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Christian MilNeil

People wearing day-glo vests walk along a paved path that's under construction, with bare soil and riprap on the ground to the left and the Green Line Extension tracks below them to the right.

Somerville Community Path between Medford and Walnut Streets

Transit

Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

A map of Boston's current bike network and new infrastructure announced by the Wu administration on Tuesday. Bold orange lines indicate new protected bike lanes and yellow lines indicate new contraflow bike lanes on one-way streets. Dark blue lines indicate protected bike lane projects already in progress, including Tremont Street in the South End and Ruggles Street in Roxbury.

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Bicycling

Mayor Wu Announces Major Expansion of Boston’s Bike Network

Map of the Davis and Teele Square neighborhoods in Somerville. Holland Street, College Avenue, and Broadway form a triangle north of Davis Square, with Holland running northwest from Davis to Teele Square, College Avenue running northeast from Davis to Powder House Square, and Broadway running east-to-west at the top of the triangle from Teele to Powder House, a few blocks south of the Tufts campus..

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Somerville to Build Protected Bike Lanes Near Davis Square After Fatal ‘Dooring’ Crash

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MBTA

Final Safety Inspection Report Focuses on Hiring, Workforce Challenges at the T

Temporary fencing lines the sidewalk on the DCR-controlled approach to the Beades Bridge. Google Street View imagery suggests that the temporary fencing has been there for nearly 8 years. Photo by Tony Dutzik.

Beades Bridge West Sidewalk

Highways

It’s Not Just the T: Analysis Finds Unusually Large Backlog in Commonwealth’s Bridge Repair Needs

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Advocacy Opportunities

Mayor Wu, Bike Commuter

A rendering of a proposed high-rise lab building on Brookline Avenue in the Fenway shows proposed new two-way bike paths (lower right) that would provide a protected connection between the Fenway neighborhood to Longwood, via Brookline Avenue, and to the Riverway. Courtesy of the BPDA.

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Protected Intersection Could Bridge Critical Bike Network Gap on the Fenway

Noah Berger, administrator of the MVRTA, stands in the open doorway of an MVRTA bus.

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Regional Transit Authorities

Higher Wages, No Fares, and a Massage Chair: How the MVRTA Is Recruiting New Drivers and Increasing Service

A bus driver wearing a face mask and a jacket with an MBTA "T" logo on his arm sits behind the wheel of a bus.

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Shuttle Buses Exceeding Expectations, But the T’s Own Buses Are Struggling

A Green Line train passes over the viaduct over the future Community Path west of Lechmere Station

Somerville Community Path, An Ideal Shortcut, Won’t Open During Orange Line Shutdown