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Boston Will Start Building Dartmouth Street Protected Bikeway This Fall
Within the next few weeks, the City of Boston will start work on another link in its growing network of protected bike routes with a new two-way on-street bikeway on Dartmouth Street in the Back Bay neighborhood.
September 12, 2024
Boston Will Build Another New Curb-Protected Bike Lane On Harrison Ave. Next Year
The City of Boston will rebuild a short segment of Harrison Avenue in the South End to narrow the roadway and add protected bike lanes, in a design similar to its recently-completed Tremont Street road diet.
August 29, 2024
Travel Guide: Biking From the Border to Boston
The Border to Boston trail is a proposed 70-mile route that will eventually connect Seabrook, New Hampshire to downtown Boston via Newburyport, Salem, and Lynn along abandoned railroad rights-of-way.
August 27, 2024
Downtown, South Boston Red Line Closure Extended Through Monday
The MBTA will shut down the core segment of the Red Line through downtown Boston this week, running bus shuttles in lieu of subways between Kendall/MIT and JFK/UMass from Monday, August 19 through the end of the day on Monday, August 26.
August 16, 2024
The T’s New Electric Fairmount Line Trains Could Run On Other Lines, Too
A a Tuesday morning press event in Mattapan, elected officials joined neighborhood transit and environmental justice advocates to celebrate the MBTA's decision to electrify and add significantly more transit service for the predominantly Black neighborhoods it runs through.
August 13, 2024
More Bluebikes Coming Soon: City of Boston Plans 100 New Bikesharing Stations Across the City
Editor's note: this article is an edited City of Boston press release.
August 12, 2024
Hyde Park Gets Its First Open Streets Festival This Weekend
Boston's open streets program will come to Hyde Park for the first time ever this weekend, opening up a short segment of River Street and Fairmount Avenue for foot traffic on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
August 8, 2024
Local Advocates Will Bring National Youth Bike Summit to Roxbury in 2025
Advocates from two local nonprofits – the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition and Bikes Not Bombs – will help host the annual Youth Bike Summit in the city of Boston next summer.
August 8, 2024
T Suspends B Branch Service Along Commonwealth Ave. ‘Til August 11
Starting Friday, MBTA is suspending service on the B branch parts of the Green Line for ten days to repair tracks and address some of the last remaining speed-restricted zones on the Green Line network.
August 2, 2024
Eyes On the Street: the New Boylston Street Bike Lane In Back Bay
Earlier this month, Boston's Transportation Department put the finishing touches on a major new protected bike lane on Boylston Street through the heart of Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.
July 22, 2024
