Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Bicycling

A map of Boston's current bike network and new infrastructure announced by the Wu administration on Tuesday. Bold orange lines indicate new protected bike lanes and yellow lines indicate new contraflow bike lanes on one-way streets. Dark blue lines indicate protected bike lane projects already in progress, including Tremont Street in the South End and Ruggles Street in Roxbury.

Mayor Wu Announces Major Expansion of Boston’s Bike Network

By Christian MilNeil and Grecia White | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

At a press conference in Roxbury this morning, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the city would undertake a major expansion in the city’s network of separated bike lanes, with a goal to put 50 percent of the city’s population within a 3-minute walk of a protected bike lane within the next three years. “We […]

Map of the Davis and Teele Square neighborhoods in Somerville. Holland Street, College Avenue, and Broadway form a triangle north of Davis Square, with Holland running northwest from Davis to Teele Square, College Avenue running northeast from Davis to Powder House Square, and Broadway running east-to-west at the top of the triangle from Teele to Powder House, a few blocks south of the Tufts campus..

Somerville to Build Protected Bike Lanes Near Davis Square After Fatal ‘Dooring’ Crash

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

Holland Street is scheduled to be repaved this fall; until this week, the project would have created a single paint-only bike lane next to parked cars, similar to the street layout on nearby Broadway.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu posted a selfie of herself and several other members of a bike convoy that rode to downtown Boston from Roslindale Square on August 24. Courtesy of Mayor Michelle Wu.

Mayor Wu, Bike Commuter

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who ran for Mayor last year on a “Green New Deal” platform, has ridden her bike to work three times this month, and is taking notes about how the city can improve bike infrastructure on the 7-mile route between her home in Roslindale and City Hall. The mayor, who has been […]

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.

Protected Intersection Could Bridge Critical Bike Network Gap on the Fenway

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

A city spokesperson tells StreetsblogMASS that there are "plans to have a two-way cycle track on the south side of the Muddy River crossing (Brookline Avenue between Park Drive and Fenway), as well as a two-way cycle track connecting north along Park Drive to the Fenway Path through the Landmark Center site."

A Green Line train passes over the viaduct over the future Community Path west of Lechmere Station

Somerville Community Path, An Ideal Shortcut, Won’t Open During Orange Line Shutdown

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 23, 2022 | No Comments

The new Community Path will provide a shortcut for bikes and pedestrians between East Somerville and Lechmere, but it won't open for several more months.

a flagger wearing a bright reflective vest stands in the intersection and waves a charter bus through

Mostly Smooth Rides For the First Full Weekday of Orange Line Closure

By Grecia White | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

This morning was the first full weekday of the month-long Orange Line shutdown, coupled with the Green Line shutdown from Government Center to Union Square. On my way to work downtown, I left my house and tried to make peace with the uncertainty of the commute ahead. Originally, my plan to reach downtown Boston involved […]

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