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Clipper City Rail Trail waterfront path in Newburyport

Travel Guide: Exploring the New Coastal Trails of Newburyport, Salisbury, and Amesbury

By Juliana Cherston | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments

The interconnected Coastal Trails network of Newburyport, Amesbury, and Salisbury reward visitors with a quaint towns, art displays, riverfront, beachfront, forest, marsh, countryside, and encounters with friendly locals.

A rendering of a proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge, which could connect the Northern Strand multi-use path in the City of Everett to the Assembly Orange Line Station in Somerville. Rendering by AECOM, courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Mass. RAISE Grant Applications Seek Funds for Mystic Bike-Ped Bridge, Blue Hill Ave.

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 15, 2021 | No Comments

The Commonwealth's bids for this year's round of federal RAISE grants include Boston's Blue Hill Avenue busway, a bike and pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River, a transformation of the Lynnway in Lynn, and a fencing and surveillance project for the Connecticut River rail line in the Pioneer Valley.

What Do We Do About Wellington?

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 5, 2021 | No Comments

Only 18 percent of Wellington station's riders use the station's park-and-ride lots, which bury six acres of publicly-owned, riverfront real estate under asphalt.

An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds

By Kea Wilson | Jul 1, 2021 | No Comments

The two-wheeled electric vehicle revolution is taking off — but is Washington up to the task?

A rendering illustrates the City of Boston's proposal to add a two-way protected bikeway on Massachusetts Avenue between Melnea Cass Boulevard and Columbia Road in Dorchester. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Boston to Break Ground On Mass. Ave. South Bikeway Later This Year

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

The project will repurpose the westernmost lane of Mass. Ave. from Melnea Cass Blvd. to Columbia Rd. into a two-way cycletrack – essentially a protected bicycle path, separated from traffic with low concrete barriers – along the western curb of the street.

25% design plans for the Rutherford Avenue corridor, showing the reconfigured Sullivan Square. The current traffic circle would be replaced with a grid of streets, new developable lots, and an expansion of the Ryan Playground. Courtesy of MassDOT and the City of Boston.

Boston, MassDOT Reveal Plans to Reconfigure Sullivan Square By 2026

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 24, 2021 | No Comments

Although it would be narrower, with more crosswalks, wider sidewalks, and dedicated bike infrastructure, there's little doubt that the new Rutherford Avenue will still be a high-speed, multi-lane highway.

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