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An Esplanade Association rendering of what the Charles River waterfront could look like with a planned reconfiguration of Storrow Drive near the Longfellow Bridge. Courtesy of the Esplanade Association's "Esplanade 2020" report.

Bond Bill Boosts Proposal to Reconfigure Boston’s Charles Circle

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments

"It would be the largest expansion of Esplanade parkland in decades," says Rep. Jay Livingstone, the state representative for the neighborhood.

Photos: Three New Trails To Look Forward To in 2021

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 28, 2020 | No Comments

Three new trail projects in Boston's suburbs are poised to open for traffic in early 2021: the Cochituate Rail Trail in Natick, the Cambridge-Watertown Greenway, and the extension of the Northern Strand Trail in Revere, Saugus, and Lynn.

New development, new sidewalks, and new protected bike lanes line Washington Street in Brookline Village. The town is considering a proposal to set aside one lane in each direction on the newly-reconstructed street as dedicated bus lanes for the MBTA's route 60, 65, and 66 buses.

Brookline Considers Bus Lanes For Its Biggest Transit Bottleneck

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 23, 2020 | No Comments

The proposal would benefit the town's busiest bus corridor, a heavily-congested bottleneck where three busy bus routes converge near the Boston border.

It’s #Sneckdown Season

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 21, 2020 | No Comments

One silver lining to the recent snow: it's left thousands of "sneckdowns," places where snowbanks have narrowed down the roadway and forced cars to slow down considerably (a "snow neckdown").

A driver struck and killed a bicyclist at the corner of Harrison and Massachusetts Avenues on April 22, 2020. The driver of the truck pictured at left was involved in the crash and remained on the scene; bystander reports suggest a second hit-and-run driver may have also been involved. Contributed photo.

BTD Backtracks On Safety Improvements For Deadly Section of Mass. Ave.

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 17, 2020 | No Comments

"We will reinstall protections for the bike lane basing our work on the crash evaluation," said BTD Commissioner Greg Rooney in a statement.

A new shared bus and bike lane has been installed on Florence Street in downtown Malden. Photo courtesy of the MBTA.

Malden Joins the Dedicated Bus Lane Club

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 10, 2020 | No Comments

Malden, in collaboration with the MBTA and MassDOT, has painted a red shared bus-and-bike lane on Florence Street northeast of the Malden Center Orange Line station to benefit the MBTA's routes 104, 105, and 99.

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