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A map of the Minuteman and Reformatory Branch trails in Bedford and Concord. Courtesy of MAPC.

Bedford Town Meeting Narrowly Rejects Long-Planned Reformatory Branch Trail Upgrades

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 5, 2022 | No Comments

The Reformatory Branch is currently an unimproved and frequently muddy pathway for most of its length, and is only accessible to able-bodied hikers and mountain bikers.

A person rides a bike along the Minuteman path in East Arlington.

Arlington Makes Plans to Connect Minuteman, Mystic River Paths

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 4, 2022 | No Comments

The Town of Arlington is soliciting feedback on a possible new multi-use path that would connect the Alewife Brook Greenway to Arlington Center and the Minuteman Bike Path along the Mystic River waterfront. The proposed path would run about 1.7 miles along the Mystic River and its Mill Brook tributary. Starting from the Minuteman Path […]

Realigned curbs under construction at the intersection of Tremont Street and West Springfield Street in Boston's South End.

Eyes On the Street: Protected Bike Lane Construction in Roxbury and the South End

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Work is now underway on two street reconstruction projects that will improve bike connections to the Southwest Corridor.

A sketch of the BPDA's proposed cross-section for the Western Avenue transitway, showing wider sidewalks, sidewalk-level bike lanes on both sides of the street, larger bus stops, and a dedicated transitway for MBTA buses. General motor vehicle traffic would get a single lane running along the side of the new street.

Most of Western Ave. in Allston Would Be Dedicated for Bikes and Buses Under BPDA Plan

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

To meet climate goals and accommodate new development with more efficient city streets, City of Boston planners and community advocates are pushing to redesign Western Avenue in Allston to a bus-priority "transitway" that would reduce car traffic to just one lane for most of the street's length between Barry's Corner and the Charles River.

New separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue in front of Cambridge City Hall.

City of Cambridge Will Miss Cycling Safety Ordinance Deadline With Porter Square Project Delay

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

"We don't want this to become the norm or the expectation," said Joseph Barr, Cambridge's Director of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation.

A Google Street View snapshot of the Fellsway in Somerville, showing a snowbank burying the rightmost lane at its intersection with Mystic Avenue.

‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

A lane of the Fellsway/McGrath Highway would be "repurposed to provide enhanced bicycle accommodations" under the I-93 viaduct, according to a MassDOT spokesperson.

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