Traffic on Hyde Park Avenue at Forest Hills

Forest Hills residents are telling Mayor Wu’s Streets Team

No repaving without safety improvements.

The City of Boston is resurfacing Hyde Park Avenue this fall and is committed to a design that doesn’t adequately address pedestrian safety issues residents have documented for years.

See the City’s inadequate planWrite the City

The new plan leaves real safety improvements behind.

We are asking the City to use resurfacing this fall to implement lasting safety improvements, rather than locking in an inadequate design for many years. Compare their plan with three earlier alternatives, including the one we supported in 2025.

August 2026City’s current plan

Paint, signs, better sight lines for cars

  • Four traffic lanes remain
  • New paint, stop bars, and limited daylighting
  • No new crossing or pedestrian island

It leaves the basic problems in place: dangerous driving, long crossings, and no safe route for cyclists.

Tell the City

No repaving without safety improvements.

The City plans to repave Hyde Park Avenue this fall using a design residents have repeatedly said is inadequate. Tell City leaders why that is unacceptable—and what a safer plan would mean for you and your family.

  • Dangerous or aggressive driving you regularly see
  • Crossings that feel too long, exposed, or poorly placed
  • The lack of a safe way for cyclists to leave Forest Hills
  • Drivers running red lights at Ukraine Way
  • A time you or someone you know had a close call here
To
Chris Osgood · Interim Chief of Streetschris.osgood@boston.govTali Robbins · Deputy Chief of Policytali.robbins@boston.govMayor Michelle Wumayor@boston.gov
CC
Ben Weberbenjamin.weber@boston.gov
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