Saturday, 18 Nov 2006
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There are three major commercial centers in the town: Belmont Center in the center, Cushing Square in the south, and Waverley Square in the west. Town Hall and other civic buildings are located in Belmont Center. About parking:Overnight parking is prohibited on all of Belmont’s public and private ways. Belmont General By-Laws Article 21.2(g) states, “Parking for over one hour between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. is prohibited.” Residents are reminded that municipal parking lots in Waverley Square, Cushing Square, and Belmont Center may be used for overnight parking provided vehicles are removed before 7 a.m. Parking lots for the Belmont Public Schools are also available for overnight parking, but vehicles must be removed from these lots before 7 a.m. The lot at the Chenery Middle School may not be used for this purpose until after 9 p.m.Though the by-law provides no exceptions from the overnight parking ban, as a matter of discretion police officers will take into consideration cases where there has been a death in the family or other emergency, or if the driveway is being paved. To ask for consideration, a person should contact the officer-in-charge at the police station on the evening when overnight street parking is needed. The telephone number for the officer-in-charge is 617-484-1215, ext. 105. In addition to the overnight parking ban, residents must remember during the winter that vehicles may be towed if they obstruct snow plowing or snow and ice removal on the streets or in the town’s public or school parking lots.
Traveling in Belmont:
Alewife station, the end of the Red line, is about 1.5 miles from Belmont Center, where Route 2 crosses into Cambridge from Arlington. You can get more information about the T from the MBTA’s web site. By Bus…
There are several routes to and through town. All cost $0.90 for a one-way trip.
ROUTE 73: which runs from Harvard Sq, up Mt Auburn St, to Belmont St, to Trapelo Rd, to Waverley Sq. It’s about 25 minutes from Waverley to Harvard (rush hour). (This is a “trackless trolley”, or bus that runs off overhead electric wires.)
ROUTE 74: which runs from Harvard Sq, up Concord Ave, down Blanchard (south), back to Concord Ave, past the high school and to Belmont Center. It’s about 20 minutes from Belmont Center to Harvard (rush hour).
ROUTE 78: which runs from Harvard Sq, up Concord Ave, up Blanchard (north), to Pleasant St at Rt 2, up Rt 2, then into Arlington.
ROUTE 84 and Route 76 and Route 62: which run from Alewife along Route 2, then veer off to Arlington or Lexington.
By Commuter Rail…
There are two rail stops in Belmont, both on the Fitchburg line: Belmont Center and Waverley Square. It’s about 16 minutes from the Center to North Station.Major roads through and near Belmont include:BELMONT STREET / TRAPELO ROAD
Belmont St is the Belmont-Watertown line, starting at Cambridge, and ending up at Waltham. It forks off Mt Auburn St near the Cambridge line, near Star Market. (Mt Auburn comes from near Harvard Sq and proceeds to Watertown Sq). Near Cushing Sq Belmont St forks left and becomes residential, while Trapelo Rd forks right and is mixed commercial and residential; Trapelo is the “bigger” branch of the fork. Trapelo proceeds through Cushing Sq and Waverley Sq (another Star Market), passing into Waltham at the 128 interchange, and into Lincoln.
CONCORD AVENUE
Concord Ave starts at Harvard Sq, passes through the Fresh Pond rotary, passes the high school, dips under the commuter rail line at Belmont Center, then heads out to Lexington.
PLEASANT STREET (ROUTE 60)
Pleasant St forks off Trapelo Rd near Waverley passing by Belmont Center, and heads to Arlington Center.
COMMON STREET
Common St starts in Watertown (at Mt Auburn St), passes through Cushing Sq and ends near Belmont Center (at the train station). Except for Cushing Sq, it’s residential.
ROUTE 2
Route 2 forms the Arlington line (more or less). From Belmont Center it’s about 5 miles to Route 128.
Community Websites:
Watertown
Watertown has a land area of just 4.1 square miles with a population of around 34,000. located 7 miles northwest of Boston, the community enjoys the advantages of this metropolitan, commercial, residential and social community while maintaining its own local characteristics and identity.
Great location for most commuters, with a short bus ride to Harvard Square,Cambridge. We have a great deal of shops: including Armenian and Greek bakeries, specialty food shops, as well as Target, Home Depot, Best Buy and the Arsenal Mall.
Watertown has a unique human resource in the diversity of its ethnic base. Not at all marked by tensions, the richness of ethnic heritage is a hallmark of activities. Strong cultural ties to the Armenian, Irish, Italian,Greek and other communities enrich the daily life of Watertown’s residents and visitors.
Watertown is within twenty minutes’ travel to all major highways in eastern Massachusetts, including the Massachusetts Turnpike, Routes 128,95,93, 2, 16 and 20. You can easily get to the commuter rail in Waverley Square or Belmont Center which runs to North Station and Porter Square. Check out these websites to learn more about the Watertown Community!
H2otown | News & Events for Watertown, MA - great blog with both fun and serious posts
TownOnline.com - Watertown TAB & Press
Some of my favorite Watertown spots:
http://www.21nickels.com/ : great little pub with good food in East Watertown
http://massisbakery.com/ : delicious bakery on Mount Auburn Street in East Watertown
Welcome to Russo’s!: if you enjoy cooking, this is the place to go for produce, specialty cheeses/meats, homemade pastas, and a full selection of prepared foods as well as a salad bar. Excellent prices and everything is fresh!
Athens Pizza & Grill, 2 Watertown St, Watertown, MA on Yahoo! Local : great delivery for those days when you’re too tired to cook!