As Brookline’s postal service struggles with staffing issues, residents say they are missing important deliveries and are unable to count on their mail arriving on time or at all. Long-time residents say current problems with mail delivery are the worst they’ve ever seen, and that repeated delays and incorrect deliveries since the summer have made… Continue reading Erratic mail service frustrates residents as USPS struggles to hire
Category: Transportation
Vitolo bill to expand commuter tax benefit passes as part of broader tax package
A bill shepherded through the State House by Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo will expand commuter tax benefits to more than just car drivers and frequent MBTA riders. The current $750 tax deduction is available only for commuters with a $22.50 MBTA weekly pass, a $90 monthly pass or drivers using an E-Z Pass. Now, through… Continue reading Vitolo bill to expand commuter tax benefit passes as part of broader tax package
Town moving forward with $14 million Davis Path Footbridge replacement
Brookline transportation officials are moving forward with plans to rebuild the Davis Path Footbridge across the Green Line D tracks near Brookline Village, applying for a federal grant to help fund the $14 million project. The 112-year-old bridge connecting White Place with Boylston Street near the Old Lincoln School was demolished in 2020 when engineers… Continue reading Town moving forward with $14 million Davis Path Footbridge replacement
Photos: Ribbon cutting at the Carlton Street Footbridge
[metaslider id=19449] On Sept. 17, the town celebrated the official opening of the Carlton Street Footbridge, which crosses the MBTA Green Line tracks from Carlton Street into Riverway Park. The bridge opened quietly in August after years of political debate and construction delays. Among the attendees at Sunday’s event were former Governor Michael Dukakis, a long-time… Continue reading Photos: Ribbon cutting at the Carlton Street Footbridge
Town planning new protected bike lanes on 16 streets
Brookline is making plans to significantly increase the number of protected bike lanes in town over the next year, installing flex posts along stretches of 16 different streets. Most of the streets already have painted bike lanes or shoulders, but transportation engineer Sam Downes says that the town will add flex posts along the lanes… Continue reading Town planning new protected bike lanes on 16 streets
Beacon Street Bridle Path moving forward as town enters design phase
The town’s ambitious plan to build a bike and pedestrian path down the entire length of the Beacon Street median, reimagining the corridor in the style of the original Frederick Olmsted design, has taken a major step forward. The project, which involves creating a multiuse path next to the MBTA tracks on Beacon Street, is… Continue reading Beacon Street Bridle Path moving forward as town enters design phase
New bike repair shop opens on Beacon Street
Brookline bicyclists finding themselves with a snapped chain, or a hankering for an upgrade, have a new shop to turn to on Beacon Street. On July 1, Zach Meszoely opened Back In Action Bikes, a one-man bike repair shop in a former nail salon at 1018 Beacon Street, across from the St. Mary’s Street Green… Continue reading New bike repair shop opens on Beacon Street
Carlton Street Footbridge set to reopen in July after decades of debate, delay
[metaslider id=17338] Update: The bridge is now open. Read more here. The Carlton Street Footbridge, which links Brookline’s Longwood neighborhood to the Riverway Park and the Emerald Necklace, is weeks away from reopening, 46 years after decades of decay forced its closing. The ensuing bitter debate about whether to rebuild it made this restoration a… Continue reading Carlton Street Footbridge set to reopen in July after decades of debate, delay