5 Responses to “Newbury Street to become a pedestrian mall?” »»

1. Adam Pieniazek
   Comment by Adam Pieniazek | 03/13/09 at 12:55 pm

   A great idea and we should expand beyond Newbury Street. We could also include the area around Fenway, parts of Dorchester Avenue, Downtown Crossing and I’m sure there’s others. We should also make it a permanent move for weekends starting from May into October. Less cars on the streets is better for everyone!

2. Beantown.Brahmin
   Comment by Beantown.Brahmin | 03/14/09 at 2:11 am

   Yeah its a nice front page article. Newbury street wouldent be newbury street without the high end car eye-candy though. Whats left out is that fact that less ‘vehicular traffic’ will damage the business on copley, whom will dictate the street closing ruling.

3. Skip Barry
   Comment by Skip Barry | 03/14/09 at 7:08 am

   It’s in same spirit of the Big Dig and other urban economic proposals in terms of lessening the dominance of auto transport in favor of pedestrians and hopefully eventually better public transport.
   It terms of what in may actually accomplish, it may be more shine than substance. But given the current economic situation, why not give a try?

4. Bradley
   Comment by Bradley | 03/14/09 at 3:13 pm

   Honestly though, what did shutting off traffic do to Downtown Xing? It pretty much killed it, from what I have come to understand.

   Wasn’t there an article in the Globe the other week about how other cities tried this whole “pedestrian mall” concept and discovered the same thing Boston did, that it essentally chokes off the air supply of the area and dooms it to second rate status?

   Apparently other cities have reintroduced car traffic to their moribund pedestrian malls to much success. Perhaps Boston should try the same with DTX, and not mess with a good thing on Newbury Street.

5. Ron
   Comment by Ron | 03/15/09 at 6:02 pm

   Not to bright for this street. Do you close all cross streets? What happens to entrances to pakiing garages? What about handicap parking and access? What about deliveries? It seems to not such a good idea when you get into the details.

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