{"id":3862,"date":"2025-09-30T12:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkuproslindale.org\/weblog\/?p=3862"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:44:01","slug":"speak-up-for-a-safer-hyde-park-ave-city-council-hearing-oct-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkuproslindale.org\/weblog\/2025\/09\/30\/speak-up-for-a-safer-hyde-park-ave-city-council-hearing-oct-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Speak Up for a Safer Hyde Park Ave: City Council Hearing Oct. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p>Early Monday morning, yet another serious crash on Hyde Park Avenue left a pedestrian critically injured near American Legion Highway. <a href=\"https:\/\/mass.streetsblog.org\/2025\/09\/29\/driver-causes-yet-another-life-threatening-crash-on-bostons-hyde-park-avenue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Streetsblog MASS reports<\/a> that Boston EMS transported the victim to the hospital after being struck by a driver \u2014 the latest in a long line of preventable tragedies on this corridor.<\/p>\n<p>For years, residents have pushed for long\u2011promised safety improvements along Hyde Park Avenue. Despite hundreds of people participating in meetings and engagement processes, the City has delayed action \u2014 most recently stalling traffic\u2011calming measures tied to repaving near Forest Hills. As Streetsblog has noted, the administration has cited the need for \u201cmore feedback,\u201d even as the corridor project remains without funding or a timeline. Residents living near Hyde Park have organized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonbetterstreets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Better Streets Coalition<\/a> to push for change.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the City Council\u2019s Planning, Development, and Transportation Committee is holding a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/public-notices\/16482126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public hearing<\/a><\/strong> to focus on the northern stretch of Hyde Park Ave, from Walk Hill Street to the Arborway. This is our chance to make sure the community\u2019s voice is heard.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>How you can help:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrive by <strong>5:55 pm<\/strong> on this coming <strong>Monday, Oct. 6<\/strong> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/3k1VGxBYc9GNnZgJ7\">BTU School gym (25 Walk Hill St.)<\/a> to get on the speaker list.<\/li>\n<li>Share <strong>your own travel story<\/strong> \u2014 whether you walk, use a wheelchair, push a stroller, bike, take the bus, or drive.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the safety challenges you face and how better infrastructure could make the corridor safer and more accessible.<\/li>\n<li>Keep it short: just <strong>2 minutes<\/strong> is enough to make an impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/meHLokCeYnseMZ8b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up here beforehand<\/a>, the Better Streets Coalition will help coordinate and offer tips on effective testimony!<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t attend, you can still send written comments to the Council by <a href=\"shane.pac@boston.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a>, but a strong in\u2011person showing is the most powerful way to push for change.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Monday morning, yet another serious crash on Hyde Park Avenue left a pedestrian critically injured near American Legion Highway. Streetsblog MASS reports that Boston EMS transported the victim to the hospital after being struck by a driver \u2014 the latest in a long line of preventable tragedies on this corridor. 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