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Eyes On the Street: Two New Path Connections In Fenway
The Town of Brookline recently opened its newly-rehabilitated Carlton Street footbridge, and a few blocks east, the City of Boston opened a new segment of the Fenway Path.
August 17, 2023
WalkMassachusetts Announces New Leadership
WalkMassachusetts has announced the promotion of Althea Wong-Achorn and Brendan Kearney as the organization’s new co-Executive Directors.
August 2, 2023
A Streetsblog Field Guide to Sidewalk Wildflowers
Learn how to identify common plants of the concrete jungle.
July 14, 2023
MassDOT’s ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’ Grants Will Continue Into 2024
The days of "physical distancing" are mostly behind us, but a pandemic-era program designed to promote safer outdoor gathering spaces on public streets will continue for at least one more year.
July 13, 2023
Another Gap’s Gone On the Northern Strand Trail In Everett
Work on a long-delayed segment of the Northern Strand Trail is finally nearing completion in Everett this summer, opening up a car-free pathway from the Mystic River to Malden, Saugus, and Lynn.
July 12, 2023
Dorchester Ave. Bridge Reopens to Pedestrian Traffic (But Still Closed to Cars)
Managers for the MBTA's ongoing Dorchester Avenue bridge replacement have re-opened the bridge sidewalk to non-motorized traffic, at least for a few months.
July 5, 2023
Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Will Begin Construction In 2024
"We are on schedule for the project to go out to bid at the end of the calendar year," a state official confirmed for StreetsblogMASS.
June 20, 2023
PHOTOS: Construction Progress On New Rail Trails In Sudbury and Waltham
A construction tour of the progress on new segments of the Bruce Freeman and Mass. Central Rail Trails in Sudbury, and, a few miles to the east, on the Waltham section of the Mass. Central Rail Trail.
June 16, 2023
Mayor Wu Won’t Wait: City Will Implement Centre Street Safety Improvements This Fall
The City of Boston will reconfigure Centre Street in West Roxbury from a 4-lane configuration to a safer 3-lane cross section with protected bike lanes later this fall.
June 2, 2023
Safety Advocates Set Their Sights On Medford’s Mystic Mess
On Wednesday evening, street safety advocates from WalkMedford will host their State House delegation for a "Walk and Talk" event along the Mystic Valley Parkway to discuss ways to reclaim their riverfront parkland from the fields of asphalt that have paved over acres of the city's riverfront.
May 31, 2023