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Car Lanes Would Bust the Budget for Boston’s New Northern Avenue Bridge
Nine years ago, when it was still a vast plain of parking lots, planners imagined Boston's Seaport neighborhood as the city's future: a master-planned "innovation district" of tech companies, new housing options and signature public spaces along a revitalized waterfront.
May 31, 2019
What’s in Boston’s 2020 Streets Budget?
City councilors, citing high volumes of complaints about dangerous streets, want city staff to act more quickly in implementing safety improvements.
May 10, 2019
Eyes on the Street: A Safer Commonwealth Avenue Takes Shape
New protected bike lanes and Green Line improvements are being built through BU's west campus.
May 9, 2019
Responding to Fatal Crash, MassDOT Will Carve Up a Car Lane to Make Space for Bikes on Craigie Bridge
The design, which MassDOT hopes to implement this June in a repaving project, adds continuous bike lanes, separated along most of their length with 1.5-foot buffer and flexible post bollards, plus dedicated bike signals at intersections on either end of the bridge, which is also known as Charles River Dam Road.
May 7, 2019