To the Editor: The Oak Bluffs Association would like to thank all the individuals and businesses who helped make Light Up Oak Bluffs so special and memorable. We would like to publicly thank our sponsors, Friends of Oak Bluffs and Martha’s Vineyard Bank, for helping finance the event. Also, the boots on the ground, like […]
Months have passed since the construction for wider sidewalks and parallel parking spots began on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs. The town’s voters were very vocal about their displeasure with the plans, particularly with the parallel parking, citing safety concerns, potential traffic jams, and hurt businesses from reduced parking spots. A straw poll during the […]
To the Editor: It is difficult to find the right words to use at times, especially when it is important to do so. Each year for almost 30 years now, I have asked many people to “do their part” to help create a very special event that brings Oak Bluffs families, friends, students, teachers, town […]
The Martha s Vineyard Times
To have or not to have parallel parkingÂ
Oak Bluffs business owners, residents, stakeholders tussle over proposed Circuit Avenue parking designs.
A proposed view of parallel parking on Circuit Avenue. A majority of business owners and other stakeholders voiced opposition to the design at a public hearing.
Parallel parking was the hot-button issue at a public hearing on Zoom Monday for Oak Bluffs streetscape plans, with several stakeholders opposing the proposed change.
The streetscape project â funded by $2.7 million that was approved by voters at the June 2020 town meeting â focuses on five key areas of downtown Oak Bluffs: Circuit Avenue North, Circuit Avenue South, Kennebec Avenue, Healey Square, and a portion of Lake Avenue.