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Lower Main Street Rendering

Tell the Traffic Commission that YOU Support Safer Streets in Melrose

Uncategorized / Finn

The fate of the “South” Main Street redesign — particularly, the design elements which would allow the city to create protected bike lanes — will be put before the Traffic […]

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A cross-section of a street with protected bike lanes running in both directions.

Action Alert! Take the “South” Main Street Pilot Survey

1 Comment / Local Advocacy, Main Street, Sustainability, Traffic Calming / Finn

Last week, the City of Melrose released a community survey designed to solicit feedback on the road reconfiguration pilot currently in place between West Wyoming Avenue and Sylvan Street. You can find

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Traffic Calming as an Alternative Form of Public Safety

Local Advocacy, Traffic Calming / Finn

The Melrose Ped/Bike Committee is committed to creating safer streets in Melrose for all residents. There are many reasons a person may not feel safe in his or her neighborhood

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Lower Main Street Rendering

Ped/Bike Committee Statement – Lower Main Street Pilot

Local Advocacy, Main Street, Traffic Calming / Finn

(UPDATE: want to share your support for the pilot directly with the city, or give feedback on how the final implementation could be even safer? Make sure to fill out

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Rendering of temporary speed table on Franklin St

Want to voice your support for traffic calming in Melrose? You have an opportunity this week!

1 Comment / Local Advocacy, Traffic Calming / Finn

If you ask any elected official in Melrose to name the number one complaint they receive from residents, they’ll probably all give you the same answer: speeding and unsafe driving.

Want to voice your support for traffic calming in Melrose? You have an opportunity this week! Read More »

Want to build your own parklet? Now you can!

Main Street, Parklets, Shared Streets & Spaces / Finn

In an effort to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Melrose launched a public parklet program with funding awarded to the City from the MassDOT Shared

Want to build your own parklet? Now you can! Read More »

A design alternative for Lynn Fells Parkway and Melrose/Crystal Streets

DCR Design Options for the Intersection of Lynn Fells & Melrose St/Crystal St

1 Comment / DCR, Traffic Calming / Finn

Tonight the DCR held the second in a series of public meetings about an upcoming reconfiguration of the intersection of Lynn Fells Parkway and Melrose/Crystal Street. We had previously submitted

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Sidewalks being placed at Whitman & Grove in Melrose, MA

It’s Sidewalk Season at Hoover!

Safe routes to schools, Schools / Finn

Last fall, the City of Melrose was approved for a $400K Complete Streets grant to build out a network of sidewalks around the Hoover School. We were thrilled with the

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An overhead shot of the Wyoming Hill Neighborhood and a portion of Melrose's downtown

PBC Letter of Support: TOD Incentive Zoning Changes

Land Use, Local Advocacy, Local Housing, Zoning / Finn

The Melrose Planning Board has submitted a package of proposed changes to the city’s zoning ordinance to the city council for approval. These changes come on the back of a

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People walking and biking along Washington Street at the Melrose border

Want to “Go Green” for Earth Day? Replace One Car Trip per Day

Sustainability / Finn

In celebration of Earth Week 2021, the Melrose Energy Commission published a “Go Green Pledge” which challenges residents to take immediate steps to curb their impacts on the local environment.

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