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Christian MilNeil

An animated GIF showing Congress Street in Fort Point as it is today – a wide two-lane street with on-street parking on both sides – alongside a rendering of how the street will look after a reconstruction project is finished, with protected bike lanes and widened sidewalks.

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Accessibility

Boston Planning New Bikeways, Widened Sidewalks for Fort Point

Grecia White

A photo illustration of a proposed new shared-use path. A wide, paved path runs through the middle of the image and is lined on both sides by trees and shade. To the left is a wooden guardrail and a two-lane roadway.

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Bicycling

DCR Proposes New Trail Connection from Hyde Park to Blue Hills

a paved bike and pedestrian path surrounded by trees next to a parking lot.

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Bedford Voters Reject Minuteman Extension at Town Meeting

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Kea Wilson

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Why Do People With Disabilities Have to Sue To Get Accessible Sidewalks?

City of Boston Public Works Department workers clear snowbanks from a crosswalk outside of Symphony Hall in the aftermath of the blizzard of January 30, 2022.

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Boston Plans for More Sidewalk Plows, Expanded Sidewalk Snow-Clearing Program

A man and an woman step off the curb on a sidewalk in downtown Boston. A row of red bricks running down the middle indicate the path of the Freedom Trail. In the center of the sidewalk is a large rectangular hatch that leads to the basement underlying the sidewalk.

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Walking

Empty Spaces, Empty Promises Lie Beneath Downtown Boston’s Crummiest Sidewalks

bicyclist rides on a new black asphalt bike path next to a stretch of grass with newly planted trees next to a road

Chelsea, bike path, Beacham Street

Eyes On the Street: Chelsea’s Produce Distribution Corridor Gets Much Needed Bike and Ped Upgrades  

a paved path meandering through trees next to a parking lot by a road featuring a new sidewalk

Minuteman extension

Minuteman Bikeway Extension Hinges on Upcoming Special Vote

Fresh pavement on an under-construction bike path. In the distance are two new tall buildings near Kenmore Square.

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Trails

Eyes On the Street: The Fenway Multi-Use Path Inches Eastward

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Planning Underway for Mass. Central Rail Trail Link Over I-95 in Waltham, Weston