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A street-level photo of a wide traffic circle with a small island in the middle with a tree and signs that read "ROTARY" above black-and-yellow stripes. Spray-painted markings in the roadway indicate the future locations of new street lane markings.

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Street Design

DCR Striping Project Attempts to Calm Traffic on Mystic Riverfront Rotaries in Arlington and Medford

Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti leans into a metal traffic signal cabinet on Broadway in Arlington to adjust the traffic signal timing of the pedestrian crosswalk while Somerville Director Transportation & Infrastructure Brad Rawson watches over his shoulder.

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On Alewife Brook Parkway, Organizing (and Adjusting Traffic Signals) for a Slower, Safer Street

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

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Bicycling

Arlington Makes Plans to Connect Minuteman, Mystic River Paths

Bike on Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington

Arlington Select Board Reconsiders, Endorses New Bike Lane Plan for Mass Ave.

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Charles Proctor's ghost bike memorial in Arlington, MA

Charles Proctor’s ghost bike memorial in Arlington, MA

Arlington Select Board Prioritizes Parking Over Bike Lanes At Deadly Mass. Ave. Intersection

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

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Traffic Calming

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

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Bluebikes Expanding to Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown This Summer

Trails

Watch ‘Revival: The Story of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway’

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A Driver Has Injured Another Cyclist at Mass. Ave. and Appleton in Arlington

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