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Advocacy Opportunities

Boston Plans Wider Sidewalks, Protected Bikeway for State Street Downtown

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Map of detour routes around the Dorchester Ave. bridge closure. As of July 2023, the bridge has been re-opened to foot traffic, while vehicles are still using the Boston Street detour route.

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Bicycling

T Extends Dorchester Ave. Bridge Closure ‘Til November

Dos estudiantes de arquitectura, Miranda y Denzel, encadenando tubos de espuma para la piscina sobre cajas de madera - una de las varias opciones disponibles a la gente para sentarse durante Copley Connect, un proyecto piloto que cerrará una cuadra de la calle Dartmouth a vehículos para poder ampliar el espacio público de Copley Square.

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Español

‘Copley Connect’ Echa a los Vehiculos Para Amplear Uno de los Espacios Famosos de Boston

A bike rider rolls past a new protected bike lane under construction on Hampshire Street in Inman Square.

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Eyes On the Street: Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction in Cambridge’s Inman Square

Two architecture students, Miranda and Denzel, string together pool noodles over wooden boxes - one of the many seating arrangements available for folks to enjoy in the city's "Copley Connect" pilot project

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Street Design

‘Copley Connect’ Expands a Signature Boston Public Space By Kicking Out the Cars

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Boston Begins Construction on ‘Mass. Ave. South’ Protected Bikeway in Dorchester

<p>Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.</p>


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Legislation

New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California

Crowds walk down the middle of a car-free Newbury Street among vendors' tents, umbrellas for outdoor dining, and people lounging in lawn chairs during one of the city's popular Open Streets events.

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‘Open Streets’ Events Expanding to More Boston Neighborhoods This Summer

Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti leans into a metal traffic signal cabinet on Broadway in Arlington to adjust the traffic signal timing of the pedestrian crosswalk while Somerville Director Transportation & Infrastructure Brad Rawson watches over his shoulder.

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On Alewife Brook Parkway, Organizing (and Adjusting Traffic Signals) for a Slower, Safer Street

Pasajeros en Chelsea y un trabajador de alcance comunitario de la MBTA esperan abordar un autobús. Personal de la T compartieron información sobre el proyecto de Rediseño de la Red de Autobuses con pasajeros a bordo.

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Una Junta Pública en la Parada de Autobús: La T Solicita Aportación de Pasajeros Sobre el Rediseño de la Red de Autobuses en Chelsea

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