Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Street Design

New protected cycletrack on Warren Street near Nubian Square

Eyes On the Street: Nubian Square’s New Bike Path

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

The Boston Transportation Department is contemplating other projects for Warren Street and Malcolm X Boulevard that could extend the bike path and also create dedicated bus lanes for some of the city's busiest bus routes.

Newly painted, center-running bus lanes on Columbus Ave. near Jackson Square in Boston, pictured on Sept. 1, 2021. The new busway is expected to open later this month.

A First Look at the T’s Proposed ‘High-Frequency’ Bus Network

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

The T's proposed network of high-frequency bus routes aims to serve more neighborhoods throughout the region with better bus service, with better connections to key employment centers.

Charles Proctor's ghost bike memorial in Arlington, MA

Arlington Select Board Prioritizes Parking Over Bike Lanes At Deadly Mass. Ave. Intersection

By Petru Sofio | Sep 17, 2021 | No Comments

A town committee that has been meeting for over a year endorsed a plan to remove on-street parking and install bike lanes, but members of the town's Select Board rejected their recommendation.

Deterioration of the concrete deck on DCR's Sibler Street pedestrian overpass over Storrow Drive.

Photos: DCR’s Pedestrian Bridges Are Crumbling Away

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

StreetsblogMASS surveyed several other pedestrian bridges over other DCR roadways and found extensive deferred maintenance issues on many of those structures as well.

New separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street in Cambridge.

Eyes On the Street: Better Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. In Cambridge

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2021 | No Comments

This week, while the City of Cambridge was finalizing its plans for separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge, city crews installed new pavement markings and flexible-post bollards to upgrade bike facilities on another segment of the same street, between Harvard and Central Squares. This project was also a response to the city’s […]

Community Path crossing at Massachusetts Avenue

Cycling Safety Ordinance Will Bring New Bike, Bus Lanes to North Cambridge This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 14, 2021 | 1 Comment

The city’s recommended design generally replaces existing on-street parking areas on Mass. Ave. to bike lanes, and converts one of the street's four motor vehicle lanes to a bus-only lane.

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