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The Hubway bike sharing station at the Monument was moved to Curtis Hall on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014.

BTD Hosting JP Community Planning Workshops to Discuss Hubway Expansion

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The Boston Transportation Department is hosting a Jamaica Plain Community Planning Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 23rd, at 10 am at the Connolly Branch Library (433 Centre St.) to discuss the upcoming expansion of Boston’s public bike share system. A second workshop will be held on Thursday, November 9th, at 6 pm, at the BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center (30 South St.). Residents are encouraged to attend the workshops and help BTD to determine potential locations for new bike share stations in their neighborhood. Over the next two years, more than 70 new bike share stations will be added in neighborhoods throughout Boston.

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Pedestrians hustle across Centre Street (against the light) on the second day of the pedestrian and vehicle signals being fully operational, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
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New Lights Debut at Burroughs and Centre

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As if JP didn't have enough changing traffic patterns to digest, starting Tuesday the new signals at Burroughs and Centre went live. Business people gathered for Wednesday's JP Business & Professional Association said they noticed the lights were fully operational on Tuesday. The intersection, at the heart of JP's Centre/South district, has buttons for pedestrians to activate the lights. The signals are on poles rising out of the sidewalk and don't hang over the middle of the street. Jamaica Plain News watched pedestrians navigate the new setup Wednesday midday.

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Work begins on the new Burroughs Street light, Oct. 10, 2014.
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City to Add Traffic/Pedestrian Light at Burroughs

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The city is making progress on adding a traffic signal at Burroughs and Centre streets. The construction is expected to be completed this fall or winter, according to the Boston Transportation Department. The intersection, at the heart of JP's Centre/South district, will have buttons for pedestrians to activate the lights. The signals will be on poles rising out of the sidewalk and will not hang over the middle of the street, according to Transportation Department plans. The impetus for the new lights came from a neighborhood request, according to Tracey Ganiatsos, spokesperson for the city department.

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