Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Protected bike lanes

A map of the City of Boston's proposed route for a new "multimodal corridor" between North and South Stations. The route includes Causeway Street in front of North Station, Congress Street between Causeway and Post Office Square, and either Federal, Congress, or Pearl Street (to be determined) to Dewey Square and South Station. From there, the route would continue onto Summer Street into the Seaport.

City of Boston Reboots Plans for Bus-Priority Corridor Between North, South Stations

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 29, 2022 | No Comments

In addition to bus-priority infrastructure and enhanced bus stops, the city is also examining the possibilities for cross-town protected bike lanes and safer, more visible crosswalks along the route.

New separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street in Cambridge.

Cambridge City Council Forcefully Rejects Effort to Delay Mass. Ave. Bike Lanes

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 26, 2022 | No Comments

“I honestly don’t even understand why we’re having this conversation at this point,” said Councilor Quinton Zondervan. “People are afraid for their lives, and rightfully so.”

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

Cambridge Officials Propose Protected Bike Lanes on Most of Mass. Ave. By 2026

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 11, 2022 | No Comments

At tonight’s Cambridge City Council meeting, city officials will consider a plan to build out physically-protected bike lanes on most of Massachusetts Avenue north of Harvard Square by the end of 2026. The city’s updated Cycling Safety Ordinance requires the city to install quick-build protected bike lanes on much of Massachusetts Avenue by May 1 […]

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.

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.

DCR Issues One More Call for Feedback on Arborway Redesign

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 14, 2022 | 1 Comment

A DCR spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS that a timeline for implementing the proposed changes in a construction project hasn't yet been determined.

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