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Beach Road project on hold? - The Martha's Vineyard Times

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Construction on the Beach Road shared-use path project was slated to begin Sept. 8, but as of Sept. 17, no ground appears to have been broken.
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Construction on the Beach Road shared-use path (SUP) project was slated to begin Sept. 8, but as of Sept. 17, no ground appears to have been broken. A cease and desist letter from attorneys representi...

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Thank God for Ralph Packer. This has been a disastrous plan since day one!

They are literally out marking the road right now.

Can you just shift that crew and material down to the parking lot at the triangle?

Derby provides much-needed positivity to anglers - The Martha's Vineyard Times

2 days ago

Despite stringent health protocols surrounding masks and distancing brought upon by the pandemic, Islanders are rejoicing in knowing that the fish are hungry, and the 75th Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby is underway.
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Enjoy the beautiful challenge.

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a uk angler I wish you good luck

Good luck

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Some Island kids return to in-person learning - The Martha's Vineyard Times

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Island elementary school students who require additional support in their learning returned to in-person instruction Thursday as all Island students returned to some form of education — either remote or in-person.
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2 days ago

Architect releases renderings ahead of Monday's school building committee meeting in Tisbury. What do you think?
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Hate to be harsh, but it looks like a detention center. For 50 Million it should look nice IMO.

Parallel parking on Circuit Avenue? - The Martha's Vineyard Times

2 days ago

The Oak Bluffs planning board got its first glimpse at a consultant's design concepts for downtown Oak Bluffs. What do you think of the ideas? What do you think of the idea of parallel parking on Circuit Ave?
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Larger sidewalks, altered parking, and a renovated Healey Square are all part of Oak Bluffs vision for its downtown streetscape. Members of the Oak Bluffs planning board and streetscape subcommitte...

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Absolutely terrible idea.you would be taking away the originality of the town of circuit ave.it would look boring without its nostalgic look.keep it real.that's the way it has been looking for years.people have always manage for this way for years.less vehicles bring less business for the stores.if you change it , then circuit ave Will feel like walking on a regular city street.it surely won't have the feeling of vacation town sidewalks on the island anymore.

Bad enough to find a space now, but with this plan, we'll NEVER go in to town anymore. People can't parallel park on the right side of the road as it is and you're going to expect them to park on the left? Forget it! No more shopping or restaurants in OB in the summer.

It will be hard to keep the parking, and widen the sidewalks..especially the sidewalk down by Mocha Motta and The Ritz. Yes, they sidewalks should be wide enough for carriages and wheelchairs, but to fix trees and bricks in front of the post office should be the towns #1 priority right now.

I love the idea of bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and more foliage. All of that sounds great. But I need to look into the plan a little bit more.

With less parking, traffic will become worse with drivers circling around the blocks trying to find a space. I do like having more trees. I wish trees could be planted along Seaview and Lake Ave but with storms they wouldn't survive long.

Fewer cars and more bikes and scooters with bike lanes would improve quality of life. I wish it was everywhere

Omg what a nightmare. Spend you day waiting for people to parallel park while cars can't get by. Talk about a traffic jam! Come on!!!! How much did these plans cost??

Good idea. More of the MV “ be kinder that necessary” approach vs. parking fights/traffic backlogs during season and offer a bike lane

Way more accidents hitting other cars, and decreased parking. Not great in the summer.

A narrower street with parallel parking would creat even more traffic jams. Lots of folks have no idea how to parallel park. Keep diagonal parking. Is there a compromise that allow diagonal parking with a bike lane between the sidewalk & the street?

Looks nice on paper but logistically the parallel parking will become a huge bone of contention.

How about leave the parking situation alone. Easy in. Easy-ish out is better than crummy parallel parkers.

This is a bad move- it would take too long for people to park and you would lose so many spaces!

Looks like a pretty dumb idea if you asked me not that anyone did. The younger generation coming to be young adults lack the knowledge on how to parallel park for 1, 2 you will be losing a lot of spots and lastly during the summer this will give people more reason to double park thinking they are in New York or Boston or anywhere but the Vineyard where that shouldn’t happen. Have fun If that gets approved

Because there is so much parking in town lets start eliminating spots ?👎

Why not designate a few days for Circuit Ave to park as outlined in the plan. Place some cones where cars can park and let's see how well this works.

Anytime there is a traffic jam on Main St Edgartown, it's because someone can't parallel park. It's only a good idea if you like traffic jams.

Really suprised they didn't suggest "delivery only" traffic on circut and increase parking on both ends.

Half of the people on the island can’t even parallel park.. lmao

Good luck with that, if anyone remembers how to parallel park or ever did?

It could be a nightmare and cause aggressive driving. No patience for people trying to parallel park

Then add loading zone areas and crosswalks you’re left with nothing. Horrible idea.

I don’t think it’s good idea for parallel parking..

LOL it will limit the amount of parking spaces and some people just can’t grasp how to parallel park

no to parallel parking and this rendering changes the entire feel of OB.

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Voting has never been cooler - The Martha's Vineyard Times

3 days ago

Nevin Sayre is spreading the message of voting through his kitesurfing. Be sure to check out the video included with this story.
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Nevin Sayre is taking voting to new heights with a kitesurfing video highlighting vote.org, a nonpartisan website aimed at getting all those who are eligible to register to vote. Sayre, a Vineyard Hav...

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