Jamaicaway
MBTA commits to shoveling out bus stops this winter; state to consider lefthanded snowplows for populated parkways
By adamg - 10/18/11 - 3:46 pmMeira Levinson of the Arborway explains the ice problem she and other parkway residents have.
MBTA officials told a City Council committee today they will commit resources this winter to shovel out bus stops in Boston - and the connections to the sidewalks behind them.
At a hearing called by City Councilor Matt O'Malley (West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain), a T official said the authority will have at least 72 people dedicated to keeping bus stops clear during and after storms - with some additional help from more than 200 subway-station workers. The T is not technically responsible for bus-stop clearing, but pitched in this past winter as storm after storm left stops inaccessible to riders.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation says it is considering snowplows that push to the left instead of the right for the populated parkways that pass through Boston, such as the Arborway, the Jamaicaway and the VFW Parkway.
Somebody at the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation has quite the sense of humor
By adamg - 9/15/11 - 10:20 am
At the brand-new crosswalk installed by the DCR on the Jamaicaway at Jamaica Pond, Carol Garfield ponders how, exactly, the state wants her to get across the road.
Photo by Steve Garfield posted under this Creative Commons license. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.
New Jamaicaway crossing at Jamaica Pond
By stevegarfield - 5/15/11 - 1:49 pmThe new Jamaicaway crossing at Jamaica Pond is making progress with all the curbing installed. Now you can see how it's going to look when completed.
We'll be watching for the crossing lights next.
New Jamaicaway crossing at Jamaica Pond [ Facebook Video]
Teen driver arraigned on charges she dragged, abandoned bicyclist on the Jamaicaway
By adamg - 11/26/10 - 12:38 pmThe 16-year-old Jamaica Plain girl, allegedly driving her mom's mini-van without permission, was arraigned this morning in West Roxbury District Court on a variety of charges related to an Oct. 8 incident that sent a 65-year-old man to the hospital for three weeks with severe injuries that required surgery and skin grafts, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Judge Terry Craven released the teen, not named because of her age, on personal recognizance after she pleaded not delinquent to charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury, using a motor vehicle without authority and operating a motor vehicle without a license, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, which did not name her because of her age.
Craven also ordered her to stay away from the wheel.
In a statement, the DA's office described its case:
A grub-infested oak can ruin your whole day
By adamg - 10/17/10 - 9:48 amJamaica Plain Patch reports nobody was hurt when the wind toppled the bug-gnawed tree onto the Jamaicaway yesterday, smashing one windshield and hitting another vehicle.
Smushed SUV in JP by the Arboretum
By adamg - 11/1/09 - 5:37 pmStephen Walsh photographs the remains of a bad accident at 1091 Centre St. this afternoon; SUV was heavily damaged, the driver injured, but not fatally so.
Today would be a good day to slow down out there
By adamg - 10/3/09 - 12:44 pmMultiple-car accident at Jamaicaway and Perkins Street around 1:40 p.m. (at least one person taken to the hospital), a couple hours after a car rolled over on Soldiers Field Road and Western Avenue.
Early-morning fire at JP condo building
By adamg - 12/17/08 - 1:37 pmThe Globe reports nobody was injured in the 5 a.m. fire at 50 Jamaicaway.
Getting along swimmingly in JP
Mike Ball discovers that the Arborway Castle has some interesting details when not obscured by 500,000 Christmas lights.
