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The Minuteman bike path in East Arlington, pictured in May 2019.

National Bike/Ped Groups Pitch ‘Greenway Stimulus’ for Pandemic Recovery

By Kea Wilson | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments

Representatives from more than 160 organizations across America signed a letter to Congress urging leaders to pass a Greenway Stimulus, which would be used to build off-street trails, on-street bike lanes, and generous shared-use sidewalks to connect communities in all 50 states.

Tremont Street Before and After protected bike lanes 2020

Mayor Walsh Boasts of ‘Healthy Streets’ Transformations

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 15, 2020 | 1 Comment

In a sure sign that taking away lanes from cars to create safer, more efficient streets is a politically winning strategy, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is expected to hold a press conference Tuesday morning to boast about the ambitious changes being made under his administration’s “Healthy Streets” initiative. The Walsh administration is on track to […]

Proposed new cross-sections for American Legion Highway south of Walk Hill Street. Courtesy of the Boston Transportation Department.

Protected Bike Lanes Coming to American Legion Highway This Fall

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The City of Boston plans to address a high-crash corridor on American Legion Highway in Mattapan and Roslindale with a quick-build protected bike lane project later this fall.

Two Green Line trains meet at the Mission Park stop of the E Branch on Huntington Ave. in Boston. This segment of the Green Line is one of the last remaining areas where trains must share a lane with car and truck traffic, and stations lack dedicated platforms where riders can board and disembark. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Pi.1415926535, used with permission under a Creative Commons license.

The Tracks Are New, But the Green Line’s E Branch Still Gets Stuck in Traffic

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

Last week, the E Branch of the Green Line reopened to riders after a month-long construction project to replace tracks on Huntington Avenue. But, as we noted in our coverage of the reopening, the project did not address one of the biggest challenges that the E branch faces: the fact that cars and trucks are […]

Almost one in three vehicles on Charles Street (pictured) is a bike during the morning rush hour, according to Boston's 2019 bike count surveys.

Boston Bike Counts Make the Case for Better Bike Lanes on Key Routes

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

Data show that several downtown streets, like Cambridge and Charles Streets, get lots of bike traffic in spite of inadequate or nonexistent bike infrastructure.

An Open Streets event in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Source: Street Lab via Creative Commons.

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NACTO Grants to Fund Open Streets As Tools for Equity and Resilience

By Kea Wilson | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

“It seemed prudent to lift up examples of projects that balanced that tension between the need to respond rapidly to this crisis and the need to be thoughtful about the people who live in cities,” said NACTO’s Jenny O’Connell.

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