Time to get behind Newton’s bike safety plan
It was decades in the making. But Newton has developed a draft bicycle and pedestrian mobility plan that will likely go before the City Council [...]