Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Bicycling

Pedestrians walk along the narrow sidewalk on Maffa Way, an off-ramp from I-93 and the primary walking route between Sullivan Square Orange Line stop and East Somerville.

MassDOT Bridge Replacements Could Upgrade Somerville’s Access to Sullivan Square

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments

According to preliminary design documents from MassDOT, the new Maffa Way bridge would make room for a slightly wider sidewalk and a new two-way, physically separated bike path that would extend from Mount Pleasant Street on the Somerville/Boston city line to the Sullivan Square MBTA station.

The new Magoun Square Green Line station under construction, seen from Lowell Street. This station is on the longer Medford branch of the Green Line Extension, which is expected to open later this year.

Eyes On the Green Line: Somerville’s New Community Path Is Coming Together

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 21, 2022 | No Comments

The new Community Path Extension in Somerville is beginning to look like a usable trail, with new light fixtures and a base layer of pavement in place.

Atlantic Avenue at its intersection with Oliver Street and Seaport Boulevard in downtown Boston, showing pedestrians crossing the street in front of a large truck and the I-93 on-ramp in the distance.

MassDOT to Transfer Control of Downtown Greenway Streets Back to City of Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 18, 2022 | No Comments

MassDOT's petition to transfer the streets back to the city's control was approved in a meeting of the Boston Public Improvements Commission on Thursday.

DCR Issues One More Call for Feedback on Arborway Redesign

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 14, 2022 | 1 Comment

A DCR spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS that a timeline for implementing the proposed changes in a construction project hasn't yet been determined.

The new Twin Cities Rail Trail viaduct over Route 2 in Leominster. Courtesy of the Twin Cities Rail Trail Association.

New Trails We Can Look Forward to in Central and Western Mass. This Year

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 8, 2022 | 1 Comment

There are so many new trail projects in the works across Massachusetts that we had to split up our annual preview of new trails into two articles. Yesterday we offered a rundown of five new off-street multi-use pathways that are expected to open to traffic in eastern Massachusetts later this year. Today, we’re looking at […]

Joggers on the Somerville Community Path near Davis Square.

New Trails We Can Look Forward to in Eastern Mass. in 2022

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 7, 2022 | 1 Comment

From the Berkshires to Boston, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a dozen new off-street biking and walking paths that are expected to open to traffic in 2022.

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