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Photos: Three New Trails To Look Forward To in 2021
Three new trail projects in Boston's suburbs are poised to open for traffic in early 2021: the Cochituate Rail Trail in Natick, the Cambridge-Watertown Greenway, and the extension of the Northern Strand Trail in Revere, Saugus, and Lynn.
December 28, 2020
Eyes On the Street: Cambridge Fills A Key Bike Network Gap
Webster Avenue is a short but frequently-used bike route between Union Square in Somerville and Cambridge Street in Cambridge.
November 17, 2020
Among Elected Officials, A Strong Consensus Against I-90 Viaduct On the Charles River
"Consensus is an ideal rarely reached in our field; there is, however, significant convergence on the Modified At-Grade (option) as the preferred design approach," writes Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.
November 6, 2020
Cambridge City Council Votes to Fast-Track Citywide Protected Bike Lane Network
The new ordinance aims to accelerate the construction of the city's protected bike lane network by encouraging the use of "quick-build" projects, and adds a May 1, 2026 deadline for building protected bike lanes on over 20 miles of city streets.
October 5, 2020
Eyes On the Street: A New Network of Protected Bikeways Around Harvard Square
New protected bike lanes are being implemented on Mass. Ave., Brattle Street, the Quincy-Bow-DeWolfe corridor, and Mt. Auburn Street.
October 5, 2020
City of Cambridge Pitches an Expanded Bike Network Plan
The updated plan would add several key streets to the city's planned network of protected bikeways and prioritize certain projects for "quick-build" bike infrastructure improvements.
October 2, 2020
Photos: Green Line Extension Marks Halfway Point to Completion
MBTA officials announced Thursday that the Green Line Extension construction project is 50 percent complete, and on schedule to open by the end of 2021.
October 2, 2020
Responding to Recent Killings, Cambridge Fast-Tracks Traffic Calming Through Harvard Square
The installation of a separated bike lane on the northbound side of Massachusetts Ave. will be implemented within the next two weeks, and the lane reduction on Brattle Street, in front of the Harvard Coop, will be implemented shortly thereafter.
August 25, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Bicyclist in Harvard Square
It's the second time in less than a year that a truck driver has killed someone in Harvard Square.
August 18, 2020
DCR to Reboot Its Planning Process for Memorial Drive
The state's "Memorial Drive Phase 3" project is intended to complement recent improvements to Memorial Drive between the Longfellow Bridge to the DeWolfe Boathouse just east of the B.U. Bridge.
August 14, 2020
