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Accessibility

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?

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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

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

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

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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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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

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Somerville Community Path between Medford and Walnut Streets

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Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

A Green Line train passes over the viaduct over the future Community Path west of Lechmere Station

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Somerville Community Path, An Ideal Shortcut, Won’t Open During Orange Line Shutdown