Category — Lower Falls

Join Historic Newton volunteers for walking tours of two of the city’s historic villages, both of which sprang to life around the mill industry on the Charles River.

Lower Falls circa 1905, from the collection of Historic Newton. Click for more historic images.

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You may have thought once or twice before, “Why do developers do our planning for us?  They tell us what they want, and we react.  Why don’t we have our own vision?”

Mayor Warren has convened a committee to create that vision–the Comprehensive Plan Mixed Use Task Force (MUTF). The group is led by the rightly esteemed Phil Herr, who led the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee that gave us our 2007 Plan.

[NOTE:  Two Newton Villagers (Andrea Kelley and John Pears) are serving on the MUTF.  As updates on the MUTF work are available, we will post them here.]

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The developers of the Riverside T station have rescheduled the community meeting that was recently canceled.  The next meeting will be held on Thursday June 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Williams school.  (Map & directions here.)

This meeting will benefit from the recently released traffic study completed by the developer’s consultant, VHB.

For more information, visit http://www.riversidestation.info, the site of the Riverside Station Neighborhood Coalition:  the Lower Falls Improvement Association, the Lasell Neighborhood Association, and the Auburndale Community Association.

Confit duck leg with watercress, orange segments, almonds and raisins. Ceviche de pescado.  Center cut filet mignon topped with sautéed mushrooms and a demi glace — served with potato and vegetable.

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According to the recommendations of the  Citizen Advisory Group (2009) and the City of Newton’s Comprehensive Plan (2007), our city’s long-term financial health will require moderate growth — some commercial and some residential development.

The Comprehensive Plan recommends “Flexible Moderate Growth” that “involves preservation of Newton’s residential amenities, strengthening of business in Newton’s village centers, and promotion of commercial development along Newton’s commercial corridors.” (Comprehensive Plan, page 6-7)

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BH Normandy Riverside LLC will present its latest plans for development of the MBTA Riverside site at the regular meeting of Newton’s Economic Development Commission.  The meeting is at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 12, in Room 209 in City Hall.

Plans dated 12/10/09:  Option A, Option B.