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Looks Like Memorial Drive Will Remain Open On Saturdays After All

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Weekend Construction Work On the Southwest Corridor Set to Overlap with Start of Orange Line Shutdown

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Views of the Saugus River marshes along the new Northern Strand Trail in West Lynn.

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MassTrails Grant Program Announces Funding for 81 Trail Projects Across the Commonwealth

Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti leans into a metal traffic signal cabinet on Broadway in Arlington to adjust the traffic signal timing of the pedestrian crosswalk while Somerville Director Transportation & Infrastructure Brad Rawson watches over his shoulder.

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On Alewife Brook Parkway, Organizing (and Adjusting Traffic Signals) for a Slower, Safer Street

The northern entrance to the new Charlestown Seawall bike path, pictured from Draw 7 Park in Somerville. The Alford Street Bridge and the spire of the Saint Vincent de Sales Church on Bunker Hill are visible in the distance.

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Two New Trail Links Open, Connecting Greenways North of Boston

A person rides a bike along the Minuteman path in East Arlington.

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Arlington Makes Plans to Connect Minuteman, Mystic River Paths

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DCR Issues One More Call for Feedback on Arborway Redesign

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.

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