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A Suburban Strip In Newton and Needham Is Getting a Complete Streets Makeover
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.
October 1, 2020
Melnea Cass Project Spotlights Value of Street Trees
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.
September 28, 2020
Guest Column: It’s Time to Build Resilient Streets for Somerville
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 crisis -- with people mode shifting to single occupancy vehicles - all of our lives would be impacted in ways both significant and menial, and not for the better.
September 22, 2020
DCR Plans to Remove Car Lanes, Add Buffered Bikeways on the Arborway
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.
September 21, 2020
Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Wellington Bridge Over the Mystic
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.
September 20, 2020
National Bike/Ped Groups Pitch ‘Greenway Stimulus’ for Pandemic Recovery
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.
September 15, 2020
Mayor Walsh Boasts of ‘Healthy Streets’ Transformations
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.
September 15, 2020
American Legion Project to Create Protected Bike Route from Franklin Park to Mattapan Square
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.
September 10, 2020
The Tracks Are New, But the Green Line’s E Branch Still Gets Stuck in Traffic
Last week, the E Branch of the Green Line reopened to riders after a month-long construction project to replace tracks on Huntington Avenue.
September 10, 2020
Boston Bike Counts Make the Case for Better Bike Lanes on Key Routes
Data show that several downtown streets, like Cambridge and Charles Streets, get lots of bike traffic in spite of inadequate or nonexistent bike infrastructure.
September 4, 2020
