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Protected Bike Lanes Pop Up Around Boston Common
The first protected bike lanes of Boston's new "Healthy Streets" initiative have popped up on the wide multi-lane streets around Boston Common.
July 22, 2020
Belmont Advances Its Plans for New Mass. Central Rail Trail Segment
When the project is complete, there will be a continuous off-street pathway that links Belmont to the Boston Harbor waterfront in Charlestown.
July 18, 2020
States Should Imitate This Scottish E-Bike Program
E-bike sales are growing in the U.S. — and could climb higher if governments recognized the crucial role that e-bikes could play for a transit-leery public during the pandemic.
July 9, 2020
Meet the Pedal People, Northampton’s Bike-Powered Cargo Haulers
Pedal People, a cooperative started by Alex Jarrett and Ruthy Woodring in 2002, uses bicycles and bike trailers to transport goods and provide services in the Pioneer Valley.
Karen Corday
July 6, 2020
Cambridge Council Recommends Updates to ‘Cycling Safety Ordinance’ to Accelerate Bikeway Projects
The Cambridge City Council will take up an ambitious update to the city's Cycling Safety Ordinance on July 7.
July 2, 2020
DCR Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Arborway Safety Improvements
The state Department of Conservation (DCR) hosted a second public meeting Wednesday night for a project that's expected to create new, protected bike and pedestrian routes along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain.
June 24, 2020
A Driver Has Injured Another Cyclist at Mass. Ave. and Appleton in Arlington
Barely a month after a driver killed one bicyclist and sent another to the hospital on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, another driver has injured a cyclist at the same intersection.
June 17, 2020
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
