You have made another argument to cease mowing and bush-whacking the roadsides-pollinator protection. Also, wildlife and birds would benefit. So, save money, reduce speed, protect the birds and the bees…what’s not to like?
------ Sara Mattes > On Apr 11, 2022, at 7:48 AM, Belinda Gingrich <belinda.gingr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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 <samat...@gmail.com >> <mailto:samat...@gmail.com>> 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 <s...@margaretolson.com >>> <mailto:s...@margaretolson.com>> 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 <cindyr.sher...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:cindyr.sher...@gmail.com>> 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 <leslie.tu...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:leslie.tu...@gmail.com>> 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 <jaglei...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:jaglei...@gmail.com>> 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 <d.cl...@comcast.net >>>> > <mailto:d.cl...@comcast.net>> 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 <stephanieesm...@gmail.com >>>> >> <mailto:stephanieesm...@gmail.com>> 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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