Bike Cages requested on Red Line
Working with DotBike, DEHC is building support in the community for card-accessed bike cages at two Dorchester Stations on the Red Line. Recently, the MBTA installed a basic bike cage at Forest Hills that holds around 100 bikes, is accessed by a special Bike Charlie Card, and has four surveillance cameras!
In Dorchester, we are requesting one or two bike cages at JFK/UMass Station and one at Ashmont Station (which connects with our future Talbot Avenue bike lane!). DotBike and DEHC are researching different bike cage designs and exploring the two stations to determine where to put them and what they might look like.
The MBTA has received $4.8 million for bicycle improvements to their system, and we want to let them know that secure bike parking should be a priority, particular in Dorchester. We’ve all seen bike skeletons on their current bike racks! Get in touch with us if you’d like to help us with this initiative, and make sure your local civic associations and institutions are aware.
The push for bike lanes on Blue Hill Avenue
For months, DEHC has been building a coalition of groups that support the installation of a bike lane along Blue Hill Avenue as part Continue Reading »
new green spots pop up all over dot
A busy group in the Polish Triangle – the John W. McCormack Civic – dedicated the new “Sharon’s Park” on Columbia Road last September, which they designed and built as a tribute to the late Sharon Yokaitis, a community activist who passed away in 2002 at age 47.
The same busy folks are building a new park this year, the Washburn Howell Green Space – with its rain gardens it will be a new buffed-up spot of green on Dorchester Avenue. There is still lots to get done, and they are asking for help on the project, check out the Dorchester enviro events calendar for dates and times to get your hands dirty.
Community Advisory Committee on Climate Action – nominations sought
The city of Boston’s Climate Action Leadership Committee needs your help! They are looking for Boston residents to serve on the Climate Action Community Advisory Committee (CAC) that will work alongside the Climate Action Leadership Committee. You don’t have to be a climate expert. You just have to be willing to be an active player on a diverse team that will work together from July 2009 to March 2010.
Nominate yourself or another person.
You can apply on line at http://www.cityofboston.gov/climate/committee.asp.
For more information, contact: Carl Spector at at 617-635-3850 or Carl.Spector@cityofboston.gov.
NOMINATION FORMS DUE BY: Friday June, 26, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
Environmental Summit April 23d
City Council Hearing: Summit on Local and Individual Strategies to Combat Climate Change
Environmental Summit sponsored by the Boston City Council’s Committee on Environment and Health.
Thursday, April 23rd at 5:30 PM
Healthworks at Codman
450 Washington Street, Dorchester MA 02124
Learn quick, easy, energy-saving and money-saving steps that you can take each day that will benefit you, your community, and the world.
Summit Topics Include:
How to Green your Home
Green Driving 101
Green Shopping: What to Look for in Dorchester
“We sometimes emphasize the danger in a crisis without focusing on the opportunities that are there. We should feel a great sense of urgency because it is the most dangerous crisis we have ever faced, by far. But it also provides us with opportunities to do a lot of things we ought to be doing for other reasons anyway. And to solve this crisis we can develop a shared sense of moral purpose.” –Al Gore
Please contact Boston City Councillor At-Large John R. Connolly with any questions at:
(617) 635-3115 or at John.R.Connolly@cityofboston.gov
