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A map of the City of Cambridge's 2015 bike network plan showing proposed additions as dashed lines. Courtesy of the City of Cambridge.

City of Cambridge Pitches an Expanded Bike Network Plan

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 2, 2020 | No Comments

The updated plan would add several key streets to the city's planned network of protected bikeways and prioritize certain projects for "quick-build" bike infrastructure improvements.

A rendering of Needham Street in Newton, MA with raised protected bike lanes and new sidewalks. Courtesy of MassDOT.

A Suburban Strip In Newton and Needham Is Getting a Complete Streets Makeover

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments

Among other improvements, the project will build new protected bike lanes that will create a continuous, 1.8 mile bike route from Needham to Newton Highlands.

An architects' rendering illustrates planned safety improvements for the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Tremont Street in Roxbury. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Melnea Cass Project Spotlights Value of Street Trees

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments

Because the project is already under contract between MassDOT and Newport, the City of Boston has limited influence. But city officials say that they are working with MassDOT to pursue possible "change orders" to the agreement.

Reimagined design for Highland Avenue with protected bike lanes

Guest Column: It’s Time to Build Resilient Streets for Somerville

By Arah Schuur, George Schneeloch and Thomas DeVito | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

In cities across the globe emerging from COVID-19, we have consistently seen a slow return to transit, and a quick return (and even growth) in private car travel. We know that pre-COVID-19, fewer than half of Boston area residents drove to work. We also know that if this ratio were to change due to the […]

DCR Plans to Remove Car Lanes, Add Buffered Bikeways on the Arborway

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced plans to replace motor vehicle lanes with wide buffered bike lanes along three roadway sections of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain as part of a suite of short-term safety improvements. The DCR’s “Arborway Parkways Improvement Project” is examining possible new designs for the mile-long stretch […]

The Wellington Bridge (circled in red) between Medford and Somerville will get new protected bike lanes this fall. Existing bike paths are shown in green and bike lanes in blue. Base map courtesy of MAPC.

Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Wellington Bridge Over the Mystic

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 20, 2020 | No Comments

The City of Somerville has announced that it will create new protected bike lanes on the Wellington Bridge across the Mystic River this fall, connecting Somerville’s fast-growing Assembly Square district with the City of Medford. The project is being funded through the MassDOT’s new Shared Streets and Spaces Program, a statewide pool of funding intended […]

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