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Somerville Placates Parkers, But Emphasizes that Powder House is Still A Work in Progress
In a more conciliatory public meeting Wednesday night, city officials raised the possibility of installing a one-way protected bike lane on Powder House Boulevard in 2020, and emphasized the expected safety benefits of traffic-calming measures that are being installed on the street this summer.
August 1, 2019
In Powder House Project, Parking Blurs Somerville’s ‘Vision Zero’
A community meeting tonight will discuss a recent repaving project on Somerville’s Powder House Boulevard, where a motorist killed a woman in a crosswalk in front of a neighborhood school this February.
July 31, 2019
Boston Transportation Department Announces New Bluebikes Expansion
Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Transportation Department have announced planned sites for over a dozen new Bluebikes stations, which will expand the city's bikesharing network into West Roxbury and Mattapan and add more infill stations in high-use neighborhoods like the South End.
July 30, 2019
Photos: ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane on Fenway
A crowd of over 100 street safety advocates spent a pleasant morning in one of Boston's Olmsted parks (albeit one that's largely been paved over to give drivers more places to get stuck in traffic) as they created a "people-protected bike lane" on Fenway and Brookline Avenue during the morning rush hour.
July 11, 2019
Unforced Error on the Fenway: New Bike Lanes on Busy Roads Lack Physical Protection
A repaving project of the Fenway and Park Drive near the Landmark Center is drawing criticism from Boston-area cyclists for installing new unprotected bike lanes in dangerous, heavy-traffic locations where parking-protected bike lanes appear to be feasible.
July 10, 2019
Dorchester to Get Better Blue Bikes Connections to the Red Line
The City of Boston is finally poised to build a long-awaited Red-Blue connection (no, not that one): new Blue Bikes stations have finally been permitted for installation at four Red Line stops in Dorchester.
June 17, 2019
Developers Pitch Major Reconfiguration of Kenmore Square
"The result is a Kenmore Square whose heart is a public space rather than a busy roadway," says the proposal's designer.
June 14, 2019
Allston Gets a New Bike/Bus Lane
It's been a rough week for the MBTA and its riders, with a Saturday derailment on the Green Line that injured 10, and an extremely disruptive Red Line derailment during this morning's rush hour, but some good news is here for riders on two of the agency's busiest bus routes.
June 12, 2019
Protect Yourself! Separated Bike Lanes Create Safer Streets, Study Says
A 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all users of the road.
May 29, 2019
