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Winter in Newton & Development Projects
Keep streets safe - Winter has dark mornings - parked cars create dangerous blind spots with ice and significant dangers for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. 77% of serious pedestrian accidents occur in dark hours.
Prevent developers and landlords from building without adequate on-site parking for residents.
Prevent crowded long term on-street parking, especially near village centers, near colleges, commuter rail stations, and large developments.
Keep streets accessible to plows that remove snow piled up on roadsides.
The dark, high-risk hours (pre-sunrise) of winter increase pedestrian risk due to blind spots, narrow roads, and low visibility for commuters and students walking to school/transit. Â
Emergency Vehicle access to streets after storm.
New housing developments often contain inadequate or no off-street parking,
Current parking management lacks the nuance and flexibility required to address resident hardship while preventing non-residents (college students) and residents abandoning expensive or inconvenient off-street parking.
Current parking management lacks the nuance and flexibility required to address resident hardship while protecting public safety and resource allocation.
Keep our streets safe and accessible for all.
Maintain cleaner streets for critical emergency vehicles:Â
ambulances, fire trucks and police cars
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