Following months of complaints and threats to sue from nearby residents, the state Casey Arborway design team has redesigned the exit for a new upper busway at the MBTA Forest Hills station. A new bicycle rotary has been added to…
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City officials secretly invited people to Casey meeting
Two City officials, including the head of the City’s Transportation Department (BTD), invited specific people to attend an early community meeting of the Casey Arborway project, making sure that there were “no fingerprints” as to their involvement, according to a…
Lawsuit could affect JPNC election
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council’s (JPNC) controversial lawsuit against a real estate project could have an impact on the council’s upcoming election. Potential candidates will have to consider the JPNC’s connection to a lawsuit that likely will remain under appeal…
New Mural
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ESMS starts corridor guideline process for Washington St.
Egleston Square Main Streets (ESMS) will focus on creating development guidelines for Egleston Square and the Washington Street corridor following two neighborhood “visioning” meetings and further meetings with other neighborhood groups. A community meeting will be held in the fall…
Cuban baseball players to return to JP
A team of senior Cuban baseball players, including several major league and national team legends, will play softball against an American team this month in Jamaica Plain in a repeat of a popular event last summer. The “Friendship Games” visit…
Happy 100th
JP’s population about the same as a year ago
Jamaica Plain’s population is statistically the same as it was a year ago, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, which has a significant margin of error. But the main U.S. Census, which is more accurate, showed that JP’s…