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The northern entrance to the new Charlestown Seawall bike path, pictured from Draw 7 Park in Somerville. The Alford Street Bridge and the spire of the Saint Vincent de Sales Church on Bunker Hill are visible in the distance.

Two New Trail Links Open, Connecting Greenways North of Boston

By Christian MilNeil | May 9, 2022 | No Comments

A tour of the new Charlestown Seawall trail, which connects Draw 7 Park in Somerville to Alford Street in Boston, and the new Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, which connects the Alewife Red Line station to Watertown Square.

A map of the Minuteman and Reformatory Branch trails in Bedford and Concord. Courtesy of MAPC.

Bedford Town Meeting Narrowly Rejects Long-Planned Reformatory Branch Trail Upgrades

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 5, 2022 | No Comments

The Reformatory Branch is currently an unimproved and frequently muddy pathway for most of its length, and is only accessible to able-bodied hikers and mountain bikers.

A person rides a bike along the Minuteman path in East Arlington.

Arlington Makes Plans to Connect Minuteman, Mystic River Paths

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 4, 2022 | No Comments

The Town of Arlington is soliciting feedback on a possible new multi-use path that would connect the Alewife Brook Greenway to Arlington Center and the Minuteman Bike Path along the Mystic River waterfront. The proposed path would run about 1.7 miles along the Mystic River and its Mill Brook tributary. Starting from the Minuteman Path […]

A memorial to the 39 people killed by drivers in the city of Springfield during 2020 and 2021 at a vigil held on the steps of the Springfield Central Library on Sunday, November 21, the World Day of Remembrance. Photo courtesy of Springfield City Councilor Jesse Lederman, via Twitter.

In 2021, Most Massachusetts Pedestrian Killings Were Concentrated In Just 12 Communities

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 28, 2022 | 1 Comment

A new WalkBoston analysis of pedestrian deaths during 2021 found that most fatal crashes that killed pedestrians last year were concentrated in only 12 cities and towns across the Commonwealth, and that older adults were disproportionately represented among the victims. In 2021, at least 75 pedestrians lost their lives in traffic crashes in Massachusetts, according […]

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Una actualización sobre CDMX, un lugar innovador del transporte sostenible

By Ruth Rosas | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Ya es hora de que el campo de la planificación urbana deje de omitir los éxitos de las ciudades como la Ciudad de México, para encontrar técnicas innovadoras para mejorar el ambiente transporte sostenible.

Pedestrians walk along the narrow sidewalk on Maffa Way, an off-ramp from I-93 and the primary walking route between Sullivan Square Orange Line stop and East Somerville.

MassDOT Bridge Replacements Could Upgrade Somerville’s Access to Sullivan Square

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments

According to preliminary design documents from MassDOT, the new Maffa Way bridge would make room for a slightly wider sidewalk and a new two-way, physically separated bike path that would extend from Mount Pleasant Street on the Somerville/Boston city line to the Sullivan Square MBTA station.

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