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Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2X Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods
Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.
March 17, 2023
3 Major MetroWest Trail Projects Are Under Construction In 2023
Before the end of the decade, it should be possible to travel between Lowell, Marlborough, and Waltham almost entirely on off-street pathways.
March 7, 2023
Somerville Approves Community Path Lease Agreement; Opening Delayed ‘Til April
Last Thursday, the Somerville City Council endorsed a proposed lease agreement between the city and the MBTA that, once executed, will formalize maintenance responsibilities and open up public access to the new path.
March 1, 2023
Changes Coming to Jamaica Plain’s Arborway Parkway
In the Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the ongoing redesign project for the Arborway Parkway continues advancing closer to the final design phase with the goal of improving safety and accessibility for all corridor users including bicyclists and pedestrians.
December 30, 2022
Eyes On the Street: Portions of New Tremont St. Protected Bike Lane Are Ready to Ride
In the past few weeks, new striping has gone down on several blocks in the western end of the project area, delineating space for new protected bike lanes.
December 22, 2022
What Planting Trees In the Street Could Look Like in Boston: Learning From Other Cities
As the effects of climate change begin to worsen, replacing heat-absorbing pavement with new trees can help make a difference toward expanding our urban canopy when space is limited.
November 25, 2022
Nuevas Normas de Diseño Para Calles Mas Seguras y Verdes
El mes pasado, funcionarios municipales y estatales se juntaron para anunciar las primeros normas de infraestructura verde en Boston, con el fin de aumentar la resiliencia de la ciudad contra el cambio climático por medio de pequeñas instalaciones en las calles.
November 17, 2022
DCR Proposes New Trail Connection from Hyde Park to Blue Hills
Monday evening, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) presented conceptual design plans to connect the Neponset River Greenway to the Blue Hills via new and upgraded multi-use paths.
November 17, 2022
Bedford Voters Reject Minuteman Extension at Town Meeting
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the proposal to extend the Minuteman Trail through the Town of Bedford failed to pass after residents failed to meet the two-thirds majority needed during Monday evening’s Special Town Meeting.
November 16, 2022
Empty Spaces, Empty Promises Lie Beneath Downtown Boston’s Crummiest Sidewalks
Downtown Boston's "areaways," or vaulted sidewalks, are places where the privately-owned basements of historic buildings jut out into the public right-of-way of city streets.
November 4, 2022
