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Photos: ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane on Fenway
A crowd of over 100 street safety advocates spent a pleasant morning in one of Boston's Olmsted parks (albeit one that's largely been paved over to give drivers more places to get stuck in traffic) as they created a "people-protected bike lane" on Fenway and Brookline Avenue during the morning rush hour.
July 11, 2019
Developers Pitch Major Reconfiguration of Kenmore Square
"The result is a Kenmore Square whose heart is a public space rather than a busy roadway," says the proposal's designer.
June 14, 2019
Protect Yourself! Separated Bike Lanes Create Safer Streets, Study Says
A 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all users of the road.
May 29, 2019
Brookline Advocates Aim to Restore Olmsted’s Vision On Beacon Street
Earlier this month, on a beautiful Saturday morning, a group of Brookline neighbors who have been organizing as the "Friends of the Beacon Street Bridleway" laid a strip of tape along the pavement and invited people to experience, for the first time in decades, a car-free "bridle path" in the middle of Beacon Street.
May 28, 2019
What’s in Boston’s 2020 Streets Budget?
City councilors, citing high volumes of complaints about dangerous streets, want city staff to act more quickly in implementing safety improvements.
May 10, 2019
