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City Councilors Michelle Wu, Kim Janey and Lydia Edwards filed legislation to remove as-of-right designations for chain stores in Boston’s neighborhood business districts. The proposal, entered at today’s Council meeting, would amend the City of Boston’s Zoning Code to regulate formula retail uses, also known as chain stores, and require a conditional use permit for Read More…
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Councilor LaMattina Leads Strict New Segway Rules Through City Council to Ban Sidewalk Use

Posted on Author Matt Conti

New regulations adopted yesterday by the City Council ban Segway tours from sidewalks and parks. The new rules put the Segways on designated routes traveling in the street, including bike lanes. In a matter sponsored by the North End / Waterfront’s City Councilor Sal LaMattina, the City Council voted unanimously to pass the first Segway Read More…
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Segways Still on Sidewalks Despite New Ban

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[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XAGmxGjUfs] If you are confused about whether the Segway tour vehicles legally belong in the street or on the sidewalk, you are not alone. About a month ago, the Mayor signed off on new regulations unanimously passed by the City Council banning Segway tours from sidewalks and parks. The rules would relegate Segway tours Read More…

4 Replies to “Off-Campus Students Drive Up Rents; City Council To Hold Hearing”

  3. Have you heard that just because Boston is a college town it doesn't mean that everything is about students and that the North End and other NEIGHBORHOODS would be a disaster if families and others were driven out of the city and replaced by nothing but young students?

  4. It is families and professionals that stabilize neighborhoods. They are they ones getting involved in city and neighborhood commitees and civic groups and putting efforts into improvements.Who's obeying the trash regualtion? Planting the flowers? Keeping Christopher Columbus (another citiy parks) Park clean? Or voting in elections? Not the transient population of students.
    That is why, in part, it is neessary to make rentals affordable to the people who work and contribute to the city.

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