If you are unable to come to our meeting, please post a comment with your thoughts/concerns.
Our next meeting will be Wed, Aug 5. In the meantime, a lot’s happening:
∙ The Mayor’s Office has asked us to watch for signs on Northampton St to exclude large trucks. Please email info@chestersquareassociation.org if you see them! They are also considering a traffic signal for Washington St at Northampton St.
∙ Boston Police Dept is using a new grant for traffic enforcement this summer, to address our concerns about motorcycle activity and noise on Massachusetts Ave.
∙ Parks Commissioner Chris Cook visited Chester Park last week for a walk-through with our park task force. He was impressed with our stewardship of the park; he offered help with maintaining soil and trees; he committed to replacing trash barrels with covered trash containers that are more in keeping with the architecture of the park; and he’s happy to work with us to find a way to maintain the fences, fountains and benches.
Motorcycles – Info on when and where neighbors have experienced problems with motorcycle noise, was gathered to help police direct their patrols.
Chester Park: Mark and Michelle are leading our Chester Park work group. Miren joins them to organize Victory House residents who want to join in.
Curb parking – A preliminary inventory of parking restrictions was reviewed -corrections are needed. In a discussion of what changes to signage and the resident parking program would work best for our neighborhood, many interests were represented: residents who have a car all the time, residents who use a car occasionally (rental, Zipcar), residents who need parking for those who come to their home (visiting nurse, family, …), and those who work for businesses and institutions in the neighborhood. More to come …
Communications – We’re gearing up for more online participation, to supplement our monthly meetings. Helpful suggestions were gathered for our “Business” and “Resources” pages.
Power of the group: Each of eight people attending took responsibility for something.
email info@chestersquareassociation.org for location
Motorcycle noise – BPD District 4 hopes to attend. Can you help with specifics to direct a patrol? Please bring your concerns about this and other matters for police attention.
Chester Park – What’s happening? What’s needed now?
Curb parking – South End Forum is considering changes to parking restrictions. Do you ever have trouble finding parking for yourself or for visitors?
In the Know – what info on “Businesses” and “Resources” do we want to show on our website?
Events – What’s next?
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