tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post9131471820205014924..comments2023-10-30T07:28:38.074-05:00Comments on Newton Streets and Sidewalks: Beacon Street DetailsSean Rochehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571094913250906385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-44894732814954695252009-09-23T22:00:49.441-05:002009-09-23T22:00:49.441-05:00We should indeed be thankful for the intelligent a...We should indeed be thankful for the intelligent accommodations made for bicyclists and pedestrians on Beacon Street. But those of us who genuinely care about pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorist safety need to rise up and beg the City of Newton to back off from a life-of-its-own bad idea to construct an alleged traffic-calming bump-out at the corner of Jackson and Daniel Streets in the "Thompsonville" section of Newton Centre, 02459. This shoddily conceived, execrably constructed smear of asphalt and orange bins has, for over three years, rightly been denounced by a large majority of area neighbors as "The Funnel of Death." It remorselessly aims downhill traffic from Jackson Street closer to approaching eastbound drivers. May it not be so, but it appears likely, very likely, someone will +die+ in an accident here, because of the relentless advocacy for this project by someone, or some people, maybe in this area, who prefer a "Traffic Calming" trophy to tout in a ward or citywide election over bona-fide social good and safety. If you care about bicylists, pedestrians, and innocent human life, please get involved in the Jackson-Daniel Streets "traffic calming" project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-82207143132910143822009-09-17T15:37:11.032-05:002009-09-17T15:37:11.032-05:00Very nice! Maybe the end is more of a "to be...Very nice! Maybe the end is more of a "to be continued"...Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446330500314261009.post-72382736633148450212009-09-16T16:17:33.116-05:002009-09-16T16:17:33.116-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14501464881286304952noreply@blogger.com