October 2018 Neponset River Greenway News
Join us at our next meeting at 7:30 pm on Wednesday October 3 at the District E-18 Boston Police Station, 1249 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, MA. Due to a neighborhood meeting at the same venue, we have to start at 7:30 instead of 7:00. We expect to end by 9:00 pm. Our meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month at rotating locations in the communities of the Lower Neponset River: Hyde Park, Milton, Mattapan, and Dorchester.
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The issues on which we are working are in the agenda for this meeting at http://www.masspaths.net/neponset/council/agenda20181003.pdf
Future Greenway Council meetings
November 7, 2018 Port Norfolk Yacht Club
December 5, 2018 Foley Senior Residences, Mattapan
January 2, 2019 Milton Yacht Club, Milton
February 6, 2019 Hyde Park Police Station, Hyde Park
Along the Trail:
Pumpkin Float October 18
The annual Pumpkin Float will be held in Pope John Paul II Park on Thursday, October 18 at dusk. Show up by 5:30. Attendees' carved and lit Jack-O-Lanterns will be released around 6:00 pm. (Photos by Jessica Mink)
 
2018 Moving Together Conference Thursday, November 1, 2018
7:45 AM – 4:00 PM, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington, Boston, MA
Each year the conference continues to bring together transportation leaders and individuals involved in the areas of planning, public health, bike and pedestrian safety, transit, advocacy, elected office, law enforcement and education. Register online!
Draft Massachusetts Pedestrian Transportation Plan Available
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that the Draft Massachusetts Pedestrian Transportation Plan is now available for public comment. You can review the plan and provide feedback online here.
NepRWA's Neponset River Cleanup on September 22 a Success
The Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) led volunteers in removing trash from water and land to help beautify the area and restore fish and wildlife habitats in Canton, Hyde Park, Mattapan and Milton. Most of the cleanup sites were along the Greenway. NepRWA's recap is here, with more pictures here. Mary Ellen Gambon reported about it in the Boston Bulletin newspapers.
The Mattapan/Milton Neponset Community Celebrated on September 29
The Mattapan Milton Neponset Community (MMNC) celebrated a new connection between the Town of Milton and the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston on the Ryan Playground field and around the Harvest River Bridge on Saturday, September 29th from 12-3 pm. There were musicians, arts and crafts, local organizations, and a family-friendly bike ride along the trail.
 
Changes Coming to Mattapan Square for Pedestrians
The Boston Transportation is working with its consultants, Toole Design, to improve pedestrian crossings between River St., Cummins Highway, and Blue Hill Ave. The first changes will be small, but they want the community to be on the lookout for those experiments. Major or permanent changes won't happen before there is a public meeting.
-Jessica Mink
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