Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Protected bike lanes

State St. protected bike lane and Custom House Tower

Eyes On the Street: Boston’s New Downtown Protected Bike Lanes

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

"We've been able to build out a set of bike lanes that serve as a hub for the bike network that courses into Boston's downtown," says Chris Osgood, Boston's Chief of Streets.

A freshly-paved Webster Avenue in Cambridge with new protected bike lane markings.

Eyes On the Street: Cambridge Fills A Key Bike Network Gap

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

Webster Avenue is a short but frequently-used bike route between Union Square in Somerville and Cambridge Street in Cambridge.

A quick-build protected bike lane has been added to State Street in downtown Boston, pictured in October 2020, as part of the city's Healthy Streets initiative. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

City Unveils Proposed Designs for State Street in Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 28, 2020 | No Comments

Crosswalks will be shortened, sidewalks will be expanded, and bicyclists will get an upgraded connection – including a proposed protected intersection where State Street meets the I-93 Surface Road.

Eyes On the Street: The New American Legion Bikeway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments

This week, Boston Transportation Department crews are busy painting a new roadway layout on American Legion Highway that will add a new 2-mile-long link in Boston’s growing network of protected bike lanes. Your StreetsblogMASS editor took a ride on the street on Monday morning to check out the progress. Even though more work remains to […]

Washington Street in Newton, which runs along the Worcester commuter rail line and Massachusetts Turnpike embankment, currently lacks sidewalks and crosswalks to bus stops like this one. Courtesy of the City of Newton.

Newton Scrubs A Bike Lane From Washington Street, But Others Are In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 18, 2020 | No Comments

In the face of vocal opposition, City of Newton officials are removing a short-lived bike lane that was recently painted on Washington Street between West Newton and Newtonville, but the city’s safe streets advocates are hoping that a better, more protected version could be installed next year, when the city is expected to pilot a […]

Washington Street in Somerville, looking east towards Union Square, in October 2020.

Somerville Plans New Bus, Bike Lanes on Washington Street

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The new roadway layout would benefit bike and bus riders traveling between Harvard and Union Squares.

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