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July 10, 2022

CBS Boston

Centre Street in Jamaica Plain closes to car traffic for Open Streets Boston event

BOSTON -- Traffic on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain looked different on Sunday. The neighborhood hosted the first "Open Streets Boston" event of the summer.

July 10, 2022

WCVB

Busy street in Jamaica Plain closed to cars Sunday as part of Open Streets Boston

BOSTON — With beautiful weather in the forecast, Boston has closed a busy road on Sunday to bring a pedestrian event to a community outside of downtown.

July 08, 2022

Boston 25

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Jamaica Plain businesses, residents prepare for car-free Open Streets event

BOSTON — Centre St. in Jamaica Plain is a busy stretch of road, with lots of restaurants, shops and foot traffic. No one can remember a time it didn’t have a steady stream of cars and trucks throughout the day.

June 02, 2022

Boston Globe

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Boston to clear out cars for three Open Streets events this summer

For at least a day this summer, the car will not be king on three busy thoroughfares in Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, and Dorchester as part of Boston’s new “Open Streets” initiative, Mayor Michelle Wu said Thursday.