Jamaica Plain and the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are about to receive a new park at the southern end of the Southwest Corridor to take care of. The new Casey Arborway will connect Franklin Park, the Arboretum…
Category: Opinion
Letter: Casey bicyclists live here, too
Jonathan Baker refers to “a group of bicyclists passing though our community” on the proposed Casey Arborway. (Letter to the editor, Nov. 23.) No discredit to the “politically active and concerned residents,” but some of us are bicyclists, residents and…
Letter: Congress should avoid ‘cliff’-hanger
Congress is pushing us towards a fiscal cliff, but this doesn’t need to be a “cliff”-hanger. There are things both sides agree on and can do right now. For starters, Sen. Scott Brown and other elected officials should simply extend…
Letter: Not buying the Casey parkway plan
The most resent Casey Overpass meeting at English High on Dec. 13 had a couple of surprises revealed. Officials stated that with the addition of 25,000 cars moved to the surface road, traffic would have little effect. There would be major effect,…
Letter: Casey project will restrict access, boost pollution
I’ve lived in Jamaica Plain for 26 years and never owned a car. And I’m for a bridge to replace the Casey Overpass. A six-lane, street-level highway running across South Street at Forest Hills will not only restrict our access to…
Editorial: When ‘affordable’ isn’t
With Boston housing costs at truly obscene levels, any foothold of affordability is welcome. The community’s recent success at gaining affordable units at 161 S. Huntington and the new pressure for them at the Norbert School are meaningful. However, we…
Editorial: Thanks for bus stop move
The MBTA deserves thanks for putting aside red tape and relocating a dangerous Monument Square bus stop. As we noted in September, the stop was illegally placed across crosswalks, blocked the view of traffic lights, and prevented pedestrians and drivers…
Editorial: Welcome back, Mr. Mayor
It is good to hear that Mayor Thomas Menino is out of his recent major hospitalization and rehabbing in preparation for returning home. We wish the mayor well and look forward to seeing him in JP again soon. The mayor…
Letter: Thanks for supporting Taste of JP
We are writing on behalf of ESAC (Ecumenical Social Action Committee, Inc.) Board of Directors and staff to thank all who were responsible for making ESAC’s 17thAnnual Taste of JP such a successful event. This was an important event for…
Letter: Gazette is right about need for planning agency
I am so impressed with the balanced assessment of the 161 S. Huntington project in your editorial. (“Editorial: S. Huntington achievements,” Nov. 23.) Rarely are issues evaluated as fairly and as cogently as in your editorial. Your appeal for a freestanding planning…