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Christian MilNeil

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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Street Design

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.

Draw 7 Park entrance

Bicycling

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.

Beades Bridge West Sidewalk

Internal Email Raises Safety Concerns for Dorchester’s Beades Bridge

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DCR Announces Scaled-Back Memorial Drive Road Diet for 2024

Wellington Circle in Medford

MassDOT Shares Early Concepts for Taming Wellington Circle

Rendering of the proposed Northern Strand on-street bikeway on South Common Street, approaching Market Street, in downtown Lynn.

Rendering Northern Strand South Common at Market

MassDOT Makes Plans to Extend Northern Strand Through Downtown Lynn

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State Records Show MassDOT Overlooked Broken Stairway At JFK/UMass Station