Dear EALS members and supporters of the Mass Ave Corridor plan:
The advisory board of EALS was stunned to learn last week of changes to the design for Mass. Ave. that undo much of the good work the Town has done to make the street safer, especially for pedestrians.
Your participation is badly needed to restore the [...]

Read the memo sent to the town about the effect of the changes adding an additional inbound lane from Pond Ln. to Linwood St. has on pedestrian safety.

Hi all – the Town has recently announced that they will hold an open house to present the streetscape and landscape features for the 75% design submission for the Mass Ave Corridor plan on April 4.

While of course comments will be welcome on any aspect of the design, the Town hopes to hear the community’s thoughts [...]

hey all – the Town is gearing up for the spring street-tree planting season and specifically encourages East Arlington residents to make a request to enhance the east side’s overall canopy. This will cost you nothing and all you need to do is to agree to water the sapling when planted.
Not only will the tree grow [...]

EALS submitted comments on the 75% plan to the town in early December with ideas to incorporate into the project moving forward.
You can read the memo here.

Paul Lukez of Paul Lukez Architecture was the guest speaker at Arlington High School as part of the Arlington Community Education Tuesday Night Conversations Series, moderated by David Witford. The title of this particular discussion was Creating Sustainable Suburbs.
Paul Lukez started the discussion with a presentation on what it means to be sustainable and some [...]

 
Hi All -  please join us for the EALS Coalition’s next community meeting on Thursday, Oct 20 at 7:30 pm. (Because of a scheduling conflict at the Fox, the event will be held at the Arlington Center for the Arts off Mass Ave between Tufts and Foster Street.) Please stop by to meet your neighbors, learn about EALS, [...]

Hello East-siders and others,
We hope you had a great summer and are looking forward to a beautiful fall season. Over the summer, we and other EALS volunteers have remained busy on “other” projects as the Mass Ave Corridor plan has gone beyond the 25% design stage and into final design.
 One of our primary initiatives recently [...]

Dear MBTA Riders and Interested Parties,
The MBTA is hosting follow-up meetings on Bus Route 77 as part of the Key Bus Route Improvement Program. Based on community feedback, preliminary recommendations have been refined to the following types of improvements: bus stop consolidation, new bus shelters, benches and trash receptacles. Bus stop consolidation will result in [...]

Read letter here.