Have you heard about No-Mow May? Here’s an article from the NYT about it. Newton is running a campaign too. Wouldn’t it be great if Lincoln did this as well! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/travel/no-mow-may-wisconsin.html?searchResultPosition=1 <https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/travel/no-mow-may-wisconsin.html?searchResultPosition=1>
> https://greennewton.org/tip-of-the-week-help-pollinators-with-no-mow-may/ > <https://greennewton.org/tip-of-the-week-help-pollinators-with-no-mow-may/>Belinda > On Apr 11, 2022, at 7:41 AM, Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > By trimming trees and brush along roadsides, and by mowing, we create the > visual appearance of a wider road. > My observations have been that traffic has sped up when that mowing is done. > Would we consider NOT doing that aggressive cutting, esp. with the machine > that works on the vertical? > It would be a low-cost, low-tech way of creating a visual narrowing-save on > mowing, no cost of painting. > That is something the RTC could discuss. > Sara > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > >> On Apr 10, 2022, at 8:50 PM, Margaret Olson <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> By Massachusetts law, the speed limit must be set at the speed at which 80% >> of the traffic is traveling. Regardless of signage, people drive at the >> speed that appears to be safe. This is why visually narrowing the road slows >> down traffic and visual widening speeds it up. >> >> We can not slow down traffic by changing the posted speed limit and >> attempting to enforce it. That approach is both illegal and ineffective. >> Lowering road speeds is a difficult and frustrating exercise. >> >> If the new striping on Farrar Road does slow down traffic the town will be >> able to lower the posted speed limit. This requires a traffic study to >> prove to the state that the speeds on the road are now slower. >> >> Margaret >> >> On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Oddly the speed limit is 30 mph on Farrar Rd. Perhaps lowering it to 20 mph >> with moderate enforcement could improve safety conditions for bikers and >> pedestrians. >> >>> On Apr 10, 2022, at 5:33 PM, Leslie Turek <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> People who are considerate drivers will be considerate drivers with the new >>> striping. And people who are inconsiderate drivers will probably be >>> inconsiderate drivers even with the new striping. Might there be a few >>> people who will be influenced by the striping to take pedestrians and bikes >>> into account? Perhaps. Not sure how to tell. >>> Leslie Turek >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 3:41 PM Arthur Gleiner <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> I think it is working well. I walk, drive and bike on Farrah and Oxbow >>> Roads, and I feel more comfortable with all 3 activités with the new >>> painted reminders. I will add that whenever I am in my car and I see a >>> biker or pedestrian, I think it is my duty to ensure that they do not feel >>> threatened by my vehicle, regardless of right of way rules. I slow down, or >>> if needed come to a complete stop to facilitate this. The extra 15 seconds >>> it takes me to get to my destination feels more than compensated by the >>> peace of mind I create for someone else. The new lanes assist in raising >>> consciousness. >>> >>> To my way of thinking, too many people are creating needless stress, >>> burning excessive fuel, and polluting the air needlessly by careless >>> driving. We would all be well served by slowing down and being kind. >>> Everyone wins. >>> >>> Art Gleiner. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On Apr 8, 2022, at 7:30 PM, David Clapp <[email protected] >>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> > >>> > It is ok —certainly not great...but what about making it one way on >>> > Oxbow road and the other way on Farrar road. diane clapp >>> > >>> >> On Apr 8, 2022, at 5:07 PM, Stephanie Smoot <[email protected] >>> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> The new “unilane” seems to be working well. There is one shared car lane >>> >> and two shoulders for non vehicle pads and bikes. I haven’t noticed any >>> >> conflicts and It’s a nice compromise to chopping down all the trees to >>> >> put in sidewalks. 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