Posts Tagged ‘Envision Wakefield’
Equity on wheels
“Complete Streets,” “Safe Streets Wakefield,” “Envision Wakefield,” etc., etc. Even members of the Town Council can’t keep them straight. How do they expect the public to? Maybe they don’t. Obfuscation can be a political strategy. Allow me to clarify things for you. The state, certain local officials and the activists pulling the strings behind the […]
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Envision bike lanes
What expertise does a bicycle club bring to urban planning? And why is the Wakefield Bicycle Club (aka Safe Streets Wakefield) taking a lead role in peddling the Envision Wakefield downtown revitalization project? The Safe Streets group had a table at the recent Living Well Health Fair. Ahead of the event they promoted their role […]
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Old school
Coming on the heels of the great news that the Greenwood School would at long last be getting a new roof came the even better news that the 123-year-old structure would not support solar panels on the new roof. There goes the planet.
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Envision bike lanes
I have some bad news and some worse news. The bad news: Bike lanes are coming to Wakefield Square. The worse news: There’s not a thing you can do about it. Why, you ask? The answer can be expressed in one word: money. The town wants $15 million from the state for a Main Street […]
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