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Melrose’s Bike Buses now have an official website!

Local Advocacy, Safe routes to schools, Schools / Finn

We are SO amazed by our incredible “bike bus” community in Melrose, which has spread beyond Horace Mann to now include routes at Lincoln and Winthrop as well. These bike […]

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Melrose Pedestrian & Bicyclist Committee Receives MassDOT Community Collaboration Award

Local Advocacy, Safe routes to schools / Finn

This week, the Melrose Pedestrian & Bicyclist Committee was honored to receive a “Community Collaboration Award” through the MassDOT Safe Routes to School Program. These awards recognize the Program’s partner

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Horace Mann Bike Bus

Celebrate Bay State Bike Month with these Safety Reminders!

Uncategorized / Finn

Every May, Massachusetts celebrates Bay State Bike Month, a month-long series of events held from the Berkshires to the Cape to raise awareness for safe cycling across the Commonwealth. Here

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Committee Supports Updated Snow Clearing Ordinance

4 Comments / Local Advocacy, Safe routes to schools, Snow Clearing / Finn

City councilors Devin Romanul (Ward 7) and Ryan Williams (at-large) have co-sponsored an ordinance which proposes to update the city’s current ordinance on snow and ice removal from public sidewalks.

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Introducing the “Mystic Highlands Greenway”

Regional Connectivity / Finn

Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed new signs popping up around Melrose bearing the name “Mystic Highlands Greenway.” The Mystic Highlands Greenway is a collaborative multi-community project

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A screenshot of a "traffic calming" GIS tool released by the City of Melrose

City Releases “Traffic Calming Prioritization Tool”

Schools, Traffic Calming / Finn

The City of Melrose Engineering Department has released a new Traffic Calming Prioritization Tool, a GIS tool which is designed to help the city use data to “prioritize traffic calming

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A rendering of the Caruso's redevelopment

ZBA Letter of Support for Redevelopment of “Caruso’s” Building

Land Use, Local Housing, Zoning / Finn

On November 30th, the Zoning Board of Appeals holds a hearing to discuss numerous variances requested to allow for the redevelopment of the Caruso’s Pizza property, including the addition of

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A new condo building being construction on West Emerson Street

Contributor: In Defense of Changing the Character of Melrose

Guest Contributors, Local Housing / Finn

Note: this is a guest post contributed by Committee member Ajey Pandey. I’ve taken to spectating Melrose’s Planning Board meetings, which are increasingly battlegrounds for new five-ish story mixed-use buildings

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A photograph showing the fatal aftermath of a violent car crash on Lynn Fells Parkway in the vicinity of the intersection with Linden Road

Resident Letter: Implement Immediate Safety Enhancements on Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose

3 Comments / DCR, Local Advocacy, Safe routes to schools, Traffic Calming, Traffic Violence / Finn

Note: the below open letter was written by community members who live in the neighborhood near the intersections of Lynn Fells Parkway and Linden, Bellevue, Elm, and Batchelder Streets. On

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A group of bike riders use the painted bike lane on Main Street in Melrose, MA

Orange Line Shutdown – Group Bike Rides!

MBTA, Sustainability, Tips & Tricks / Finn

The safest way to ride is with friends! During the orange line shutdown, we are scheduling a series of group “commuting” rides. Whether you’re an experienced cyclist or a first-time

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  • Melrose’s Bike Buses now have an official website!
  • Melrose Pedestrian & Bicyclist Committee Receives MassDOT Community Collaboration Award
  • Celebrate Bay State Bike Month with these Safety Reminders!
  • Committee Supports Updated Snow Clearing Ordinance
  • Introducing the “Mystic Highlands Greenway”

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