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A shade structure over green-painted pavement. A spanish language sign in the foreground, attached to a tent post, is titled "Muy Pronto" (coming soon) and explains that the temporary plaza will host "eventos familiares como juegos, música en vivo, mercados campesinos y más"

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Eyes On the Street: Some Shade Flair for Day Square

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A view from the Boston Public Library steps overlooking the festivities from day one of Copley Connect, a pilot project that will close one block of Dartmouth Street to motor vehicle traffic in order to expand the public space of Copley Square.

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City Declares Copley Open Street Pilot a ‘Success’ and Plans Permanent Improvements

A view down an empty "bus only" lane on Boylston Street, looking towards downtown Boston, on the day before Orange Line replacement bus shuttle service takes effect.

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Eyes On the Street: New Bus, Bike Lanes Popping Up All Along the Orange Line

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Dos estudiantes de arquitectura, Miranda y Denzel, encadenando tubos de espuma para la piscina sobre cajas de madera - una de las varias opciones disponibles a la gente para sentarse durante Copley Connect, un proyecto piloto que cerrará una cuadra de la calle Dartmouth a vehículos para poder ampliar el espacio público de Copley Square.

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‘Copley Connect’ Echa a los Vehiculos Para Amplear Uno de los Espacios Famosos de Boston

Two architecture students, Miranda and Denzel, string together pool noodles over wooden boxes - one of the many seating arrangements available for folks to enjoy in the city's "Copley Connect" pilot project

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‘Copley Connect’ Expands a Signature Boston Public Space By Kicking Out the Cars

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

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

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

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Boston’s ‘What the Tech’ Series Offers A Field Guide to the Gadgets on Our Streets

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Four Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic Violence This Halloween

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Streetsfilms Features the North End’s Outdoor Dining Streets Transformations