On February 28, 2019, we held a well-attended community meeting at the Archdale Community Center to elicit feedback the 25% design for the Roslindale Gateway Path. Several attendees as well as folks who followed the live video feed of the meeting asked for a copy of the slides. They’re now available; please feel free to share any additional feedback in the comments below.
Category: Events
Pedestrian Safety Meeting in West Roxbury this Wednesday, February 27
This Wednesday, February 27, 2019, elected officials will hold a public meeting to discuss ways to improve road safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers in West Roxbury. Sponsors of the meeting include City Councilor Matt O’Malley, the Boston Police Department, Senator Mike Rush, Representative Ed Coppinger, Chief of Streets Chris Osgood, the Mayor’s Office, and the Boston Transportation Department.
The meeting comes after two pedestrian fatalities in West Roxbury over the last four months, one on Washington Street in November, and one on Centre Street in February. We urge you to speak up this week for traffic calming measures that also make the roads safer for both cyclists and pedestrians. Details of the meeting below; please spread the word:
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 7-8:30pm
Boston Lodge of Elks #10
248 Spring St
West Roxbury
Community Meeting on February 28, 2019 at Menino/Archdale Community Center for Gateway Path 25% Design of Entire Path
Please join us on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 6:30pm at the BCYF Thomas Menino (Archdale) Community Center (125 Brookway Road) to learn about the 25% design study for the Roslindale Gateway Path and provide feedback. Last summer, we had a community meeting focusing on the portion on MBTA land adjacent the Roslindale commuter rail station. This meeting will focus on the entire length of the new planned path, including the section closest to the Archdale neighborhood in Roslindale — running near the Needham Line commuter rail tracks adjacent Peter’s Hill from the entrance of the Arboretum through to the tunnel entrance at the end of Arboretum Road, and then all the way to the existing Blackwell Path. RSVP appreciated (so we can plan for the appropriate crowd) but not required.
RSVP appreciated. You can also join the event and invite others from the Facebook event page or the Nextdoor event page. Spread the word!
- Roslindale Gateway Path – 25% Design Study (Draft) (PDF)
- Event Flyer – English (PDF)
- Event Flyer – Spanish (PDF)
“It’s a Wonderful Life” showing December 6, 2018, at 8 pm – Final Installment in our fall movie series!!!
REMINDER: The fourth and final installment of our monthly film series at the Rozzie Square Theater on Basile Street takes place in just under 2 weeks, on December 6, 2018, at 8 pm (note the time change from prior showings). To get us into the holiday spirit, and as a nice way to finish off the Holiday Market on Birch Street, we’ll be showing the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” For urbanists, this Frank Capra offering, shot in 1946, the year after the end of the Second World War, provides a fascinating snapshot of the country as it looked back at the first 4 decades of the 20th Century and then looked ahead to what might come next (consider for a moment that Pottersville looks a lot more lively than the suburban tract housing George is helping build). As always, please come by the multiple bus lines that run through the square every day, come by Blue Bike (we have that now!), come by the Needham Line, walk, bike, or, if you must, go ahead and drive, and note that the suggested donation is $5 per person. Old Man Potter wants to see you in his office!!!
AND Let us know you’re coming by visiting our “It’s a Wonderful Life” event page on facebook. Thanks!
REMINDER – ONE WEEK TO GO – “Night of the Living Dead” – November 1 @ 7pm – The third installment of the Fall 2018 Walkable Film Series
REMINDER: After a super turnout for “The Human Scale” that netted $80 in proceeds to our friends at RVMS, we would LOVE to see you for the third installment of our monthly film series at the Rozzie Square Theater on Basile Street two weeks from tomorrow, November 1, 2018, at 7 pm. As a last echo of Halloween, we’ll be showing the cult classic “Night of the Living Dead.” This George Romero offering, shot in black and white almost three decades after the arrival of technicolor, is the zombie movie by which all zombie movies are measured. As always, please come by the multiple bus lines that run through the square every day, come by Blue Bike (we have that now!), come by the Needham Line, walk, bike, or, if you must, go ahead and drive, and note that the suggested donation is $5 per person. We hope you’re coming for us, Barbara! We can’t wait!!!
AND Let us know you’re coming by visiting our Night of the Living Dead event page on facebook. Thanks!
Fall 2018 Roslindale Walkable Film Series – 10/4 @ 7 pm – “The Human Scale”
REMINDER: We would LOVE to see you for the second installment of our monthly film series at the Rozzie Square Theater on Basile Street a week from this Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 7 pm. This time it’s “The Human Scale” – the urban life-focused documentary about Jan Gehl and his firm’s work around the globe. Come by the multiple bus lines that run through the square every day, come by Blue Bike (we have that now!), come by commuter rail on the Needham Line, walk, bike, or, if you must, go ahead and drive. We can’t wait!!!
You’re welcome to sign up and spread the word from our Facebook Event page as well.
