StreetsblogMASS headlines for Tue. Sept. 22

An aerial view of a street labelled "Franklin Street" with the outline of planned street improvements drawn on the image. Changes include new crosswalk islands in the middle of the street and bike lanes on the edges.

Westfield Breaks Ground On Downtown Traffic-Calming Project

Christian MilNeil

A shot of a broad and empty two-lane roadway with painted bike lanes along the edges. In the foreground along the left edge of the road is a battered metal guardrail between the street and the sidewalk. The street is lined with a couple of large houses and trees and curves to the right on the horizon in the middle distance.

Brookline Transport Board Endorses Chestnut Hill Ave. Redesign With Protected Bikeway

Sam Mintz

The redesigned Chestnut Hill Avenue would create a new two-way protected cycle track between Cleveland Circle and Boylston Street/Route 9.

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Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Speed Trap

Blake Aued

There’s a downside to enforcing traffic laws when cities do it to raise revenue rather than to save lives.

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