The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association announces: Smith College Landscape Studies students to show their work March 23DATE: March 23rdTIME: 7-8:30 PMPLACE: Bridge St School CafeteriaPlease come to see some new ideas and give your feedback toward the completion of their final products.Design topics include: Bridge Street Cemetery Sustainable Back-yard Agriculture A Permaculture Plan for the […]
Infrastructure
Videos and Slides: Main and King Street Transportation Charrette, Introduction and Goal Setting
Here are YouTube videos from the first day (3/14/11) of the Nelson\Nygaard transportation charrette focused on Main Street and King Street in Northampton. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. The consultants’ overarching philosophy is informed by New Urbanism and makes a priority of building mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly urban environments. It is reminiscent of proposals made during the Notre […]
Photos: Flooding at Three County Fairgrounds
These pictures of flooding by the Three County Fairgrounds were all taken on March 7. The first two show Cross Path Road, temporarily closed by the city. The last shows a pipe discharging water near the intersection of Fair Street and Cross Path Road.See also:Gazette: “Flooding results from rain, snowmelt” (3/8/11)Public Works Director Ned Huntley […]
Photos: North Street Potholes
NSNA went for a walk today and documented the numerous potholes that have sprung up on North Street, from Bates Street all the way down to Market Street. These pictures have been submitted to the Department of Public Works with a request for repair. North Street is slated for reconstruction but it is not yet […]
March 14-16: Main and King Street Transportation Charrette
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development announces a Main and King Street Transportation Charrette. As you can see from the articles we include below the announcement, we’re concerned that increasing urban density beyond a certain point could result in unpleasant increases in total downtown Northampton traffic, even if vehicle miles per capita decrease somewhat. We have, of course, expressed other […]
Video and Slides: Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future; Citizens Debate Proposals at Forum
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 2/15/11 public forum, “Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future”. The Zoning Revisions Committee (ZRC) presented proposals and alternatives for comment. This video is 1 hour 49 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. A similar forum will be held at Bridge Street School tonight at 7pm (details). Several citizens […]
Mike Kirby: “Why Northampton needs the Upper Roberts Meadow Dam”
Online now at Mike Kirby’s blog: …The three engineers that examined the dam for GZA in 2007 found a dam that had its problems, but a dam that was in no immediate danger of collapse. “Seepage was not observed near the toe or downstream of the dam and embankments.” The bulk of the leakage was in […]
Video and Pictures: Replacement of the Bradford Street Sewer Pump Station
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 12/1/10 public meeting on the upcoming replacement of the Bradford Street Sewer Pump Station. This video is 48 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. The pump station is being upgraded to handle anticipated increased flows from the nearby Coca-Cola plant. In the video, Ned Huntley, director of […]
December 1: Meeting on Replacement of the Bradford Street Sewer Pumping Station
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann shares this announcement from the Department of Public Works: The DPW has set a public information meeting to take place as follows: Date/Time: December 1, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Where: Bridge Street School Library The purpose of the meeting is to present the replacement of the Bradford Street Sewer Pumping […]
Video: Board of Public Works Votes to Remove Upper Roberts Meadow Reservoir Dam
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/28/10 meeting of Northampton’s Board of Public Works. The board voted to remove the Upper Roberts Meadow Reservoir Dam despite a citizen campaign to preserve it. This video is 39 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers. See also: Gazette: Northampton board votes to remove dam on Mill River (10/29/10) The […]