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Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti leans into a metal traffic signal cabinet on Broadway in Arlington to adjust the traffic signal timing of the pedestrian crosswalk while Somerville Director Transportation & Infrastructure Brad Rawson watches over his shoulder.

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Street Design

On Alewife Brook Parkway, Organizing (and Adjusting Traffic Signals) for a Slower, Safer Street

A person rides a bike along the Minuteman path in East Arlington.

Minuteman bike path

Bicycling

Arlington Makes Plans to Connect Minuteman, Mystic River Paths

Realigned curbs under construction at the intersection of Tremont Street and West Springfield Street in Boston's South End.

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Eyes On the Street: Protected Bike Lane Construction in Roxbury and the South End

A Google Street View snapshot of the Fellsway in Somerville, showing a snowbank burying the rightmost lane at its intersection with Mystic Avenue.

Fellsway/Mystic Avenue sneckdown screenshot

‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent

A before-and-after sketch of the City of Boston's proposed changes to Cummins Highway in Mattapan Square illustrates how the city plans to widen sidewalks, add trees, and reduce crossing distances for people walking to or from the neighborhoods west of the square. The design also includes physically protected bike lanes that would connect Cummins Highway to the Neponset Greenway across Blue Hill Avenue.

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Advocacy Opportunities

City of Boston Proposes Safety Improvements for Mattapan Square

Arborway project map

DCR Issues One More Call for Feedback on Arborway Redesign

A view of the new Columbus Ave. bus lanes and the new bus platforms at Walnut Avenue.

Walnut Ave. Bus Platforms

Transit

Eyes On the Street: A Quick Ride on Boston’s New Transitway

Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.Bike traffic on the Massachusetts Avenue bridge heading towards Cambridge on the evening of August 4, 2021.

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Advocates Petition for Protected Bike Lanes on Mass. Ave. Bridge Before Year’s End

Somerville Ave. features sidewalk-level protected bike paths in each direction, new stormwater collection gardens, and improved sidewalks and crosswalks.

Traffic Calming