Bicycling
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Poor and Black ‘Invisible Cyclists’ Need to Be Part of Post-Pandemic Transport Planning Too
As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work.
May 29, 2020
Cambridge (Finally) Announces Citywide Shared Streets Network to Facilitate Safe Physical Distancing
The conceptual network would extend "all the way from Fresh Pond and Danehy Park, through Harvard Square and down towards Kendall Square... with another piece running down from Central Square to the river along Magazine Street."
May 28, 2020
Mayor Walsh Announces Details of New ‘Healthy Streets’ Initiative
The initial plans include a network of new protected bike lanes across downtown Boston and around the Public Garden, expanded bus stop waiting areas, and processes to let restaurants expand their outdoor seating areas on sidewalks and on-street parking lanes.
May 28, 2020
New Poll Forecasts Fewer Trips, Large Mode Shifts on the Streets This Summer
A new poll from the MassINC Polling Group shows that many Massachusetts residents expect to make fewer trips once the state begins to reopen this summer, and when they do travel, they expect to ride transit much less often – and walk or drive more – than they did before the pandemic.
May 28, 2020
Boston Outlines Plans for Expanded Sidewalks, Expedited Bike Projects for Pandemic Recovery
City of Boston staff are proposing to expand pedestrian space into on-street parking areas, build pop-up bike lanes, expand waiting areas at busy bus stops, and close some residential streets to through traffic in a wide-ranging strategy to support car-free mobility in a new era of physical distancing.
May 12, 2020
Portents of a Post-Pandemic Walking and Cycling Boom
As Governor Baker's administration prepares its phased reopening plan, ongoing physical distancing requirements present a stark choice for the region's political leaders: will people returning to work physically distance themselves in massive traffic jams, or will cities and towns give them they space they need to travel safely with widened sidewalks, protected bike routes, and less-crowded transit vehicles?
May 12, 2020
Will Northern Ave. Bridge Project Use Public Funds to Benefit Private Shuttles?
The City of Boston will spend millions of dollars more on a larger design that allows private commuter shuttles on the new Northern Avenue Bridge across the Fort Point Channel, in spite of what project managers had previously characterized as "overwhelming" public support for a cheaper bridge designed for bikes and pedestrians.
May 6, 2020
It’s Walk, Bike, and Roll to Homeschool Day
The first Wednesday of May typically marks the Commonwealth's annual "Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day," a partnership between MassDOT and hundreds of schools across the state.
May 5, 2020
Driver Kills Bicyclist on Mass. Ave. in South End
Police report that the crash happened around 9:10 a.m. in the intersection of Massachusetts and Harrison Avenues in the South End.
April 22, 2020
South Coast Bikeway Would Create 60-Mile Path From Cape Cod to Providence
After decades of planning, a proposed 60-mile bike trail stretching from the Cape Cod canal to Providence, Rhode Island is starting to take shape with help from the South Coast Bike Alliance.
April 20, 2020
