The Commonwealth Ave Carriage Road Two-Way for Bicycles is now officially designated the Commonwealth Greenway. You can find a description and detailed map of the trail on TrailLink. Commonwealth Greenway Newton. 6 miles of wonderful. Walk, Bike, Roll.
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Bullough Park and the Carriage Lane
This section is a special case: As Bulloughs Park approaches Commonwealth Avenue, it bisects a section of the Carriage Lane on the east that is open to EB driving, and a section of Carriage Lane on the west that is a footpath only, and closed to motor vehicles. It is also a very popular section:
FOLIAGE
Commonwealth Avenue’s berm is a beautiful cascade of grass, trees, and flowering bushes, which makes it an ideal linear park. The corners of the crossroads and the Carriage Lane are adorned with statuesque lights on the SE and SW corners that sit in beds of perenniallly blooming bushes. The crossroads are lined with lovely and
Stop Signs on Cross Roads Needed – and Installed – before Intersections with Carriage Lane
One serious safety issue was that very often there was no official stop sign along the crossroad, north of the Carriage Lane, for southbound (SB) drivers. This presented extreme dangers: motor vehicles would head on a non-signalized crossroad south toward Commonwealth Avenue and drive straight through an intersection with the Carriage Lane, with no warning
Stop Signs on Cross Roads Were Not Visible Due to Curves, Hills, and Trees
Very often there was an official stop sign along the crossword, north of the Carriage Lane, for southbound drivers. However, Newton roads twist and turn, and often twist and turn while going downhill. Add to that overhanging branches from large trees nearby, and we have a dangerous situation. See a few of these dangerous situations
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