Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Protected bike lanes

25% design plans for the Rutherford Avenue corridor, showing the reconfigured Sullivan Square. The current traffic circle would be replaced with a grid of streets, new developable lots, and an expansion of the Ryan Playground. Courtesy of MassDOT and the City of Boston.

Boston, MassDOT Reveal Plans to Reconfigure Sullivan Square By 2026

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 24, 2021 | No Comments

Although it would be narrower, with more crosswalks, wider sidewalks, and dedicated bike infrastructure, there's little doubt that the new Rutherford Avenue will still be a high-speed, multi-lane highway.

The newly rebuilt Kelley Square from above, pictured in early 2021. Photo courtesy of MassDOT.

Eyes On the Street: I Survived Worcester’s New Kelley Square

By Christian MilNeil | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

MassDOT's project upgraded several connecting streets in the Canal District with improved sidewalks and dedicated bike infrastructure.

Washington Street in Brookline with new sidewalks and protected bike lanes.

New ‘Controlling Criteria’ Will Require Sidewalks, Bike Lanes In State Road Projects

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

The newly-adopted controlling criteria for bike, pedestrian, and transit facilities lay out minimum standards to help ensure that all roadway users are considered from the beginning of a project's design process.

A rendering of a future Dorchester Avenue, looking north from Alger Street. As new apartments and office buildings replace warehouses along Dorchester Ave. in South Boston, the BPDA plans ask abutters to set aside space for protected bike lanes and wider sidewalks. Courtesy of the BPDA.

Boston Plots ‘Complete Streets’ Upgrades for Andrew Square Neighborhood

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

The BPDA is planning major upgrades to sidewalks, bus service, and bike infrastructure to accommodate anticipated growth along Dorchester Avenue in South Boston.

Reimagined design for Highland Avenue with protected bike lanes

Somerville Council Requests New Design with Protected Bike Lanes for Highland Ave.

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 15, 2021 | No Comments

District Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen said that "I have become increasingly convinced that it is indeed possible - not only possible, but really essential - that we include protected bike lanes on Highland Ave."

Porter Square in Cambridge. Courtesy of Google Maps.

Cambridge Starts Planning for Bus, Bike Improvements Through Porter Square

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

Joseph Barr, Cambridge Director of Traffic, Parking, and Transportation, wrote in a memo to the City Council that the city is "in the process of hiring a consultant to support the design of quick-build separated bike lanes along Massachusetts Avenue from Roseland Street to Beech Street through Porter Square."

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