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A chart shows how much land in Woburn Center is buried under asphalt and concrete pavement (about 9.5 acres) compared to buildings (7.5 acres) and the green space of the town's central common (just 0.5 acres). The left side of the image shows an aerial view of the area around the Town Common, with a 150-meter circle around the central Civil War Monument highlighted. A pie chart of the right side shows the proportion of that circle that's paved vs. building area vs. green space.

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A Common Story: Traffic Engineers Pit Safety Improvements Against Parking In Woburn Center Project

Three people riding bicycles down a paved pathway through a shady park on the SW Corridor. Behind them in the upper right corner is another crowd of people on bikes.

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Bicycling

Want to Try Bike Commuting? Try A ‘Guided Ride’ From A Better City

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Dozens of cyclists in green Youth Bike Summit shirts ride past tall oak trees and manicured grass alongside a golf course, a man on a golf cart waves as the riders pass by.

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Column: What Does the Freedom of Movement Really Mean? Reflections from the Youth Bike Summit

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Youth Bike Summit group session in the Roxbury Community College gymnasium

The Kids Are Alright: A Weekend of Connection, Curiosity, and Collective Action at the Youth Bike Summit

A person riding a bike along a ~14-foot wide bike path between some trees (at right) and a green railing and (at left) several cars passing through a traffic light at a small intersection. A second person is waiting to cross the crosswalk under the green traffic signal.

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Vision Zero

Eyes On the Street: A Little Better On the B.U. Bridge

A large group of cyclists, many wearing helmets and bright clothing, pose in front of a vibrant community mural that features portraits of Black elders, children, and neighborhood scenes, set in a parking lot surrounded by trees and houses under a cloudy sky.

Youth Bike Summit 2025 group photo

Photos: The 2025 Youth Bike Summit In Roxbury

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Black Transportation Justice: How Mobility Affects Housing, Health, and Freedom in a Modern World

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Black Transportation Justice Boston Spotlight: Mattapan Food and Fitness

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MIT Research Finds Increasing Heat Makes Cities Measurably Less Walkable

A side by side architect's rendering shows a bridge crossing a river. The illustration of the new bridge, on the left, shows two curved bridges in front of a glassy high-rise building. The second rendering, on the right, shows a close-up of the arched bridge.

2025 Mystic Bridge renderings credit MassDOT

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MassDOT Reveals New Designs, Timeline for Delayed Mystic River Car-Free Bridge Project

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A person rides a bike along the Minuteman path in East Arlington.

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A crowd of people with bikes mingles in a large brick plaza with Boston's City Hall in the background at right.

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Photos: Bike to Work Day 2025