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Bicycling

Boston Begins Construction on ‘Mass. Ave. South’ Protected Bikeway in Dorchester

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Crowds walk down the middle of a car-free Newbury Street among vendors' tents, umbrellas for outdoor dining, and people lounging in lawn chairs during one of the city's popular Open Streets events.

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Events

‘Open Streets’ Events Expanding to More Boston Neighborhoods This Summer

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 rendering of the selected "at grade" design for Interstate 90 and Soldiers Field Road along the Charles River waterfront in Allston, a crucial component of the state's proposed Allston Multimodal Project. A new bike and pedestrian bridge, pictured at right, would link the Paul Dudley White paths to the Boston University campus and Packards Corner neighborhood.

September 2021 “at grade” design for the Allston I-90 project

Transit

Boston, MassDOT Seek ‘Mega’ Cash to Build Allston/I-90 Project

Woman riding a bike on the trail along Circuit Drive as a car goes by

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Advocacy Opportunities

Checking in on the Franklin Park Action Plan

A bike rider rides along a flexpost-protected bike lane next to a sidewalk cafe on one side and a line of cars waiting in traffic on the other side of the bus lane, on the left edge of the photo.

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Elections and Politics

Windshield Bias Afflicts Broadcast Media’s Coverage of Cambridge Bike Lane Projects

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MBTA’s New Electric Bus Order Could Support More Center-Running Busways Regionwide

A map of the City of Boston's proposed route for a new "multimodal corridor" between North and South Stations. The route includes Causeway Street in front of North Station, Congress Street between Causeway and Post Office Square, and either Federal, Congress, or Pearl Street (to be determined) to Dewey Square and South Station. From there, the route would continue onto Summer Street into the Seaport.

Downtown multimodal corridor route map April 2022

City of Boston Reboots Plans for Bus-Priority Corridor Between North, South Stations

New separated bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue near Dana Street in Cambridge.

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Cambridge City Council Forcefully Rejects Effort to Delay Mass. Ave. Bike Lanes

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NYC ‘Clean Curbs’ Pilot Will Move Garbage Off Sidewalks Into On-Street Bins