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A rendering of a proposed high-rise lab building on Brookline Avenue in the Fenway shows proposed new two-way bike paths (lower right) that would provide a protected connection between the Fenway neighborhood to Longwood, via Brookline Avenue, and to the Riverway. Courtesy of the BPDA.

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Bicycling

Protected Intersection Could Bridge Critical Bike Network Gap on the Fenway

A view down an empty "bus only" lane on Boylston Street, looking towards downtown Boston, on the day before Orange Line replacement bus shuttle service takes effect.

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Eyes On the Street: New Bus, Bike Lanes Popping Up All Along the Orange Line

A large crowd of bike riders gathers on Commonwealth Avenue in Kenmore Square beneath the Citgo sign.

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Boston Seeks Plans for Bus Priority, Protected Bike Routes Through Longwood and Kenmore Square

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A chain of people, mostly with bikes, line up along the right lane of Charles Street in Beacon Hill to form a temporary "people-protected" bike lane.

People-protected bike lane on Charles Street, August 2, 2022

Advocacy Opportunities

Bike Union Protest Creates ‘People-Protected’ Bike Lane Across Beacon Hill

Looking east up Cambridge Street towards Government Center near the intersection of Joy Street. A wide brick-paved median dominates the foreground view; to the sides are two lanes of car traffic in each direction. A bike rider climbs the hill on the right edge of the photo.

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Deference to Car Traffic Compromises Key Missing Link in Boston’s Bike Network

Accessible gendered public bathrooms inside the South Boston Maritime Park in the Seaport neighborhood. The park features many benches as well shade trees and two water fountains.

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Walking

Public Bathroom Access An Undervalued But Necessary Element of Walking, Transit Infrastructure

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Truck Driver Kills Cambridge Man Next to Symphony Hall in Boston

Map showing the stretch of road closed off to cars during Jamaica Plain’s Open Street celebrations this Sunday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. “Centre Street will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. from Jackson Square to Centre/South. Towing on Centre St. will begin at 1 a.m,” according to the City of Boston. Graphic courtesy of the City of Boston.

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Events

Open Streets Celebration Coming to Jamaica Plain This Weekend

Two women walking their dog near Wards Pond on the Emerald Necklace.

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New Walking City Trail Links Together Boston’s Best Walks In A 25-Mile Urban Hike

bicyclists Rolling down Newbury Street where the group received a warm welcome from folks out shopping and dining.

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Photos From Boston Cyclists Union’s Inaugural Pride Ride

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