Roslindale Walkable Film Series – Installment #1 – Don’t Think Twice – September 6, 2018
REMINDER: We would LOVE to see you for the initial installment of our monthly film series at the Rozzie Square Theater on Basile Street this Thursday, September 6, 2018, at 7 pm. Come by the multiple bus lines that run through the square every day, come by Blue Bike (we have that now!), come by commuter rail on the Needham Line, walk, bike, or, if you must, go ahead and drive. We can’t wait!!!
Roslindale Walkable Film Series – Fall 2018 Edition – Starts September 6 with “Don’t Think Twice”
We’ve done a couple of rounds of film series with various venues in and around the square with varied success. But this upcoming series feels like the eagle may have landed!
Accordingly, we are proud to announce that we are partnering with our new friends and neighbors at ComedySportz Boston and The Rozzie Square Theater to hold a series of films on the first Thursday of the months of September, October, November, and December.
First up will be, perhaps not surprisingly, “Don’t Think Twice,” a movie about improv comedy in a venue primarily devoted to improv comedy! Suggested donation is $5 to help defray the cost of having the theater open for us and all net proceeds will benefit our friends at RVMS. We hope you’ll be able to join us, but don’t be late – The Rozzie Square Theater is an intimate venue with a capacity of 49 seats and we’ll be on a first come, first seated basis!!!
Recap of Roslindale Gateway Path – 25% Meeting on MBTA Portion
We had great turnout and lots of enthusiasm at a community meeting held last week to present the preliminary 25% design of the first portion of the planned Roslindale Gateway Path. The Gateway Path is WalkUP’s signature initiative, supported by a broad coalition of like-minded organizations including Rozzie Bikes and the Livable Streets Alliance. Ultimately, the path will create a new entrance to the Arboretum closer to Roslindale Village (right from the MBTA Commuter Rail station), allow entry to the park from Roslindale without having to surmount a big hill, provide improved access to the park along its route, and connect all the way up to the Forest Hills orange line station and Southwest Corridor Path.
For this meeting, we were focused only on the first portion which will cross over MBTA land. Since this portion requires negotiating land rights (the Arboretum, the City, and the MBTA will be all be involved), we thought it important to complete the process of gathering community feedback on that section first so those negotiations can move forward. Hence, this meeting, which was attended by as many as 50 residents, business owners, city employees, and representatives of our elected officials. Notably represented at the meeting were District City Councilors Tim McCarthy and Matt O’Malley, State Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, and State Sen. Michael Rush. City-Councilor-at-Large Michelle Wu has also been very supportive of the project.
The presentation was lead by Jen Relstab of the Horsley Witten Group, our design consultant from the start of this effort. Be sure to check out the complete presentation. Following the slideshow, we received ample constructive feedback and questions from the group, ranging from questions about snow and ice; maintenance; policing; wildlife; storm water; trash; and ideas about various surfaces that might be used in different parts of the path. We’re incorporating this feedback and ideas into our next steps, and look forward to returning to the community as the project moves forward. If you have comments in the meantime, feel free to send them to path@nullwalkuproslindale.org.
Some tweets and photos from the event below.
Roslindale Gateway Path 25% concept design meeting getting underway at the Roslindale Community Center. @StevenGag introducing project. Reps here from @McCarthy4Boston, @SenatorMikeRush, @ONSRoslindale among others. Great turnout! pic.twitter.com/ItOpqSo0fI
— WalkUP Roslindale (@walkuprozzie) July 25, 2018
We’ve also been joined by representatives from City Councilor @MattOMalley and State Rep @jeffrey_sanchez. pic.twitter.com/HRZ8cNsLLl
— WalkUP Roslindale (@walkuprozzie) July 25, 2018
Full house! pic.twitter.com/Z8vnYrIXUB
— WalkUP Roslindale (@walkuprozzie) July 25, 2018
@walkuprozzie community presentation for the Arboretum Gateway Path between #Roslindale Village and Forest Hills. This is an important one. 🚴♀️🚶🏿♂️ pic.twitter.com/M3pMiFhGfb
— Robert Orthman (@realroborthman) July 25, 2018
Great turnout to talk approval of 25% design of the Roslindale Gateway Path with @walkuprozzie and other community groups! pic.twitter.com/JBGVKtCZ7L
— LivableStreets (@StreetsBoston) July 25, 2018
@jeffrey_sanchez Looking forward to state funding for this important path to help ppl get out of CO2 producing cars and use active transportation means to get where they r going. https://t.co/eACfTBLWDC
— Alan Wright (@AlnThinks) July 26, 2018
Community Meeting on July 25, 2018 at Roslindale Community Center for Gateway Path 25% Design of MBTA Section
Please join us on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 6pm at the Roslindale Community Center (6 Cummins Highway) to learn about the 25% design study for the Roslindale Gateway Path and provide feedback. This meeting will focus just on the MBTA portion of the design — the section connecting the Roslindale Square Commuter Rail Station into the Arboretum. RSVP appreciated. You can also join the event and invite others from the Facebook event page.
