Monday, December 17, 2012
The Old Colony Planning Council is conducting a traffic study, which in part will look at Central St. from its intersection with Canton St./Route 27 to the Avon line.
The Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) is conducting a study of Central Street and Harrison Boulevard from Canton Street (Route 27) in Stoughton to the Route 28 at East and West Spring Street intersection in Avon over the course of the next nine months and seeks your participation. The purpose of this study is to relieve traffic bottlenecks and to develop solutions to enhance traffic flow and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. One of the questions in the study asks which locations along this stretch of roadway have you experienced the worst congestion? Along the Stoughton portion of this roadway major intersections on Central St. include: Or perhaps it is most difficult to get out of one of the side streets off Central St. during peak …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Old Colony Planning Council is conducting a traffic study, which in part will look at Central St. from its intersection with Canton St./Route 27 to the Avon line.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
The following is a release from the Old Colony Planning Council: The Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) is conducting a study of Central Street and Harrison Boulevard from Canton Street (Route 27) in Stoughton to the Route 28 at East and West Spring Street intersection in Avon over the course of the next nine months and seeks your participation. The purpose of this study is to relieve traffic bottlenecks and to develop solutions to enhance traffic flow and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. You are invited to participate in the discussion by filling out the OCPC's 2013 Major Bottleneck Analysis Study Survey at: http://www.ocpcrpa.org/bottleneck_survey.html For more information on these studies, please visit: http://www.ocpcrpa.org/…
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
FOX UNDERCOVER FEATURES PATCH STORY: Two months after it broke here on Stoughton Patch/Snydersstoughton.com, the story I wrote on the $500,000 appropriation for traffic lights in front Knollsbrook off Central St., the condominium complex where State Rep. Lou Kafka (D-Stoughton) lives, is making the news. Mike Beaudet, reporter for FOX 25 Undercover, was in Stoughton getting deeper into the story of money included in a Transportation Bond Bill, which was approved by the House and Senate, and signed by Governor Patrick in August. That bill also included funding to pay for half of the costs of the Stoughton Train Station, and future financing for it. In my article, I de-emphasized the Kafka aspect of the story. I have donated to Lou's …
Friday, October 19, 2012
The goal of the proposed Central St./West St. intersection redesign is to make the area safer for pedestrians and motorists.
Following the death of three-year-old Shayla Lutz of Stoughton who was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen Elementary School in a tragic accident the afternoon of Sept. 14, town leaders met Sept. 27 to discuss traffic safety concerns in the Hansen area and throughout the town. With a relocated crosswalk and an added sidewalk on Central Street and a striped sidewalk painted across the Hansen School parking lot, short-term safety improvements announced at this Sept. 27 meeting are already in place. Three weeks after this meeting, officials met again, Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Hansen School lobby to announce proposed long-term improvements to the Central Street and West Street intersection at a press conference. "We pulled together …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Shayla Lutz, 3, of Stoughton, died following a tragic accident on Sept. 14 when she was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen School. Town leaders met Thursday to discuss traffic safety concerns in the Hansen area and throughout the town.
Temporary crosswalks will be constructed in the Hansen School area as a short-term solution while officials discuss more permanent traffic and safety improvements to Central St. in the vicinity of the elementary school, Interim Town Manager Joseph Feaster and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi announced Thursday. Meanwhile, Stoughton's State House delegation has urged Governor Deval Patrick to release money set aside for other projects in the state's transportation bond bill for a traffic study of the Hansen area. Town, regional and state officials met Thursday morning in the Yaitanes Room at the Stoughton Town Hall to discuss traffic safety concerns throughout the town, but specifically the area near the Central St. and West …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Shayla Lutz, 3, of Stoughton, died following a tragic accident on Sept. 14 when she was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen School. In looking to address safety concerns, adding a crossing guard would not be an adequate solution, officials say.
Town officials have been looking into what can be done to address safety concerns following the tragic death of Shayla Lutz, a three-year-old Stoughton girl who was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen Elementary School on Central St. in Stoughton the afternoon of Sept. 14. Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany and Executive Officer Robert Devine appeared at a Hansen School PTO meeting Monday night; a team of engineers was at the Hansen School on Tuesday to observe the dismissal process from start to finish; and a meeting with town officials (not open to the public) has been organized by Interim Town Manager Joseph Feaster for this week to further examine this issue, School Committee Chair Deborah Sovinee said. “When the principal…
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Stoughton's Interim Town Manager Joseph D. Feaster, Jr. issues a statement about Friday's fatal collision near the Hansen School which took the life of three-year-old Shayla Lutz.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a statement from Stoughton's Interim Town Manager Joseph D. Feaster, Jr. in regards to the tragic death of Shayla Lutz, a three-year-old Stoughton girl, who died shortly after she was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen Elementary School on Central St. in Stoughton Friday, September 14 around 2:45 p.m. For more on this story click here and here. *** It was an uneventful Friday as I prepared to enjoy the weekend. My Friday afternoon was shattered upon learning from Fire Chief Dolloff and Police Chief Shastany of the fatal pedestrian accident near the Hansen School. As one who has lost a child, my heart immediately went out to the family. While the accident investigation will continue, I wish to …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
A police trauma team will be at the Hansen School September 19 when school reopens after Rosh Hashanah. School officials and Public Safety officials will carefully review all traffic areas around the Stoughton Schools.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a statement from the Stoughton School Committee and the Stoughton Public Schools administration in regards to the tragic death of Shayla Lutz, a three-year-old Stoughton girl, who died shortly after she was struck by a box truck in front of the Hansen Elementary School on Central St. in Stoughton Friday, September 14 around 2:45 p.m. For more on this story click here and here. *** We, the members of the Stoughton School Committee and Stoughton Public Schools administration, are deeply saddened and offer our condolences to the Lutz family for the death of their little girl. They are in our thoughts and prayers. While Shayla was not a student at Hansen Elementary, this tragedy has deeply affected many people…
Friday, September 14, 2012
The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office released the name of the victim from Friday afternoon's fatal pedestrian accident. No criminal charges will be filed at this time, according to the DA's office.
The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office has released the name of the toddler killed in Friday afternoon's pedestrian accident in front of the Hansen Elementary School on Central St. in Stoughton. Shayla Lutz, age 3, of Stoughton, was transported from the scene after being hit by a box truck, but did not survive her injuries, according to the DA's office. She was pronounced dead at the Good Samaritan Medical Center. The accident took place at about 2:45 p.m. on September 14. "Shayla and her mom, who was pushing another child in a stroller, were crossing Central Street to pick up her older sibling from Hansen Elementary School," CBS Boston reports. "Initial indications are that the collision did not take place in the vicinity of a …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
KNOLLSBROOK LIGHTS A MYSTERY TO TOWN OFFICIALS: When the State's Transportation Bond Bill was signed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Aug. 9, it had a few goodies inside for the good people of Stoughton, including a half-million dollar surprise that had town officials scratching their heads. The Massachusetts State Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives sent the $1.5 billion bill to the Governor Deval Patrick, which included $100,000 for a study of downtown Stoughton and $175,000 to help buy the Stoughton Railroad Station from the MBTA. But, most shockingly, was the section that included, “that not less than $500,000 be expended for signalization improvements at the intersection of Ethyl Way, Erin Road, and …
Fiscal Conservative
6:58 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
In all honesty, the worst intersection is usually the one I'm stuck in when I have to go somewhere. It could be any of them, it's just the one I'm in, at a particular time, is the worst one. I'm sure many feel the same as I do. They're all bad, depending on the time of day. more ›