Read the September/October 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Belmont’s morning traffic patterns, as shown in “Town of Belmont Town Wide Traffic Study,” April 1, 2019. Lines with light text on a dark background indicate traffic traveling south and east; dark text on a light background indicates north and westbound traffic.
Belmont School Traffic Needs Attention
The figures still catch my breath. A 2018–2019 pre-HS/MS construction study documented nearly 2,000 cars traveling down Concord Avenue. Read more.
Belmont Embraces MBTA Zoning Challenge
Belmont residents have yet another great opportunity to shape the future of our community. Read more.
Greenhouse gas emissions required for different sectors to meet net zero emissions by 2050. Graphic from the Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap.
Why Belmont Needs the Specialized Energy Code
To achieve the emission reduction goals set by the Roadmap, the Massachusetts energy economy must transition to close to 100% electric power. Read more.
Belmont Community Path Route Takes Shape
How should the Belmont Community Path get from the Clark Street Bridge to Waverley Square? Read more.
Profiles in Belmont: Scott Ferson
Ferson had been hanging flags intermittently from his porch for years. Read more.
Lone Tree Hill Goes Native with Plantings
Several dozen volunteers rolled up their sleeves, and gardening trowels in hand, planted 350 plugs of young native plants in the Great Meadow and reclaimed meadow areas of Belmont’s Lone Tree Hill Conservation Land. Read more.
Mike Chase on Ogilby Farm. Photo: Jeffrey North
Stewards Keep Ogilby Farm Traditions
Henry Ogilby thinks of himself, his siblings, and Mike and Hermik Chase as stewards of the last remaining farmland in Belmont, part of the Richardson Farm Historical District. Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Bike Safety
Belmont has now created a separated bikeway supposedly appropriate for child cyclists on Concord Avenue, which has numerous crossing and turning conflicts at connecting streets and driveways. Read more.
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