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The City of Pittsfield participates in its first World Day of Remembrance, an event meant to honor the victims and families of traffic crashes around the world. City Hall and other downtown buildings will be lit in yellow to honor local victims, including a cyclist who was killed on Dalton Avenue in September.
The city of Pittsfield joins MassBike in observing “World Day of Remembrance” on Sunday, Nov. 20, which honors the victims and families of pedestrian and cyclist traffic crashes.
Snowflakes have yet to fall in the Berkshires, but snow removal work facing the city is already piling up, thanks to a change in the roster of streets eligible for care.
The white painted letters are meant to draw drivers' attention, but after a some late night line painting snafu, Pittsfielders are taking note of an East Street road marking for something other than road safety.
Bicycle lanes on North Street have “calmed” traffic, decreased accidents and garnered the support of public safety officials in the city, according to a new report, accomplishing what the city set out to achieve nearly two years ago.
A project to improve Tamarack Road in Pittsfield is providing drivers with an easier ride between Bousquet Mountain Ski Area and the Pittsfield Municipal Airport.
The city’s first modern roundabout, which links Tyler Street and Woodlawn and Dalton avenues in a small circle, opened to traffic eight months ago. While drivers slowly creep through the circle each day, residents still have questions about its design.
Recent improvements on Tyler Street in Pittsfield include creation of "bump-outs" to slow traffic and increase pedestrian and biker safety. Some business owners worry they are robbing the street of available parking spaces. An official notes the loss of spaces is minimal.
A grassroots effort to free up North Street parking spaces in Pittsfield could take a leap Tuesday, when the City Council considers a tweak to its parking rules.
Pittsfield city councilors recommended Mayor Linda Tyer increase her budget proposal by an additional $115,000 to hire another building inspector and fulling fund the building maintenance budget for city schools.
