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25% design plans for the Rutherford Avenue corridor, showing the reconfigured Sullivan Square. The current traffic circle would be replaced with a grid of streets, new developable lots, and an expansion of the Ryan Playground. Courtesy of MassDOT and the City of Boston.

Sullivan Square plans from the City of Boston’s Rutherford Ave. redesign

Bicycling

Boston, MassDOT Reveal Plans to Reconfigure Sullivan Square By 2026

Walking from one side of McGrath Highway to the other along Mystic Avenue requires pedestrians to cross multiple highway ramps and and along a "sidewalk" in the middle of the highway.

McGrath Highway Crosswalk

Accessibility

Bowing to Pressure, MassDOT Will Fast-Track Traffic Calming in Somerville’s ‘Corridor of Death’

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Bike on Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington

Arlington Test-Drives Safer Intersection Designs At Mass. Ave. and Appleton

Advocates and elected officials gathered at an abandoned gas station on May 26, 2021 to memorialize victims of traffic violence in the area and demand immediate safety improvements to nearby roadways, including Mystic Ave. and the McGrath Highway.

Somerville safe streets rally, May 2021

Advocacy Opportunities

This Week: Two MassDOT Public Hearings on Safety Priorities in Somerville

Kelley Square from above, spring 2021

Protected bike lanes

Eyes On the Street: I Survived Worcester’s New Kelley Square

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Street Design

Downtown Boston’s Tontine Plaza to Be Made Permanent

Appleton-Mass. Ave. safety improvements alternative 1

Traffic Calming

Town of Arlington Considers Quick-Build Improvements to Deadly Mass. Ave. Intersection

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Plan for Franklin Park Would Ban Cars From Circuit Drive

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Boston Plots ‘Complete Streets’ Upgrades for Andrew Square Neighborhood

<p>Streetsblog contributor Elena Huisman lives, works, and bikes in Northampton. She is passionate about and advocates for safe streets.</p>


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Northampton Resets Its Planning Process for Main Street Redesign