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MassBike Hands Out Free Lights for the Long Nights
MassBike’s “lights brigade” program sends boxes of bike lights to teams of volunteers to help make bike riders more visible during the long winter nights
November 8, 2021
Travel Guide: Wayland’s Aqueducts and the New Cochituate Rail Trail
I initially stumbled on the Cochituate Rail Trail in Framingham by chance last year. Since then, two substantial bridges over major roadways were craned in, and earlier this fall, the trail’s new extension into Natick Center officially opened to the public.
Juliana Cherston
November 6, 2021
A Roundup of Holdups
Updates on bus lanes in Brookline, the Bruce Freeman bridge in Concord, Orange Line slow zones, and more.
November 5, 2021
Dorchester’s Mass. Ave. Bikeway Project Delayed ‘Til 2022
In an email to project stakeholders on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Transportation Department announced that its contractor would not begin work on the project until 2022.
October 27, 2021
Baker Admin Commits Funding for Proposed Mystic Greenway Bridge
“We are going to fund this project and make it happen,” said the Governor at a press conference on the shore of the Mystic River on Friday afternoon.
October 22, 2021
City of Cambridge Adds Another Bus Lane to Outer Mass. Ave. Redesign
An earlier version of the plan, presented in a public meeting in mid-September, would have reassigned only one of the street's four vehicle lanes as a dedicated bus lane; the final design includes two dedicated bus lanes, one in each direction.
October 20, 2021
Eyes On the Street: More Space for Pedestrians and Bikes in Somerville
Two projects are nearing completion: the reconstruction of Somerville Avenue in Union Square, and the quick-build reconfiguration of Powder House Circle near Tufts University.
October 15, 2021
Eyes On the Street: The New Lechmere Takes Shape as a Bike Commuting Hub
New public spaces, bike facilities, and a connection to the Somerville Community Path are all nearing completion around the new Lechmere Station in East Cambridge.
October 4, 2021
Grisly Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers
Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.
September 27, 2021
Eyes On the Street: Nubian Square’s New Bike Path
The Boston Transportation Department is contemplating other projects for Warren Street and Malcolm X Boulevard that could extend the bike path and also create dedicated bus lanes for some of the city's busiest bus routes.
September 23, 2021
