Tuesday, September 26 at 7pm. Online and In-Person (City Council Chamber, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. Newton). The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) will continue the public hearing on the proposed Village Center Overlay District – Version … Read More
Join students from around the world in celebrating International Walk-Ride-Roll Day on Wednesday, October 4 by ditching the car and walking or biking to school (and work). Newton Safe Routes to School and Massachusetts Safe Routes to School are great … Read More
Tuesday, September 12 at 7:15pm. In-person and Online. The City of Newton and Town of Needham are working together to study the future use of the former railroad corridor that historically connected the two communities. The possibility of a shared-use … Read More
The wait is over! Massachusetts just announced three new changes to the state rebate program for electric cars, MOR-EV, that will make electric vehicles (EVs) more accessible to more people in Massachusetts. All three changes stem from last year’s climate … Read More
Newton Highlands will be redesigned and the current plan will not have any safe bicycle accommodations, despite numerous public comments supporting safe cycling. It only has sharrows – these require bikers (including school kids who use this transit corridor) to … Read More
Wednesday, July 26 at 7-9:00pm. Online. The Green Energy Consumer’s Alliance is holding a webinar to spread the word on how to save money on an electric vehicle. Federal and state incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) have all changed recently, … Read More
Rewiring America has produced a free Go Electric guide to help residents remove fossil fuels from their lives. (Think heat pumps, EVs, rooftop solar, and induction stoves.) Covered in the guide is information on what to electrify, how to prepare … Read More
Kathy Pillsbury and Jay Walter gave an excellent presentation on “The Impact of Newton’s Zoning and the MBTA Communities Law on Climate Change” at Green Newton’s June 13 forum. Their presentation focused on the positive climate impact of the zoning … Read More
On June 4, 12 homeowners on Garland Road in Newton Center hosted visitors on their front yards, answering question on home energy projects like solar, heat pumps, insulation, electric vehicles, as well as about induction stoves, composting, native gardens, and … Read More
Wednesday, June 14 at 12pm. Online. We’re spotlighting women in the electric vehicle community. This is a chance for people who are underrepresented in the industry to tell you about their experiences and what drove them to make the switch … Read More
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