Meetings

Bike Newton invites you to attend this important City of Newton Public Information Session presented by Nicole Freedman, the Director of Transportation Planning for the City of Newton.  She will review the MassDOT proposed improvements for the intersection of  Auburn St. and Commonwealth Ave., which includes a new separated bike lane.  There are several designs being proposed; the Steering Committee of Bike Newton is in favor of the one pictured above, the "Modern Roundabout". •  Learn about a proposal by MassDOT to reconstruct the intersection of Auburn Street at Commonwealth Avenue. •  The work is part of MassDOT’s reconstruction of the bridge over the [...]

Bike Newton would like to invite you attend the following meeting presented by: Department of Conservation and Recreation Commonwealth of Massachusetts Improvements to Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton Thursday, January 21, 2021 7:00pm – 8:30pm  Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dWYruP09RVC1x3luBVMtyw At this public meeting, the DCR team for this project and its engineering design consultant, BSC Group, will present project objectives and gather public input on preliminary design to inform a pedestrian- and bike-friendly redesign of Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton, from Boylston Street (Route 9) to Beacon Street. To register, click on the appropriate link above or enter it into your browser, and you will be prompted to submit your name and email. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about [...]

Please sign the Petition now to the Mayor and City Council of Newton to improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety in Newton!  It only takes a couple of minutes and will have a big impact on our elected officials at City Hall.  Thanks! (Note: the photo above of a beautiful physically-separated bike lane is Arsensal St. in Watertown, not Newton.  That's why we are asking you to sign the petition.)

Bike Newton’s monthly Steering Committee meeting.  Public is invited to attend.  Please email [email protected] for Zoom  invite!  5:30pm-7:00.

Bike Newton’s monthly Steering Committee meeting.  Public is invited to attend.  Please email [email protected] for Zoom  invite!  5:30pm-7:00.

Bike Newton’s monthly Steering Committee meeting.  Public is invited to attend.  Please email [email protected] for Zoom  invite!  5:30pm-7:00.

Bike Newton’s monthly Steering Committee meeting.  Public is invited to attend.  Please email [email protected] for Zoom  invite!  5:30pm-7:00.

Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) Waltham to Weston Thursday, September 15, 2022- 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b6aFfq95RIa6ZCHdi4Wj9Q The Department of Conservation and Recreation is hosting a public listening session on the proposed Waltham to Weston segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT). This 0.5-mile segment is part of a 23-mile former railroad corridor leased from the MBTA by DCR for the creation of a shared-use path between Waltham and Berlin, which in turn is part of the envisioned 104-mile MCRT shared-use path from Boston to Northampton. The segment in Weston and Wayland is complete, and the City of Waltham is building the segment from [...]

Save the Date! A Newton Free Library Conversation Over Zoom with Angie Schmitt, Author of "The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in America: Why It's Happening and What We Can Do About It"   Newton Free Library is hosting a zoom presentation by Angie Schmitt, author of Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America at the Newton Free Library. This event is being co-sponsored by Bike Newton and Green Newton, and is part of the Green Newton series. Ms. Schmitt is one of the best known writers on the topic of sustainable transportation in the U.S. She will discuss how road design and other [...]