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To the editor: Recent letters in various press outlets are, once again, calling attention to concerns about safety at the Five Corners intersection in the Lincoln Historic District (the “flower pot intersection”). And, as town officials have recently reminded us, our roadways are a “tricky business” and what’s old is new again. The Five Corners intersection,…
To the editor: I share concern #3 in Jonathan Rapaport’s letter to the editor. A big pickup truck towing a horse trailer southbound on Bedford Road turned left in front of the flower pot onto Trapelo and almost nailed my car while I waited by the stop sign. How about a rotary/roundabout, with the flower pot…
(Editor’s note: This letter was originally addressed to Ken Bassett and Noah Eckhouse in response to their June 23 letter to the editor.) To the editor: While I agree that rerouting Weston Road or installing traffic lights may be farfetched fixes for Five Corners, there have been some constructive suggestions posted in the Lincoln Squirrel. And…
To the editor: Traffic seems to be on all of our minds lately, after a difficult winter and a busy spring. We note renewed interest among some for review of traffic control signs and measures currently in place at the Five Corners intersection. This is a complex intersection, and what may feel like “obvious” design…
Editor’s note: This letter is signed by all members of the Lincoln Green Energy Technology Committee (GETC). To the editor: Residential electricity use can account for one-third or more of our personal carbon dioxide emissions, but Lincoln residents can now switch to renewably generated electricity with a short telephone call. Your bill and electricity distribution will still come from Eversource…
To the editor: In his recent letter to the editor, Gerry Lattimore is right: I’ve seen quite a few vehicles coming from Sandy Pond Road zipping down the wrong lane recently—very dangerous. Another aspect of this intersection—besides unclear markings/signage and bad sightlines—is the tremendous breadth of the intersection, which makes it harder to judge when…
To the editor: I have read several letters to the editor on this subject, and I am surprised this is still a topic of conversation. It doesn’t take much work to flip open one of the catalogs DPW likely gets every week with all these options for road signs, which have designs matching the style…
To the editor: We live at the five-way intersection at the corner of Bedford and Sandy Pond Road where Trapelo Road ends at at the planted watering trough. I totally agree with Barbara Slayter’ s observations and suggestions, particularly the second, of writing “stop” on the pavement parallel to the pedestrian path—the point from which the…
To the editor: I am a resident of Lincoln living on Trapelo Road near the five-way intersection and have negotiated that intersection several times a day for most of the past 25 years. I can attest to the difficulties of doing so despite the fact that each of the streets has a stop sign with…
To the editor: On any given day, a visit to Bemis Hall will find it buzzing with activity and bursting at the seams with people socializing, participating in programs, volunteering, seeking counsel and more. And it’s about to get a lot busier, if a newly formed group of self-described “boomers” has anything to do with it. In…