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Christian MilNeil

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

The crosswalk at the Kensington Underpass (at left) across Mystic Avenue. Drivers on Mystic Avenue frequently ignore the flashing red lights above the crosswalk.

Kensington crosswalk near Stop N Shop

MassDOT

Guest Column: Another Crash Highlights State Inaction on Somerville’s ‘Corridor of Death’

New Green Line tracks and fresh pavement on the future Community Path, pictured from Cross Street in Somerville, looking northwest towards the McGrath Highway, on July 30, 2021.

Mass. Officials Still Don’t Know How Much Money We’ll Get From Infrastructure Law

Portrait of Whitney Zhang of Boston on the Cambridge side of the Mass. Ave. Bridge on Nov. 23, 2021

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Bicycling

Mass. Ave. Bridge Users Praise Improved Bike Lanes: ‘I Hope We See More of This’

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

Paul Dudley White Path near BU West Campus

Highways

MassDOT Picks ‘At-Grade’ Option for Allston/I-90 Project

More Stair Struggles: Back Bay Escalator Failure Injures 9

Google Street View imagery of Main Street in Reading shows the street before (from 2019) and after (from 2020) a road diet that reduced the number of vehicle lanes on the roadway. Images courtesy of Google.

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Street Design

A Reading Road Diet Moves From Pilot to Permanent

Turners Falls shared streets and spaces project in Montague, Mass.

MassDOT Announces $12.5 Million in Shared Streets, Complete Streets Grants