tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post5787227672926504598..comments2023-10-30T07:28:38.074-05:00Comments on Newton Streets and Sidewalks: T to Avalon BaySean Rochehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571094913250906385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-53733102464469855362008-06-12T11:57:00.000-05:002008-06-12T11:57:00.000-05:00There are always people cutting through the back l...There are always people cutting through the back lot of Fire Station 7, just down the street from the DPW, and directly behind Avalon. It's almost exactly as you've drawn the crow's route to the Eliot stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-41209106225449608632008-06-10T13:23:00.000-05:002008-06-10T13:23:00.000-05:00When we were looking at apartments in Newton last ...When we were looking at apartments in Newton last spring, we specifically ruled out Upper Falls because of the limited pedestrian access to adjacent neighborhoods. We didn't want to be wedded to our car.<BR/><BR/>My informal observation since then: people living in SoBo (South of Boylston) walk/bike at much lower rates than the rest of Newton.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734897261007112736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-78727664803823052502008-06-10T07:26:00.000-05:002008-06-10T07:26:00.000-05:00There's a shortcut through from the corner of Colu...There's a shortcut through from the corner of Columbia Ave/Chandler Pl to the parking lot behind Newton Technology park on Needham Street. I use it to walk to work. I'm not sure whether it is meant to be a path, since it crosses the disused railway track, but it looks like lots of people use it.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067339051592083829noreply@blogger.com