Sharraxaadda
There is absolutely no access to safe pedestrian crossing between our condominium at 241 Perkins St., Jamaica Plain (Cabot Estate) and Jamaica Pond, which is directly across the street. We are a community of 161 residences and more than 300 people living in a virtual pedestrian island. Yesterday one of our neighbors was hit a seriously injured while crossing the street. We have been trying for decades to hear "yes" from someone with the authority to give us a safe way to cross the street. We have heard lots of folks say "no, because....." but it seems illogical that there is no one who can figure out a way to permit folks in our community to safely cross the street.
21 Faalladas
Susan Levin (Martida)
Brenda Gleckman (Martida)
Please fix the problem.We truly are an island whose only safe access is by car. In today's world, for both health and environmental issues, this needs fixing.
Andrew Finkel (Martida)
L. Lubar (Martida)
David Farber (Martida)
Robert Greenes (Martida)
Judith Ashton (Martida)
Janice R. Lane (Martida)
Jan Schwartz (Martida)
Linda Eidelman (Martida)
rae edelson (Martida)
Matthew Davids (Martida)
Jacquelynn Abraham-Saslaw (Martida)
Gordon Martin (Martida)
Roberta Gross-Torres (Martida)
Jacquelynn Abraham-Saslaw (Martida)
How many of us who are affected by this dangerous situation are voters? I know it's a high percentage because I see a lot of you at the polls when I'm there voting. Writing letters and contacting the media about the City's on-going neglect of this issue is important. We need also need to put Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz & Rep Jeffrey Sanchez on alert that their claim to represent our interests has the perfect credibility test right here. We are not victims here; we CAN hold them accountable for finding a solution before someone gets killed.
Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, (617) 722-1673
Sonia.Chang-Diaz@state.ma.us
Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez 617-722-2130 Rep.JeffreySánchez@hou.state.ma.us
Take a look at the image I've uploaded here. It shows the only route for walking to the Pond via crosswalks. It is 2+ miles. And all the crosswalks except the last one are in Brookline. (I suppose we could all just drive to the Pond ....).
Take 2 seconds and let the people on our payroll know what you think is important.
And BTW ... they're both up for re-election.
For decades we've been asking our elected officials for help; for decades help has been denied.
Isn't NOW a good time to get safe access to the Pond?
Seymour "Sonny" Saslaw (Martida)
Seymour "Sonny" Saslaw (Martida)
La xidhay B (Martida)
B (Martida)
Commonwealth 311 (Isticmaale Diiwaangashan)