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BOSTON - Monday,
September 13, 2021 - After two successful Open Newbury Street
events in August 2021, Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Department of
Transportation have announced that Newbury Street will again be
pedestrian-only on Sunday, September 26. Open Newbury Street provides
exciting new opportunities for businesses to engage their customers and
benefit from repurposed street space that makes it easier to browse and
enjoy the outdoors.
“Open Newbury
Street provides a unique opportunity to expand access to one of Boston’s
flagship destinations,” said Mayor Janey. “I encourage residents and
visitors to support our small businesses impacted during the pandemic and
enjoy a day of open-air shopping and dining.”
“It lends a really
fun atmosphere for the whole street — everybody is in a good mood,
everyone is smiling, everyone is excited to see what merchants are
doing,” said Kathy Palmer, President of The Fish & Bone pet supply
shop. “[Merchants] are excited to open up again - our stores are very
small so it was hard to have capacity limits in the last year. Having the
ability to bring your brand out onto the street in the open air where
everyone is safe and there’s no fear of being too close, that really
helps!”
Newbury Street
will be open to pedestrians and closed to motor vehicles from 10:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m. from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue. Parking will
be restricted on Newbury Street and adjacent streets, with enforcement
beginning at 5:00 a.m. Signs will be posted informing drivers of the
change.
Businesses and
attendees are encouraged to promote the event on social media using
#OpenNewbury. The public is encouraged to utilize the several different
MBTA routes that service the area in addition to bicycling and walking.
For more information, visit the event’s website at boston.gov/open-newbury. Businesses are asked to submit their
plans for any of the Open Newbury days using this form. | 
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