The remake of Western Avenue in Cambridge has been cited as one of the top 10 bike projects in North America, joining projects in Salt Lake City, Chicago and Portland Oregon. This article over at Next City notes that the…
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Rethinking the rotary (and other heresies)
I’m an avid runner, which means that I spend a lot of time being a pedestrian. That has me thinking a lot about pedestrian safety – its hard not to when you almost get run over at a blind corner…
Meet Belmont is Tonight (Bring a Food Donation Too)!
A note to all Blogging Belmont readers that tonight is the annual Meet Belmont event at Chenery Middle School. If you haven’t gone before, it’s a must see. That’s especially true if you’re new to town. The event runs from 6:00 pm…
Most cyclists are workers, not hipsters
There’s an interesting piece over at Governing.com that shines a light on an under-reported aspect of the “transportation alternatives” debate: how important bikes and other non-car transportation are to working Americans. The article talks about the concept of “invisible cyclists” –…
Zoning reform — its not just a Bay State thing
We heard from our own Sen. Will Brownsberger at Town Meeting in the spring about efforts on Beacon Hill to do a big and important re-write of zoning laws for the Bay State. The goal is to find a way…
Bring Out Yer guns! Buyback Program June 11
I’m here at Town Meeting and our own Chief McLaughlin noted that this year’s Belmont PD Gun Buyback program is scheduled for this Saturday, June 11th. Gun owners are encouraged to come turn in their unwanted firearms in exchange…
Lots of Choices on The Ballot – Here’s How I See It
April elections can be sleepy affairs. Many voters who turn out for presidential- and state-wide contests stay home for local elections in April. That’s really too bad, as the people you elect to local boards and offices have a much bigger…
Setting The Record Straight – On All Sides
Let the record show that neither Ms. Ruban nor her campaign has never mentioned “a decade of no bid contracts” nor has that claim ever appeared on her campaign web site. Those were my words, and mine alone, in a letter endorsing her candidacy. Nor has Alexandra said that Belmont is wasting taxpayers’ money. Her position is that the town simply doesn’t know if it is wasting money or not, because in its most recent contract renewal, it did not solicit competing bids.
A Great New Belmont Tradition: Sign Up Now for the Becca Pizzi Family 5K
Like so many people in Belmont – and around the country – I was inspired by our town’s own Becca Pizzi when, a few months back, she became the first American woman to win the World Marathon Challenge. If…
Paul’s Over the Top Completely Shocking Endorsement of Alexandra Ruban for Selectwoman
Editor’s Note: What follows is a short (300 word) endorsement of Ms. Alexandra Ruban, a candidate for Belmont Selectwoman. It will appear in the Belmont Citizen Herald tomorrow and has already appeared over at Franklin Tucker’s Belmontonian, where it elicited…