Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Street Design

A quick-build protected bike lane on State Street in downtown Boston, pictured in October 2020. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

City Unveils Proposed Designs for State Street in Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 28, 2020 | No Comments

Crosswalks will be shortened, sidewalks will be expanded, and bicyclists will get an upgraded connection – including a proposed protected intersection where State Street meets the I-93 Surface Road.

New bus lanes in Sweetser Circle in Everett.

Everett Celebrates New Bus Lanes, Mobility Hubs Along Broadway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 27, 2020 | No Comments

Officials from the City of Everett, MassDOT, and MBTA joined transit advocates in Everett Square this morning to celebrate new bus lanes and other mobility improvements along Broadway, Sweetser Circle, and Main Street. Everett was one of the first communities in the region to welcome bus lanes on a major city street, when it piloted […]

The new Ghost Trail underpass beneath Interstate 95 in Amesbury, photographed in July 2020.

New Trails Open Up the North Shore

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

In recent years, the North Shore communities of Amesbury, Salisbury, and Newburyport have been building out a robust network of off-street pathways that connect downtown areas, transit stops, and scenic areas. The towns’ network of trails grew significantly in 2018, when MassDOT opened a new path alongside the rebuilt Whittier Bridge over the Merrimack River. […]

Eyes On the Street: The New American Legion Bikeway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments

This week, Boston Transportation Department crews are busy painting a new roadway layout on American Legion Highway that will add a new 2-mile-long link in Boston’s growing network of protected bike lanes. Your StreetsblogMASS editor took a ride on the street on Monday morning to check out the progress. Even though more work remains to […]

DCR Proposes Major Road Diet on the Arborway

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 22, 2020 | 1 Comment

In a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) presented preliminary designs for a major renovation of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain that would convert multiple motor vehicle lanes to parkland and fill a missing link in the Emerald Necklace with new bicycle and pedestrian paths. The DCR’s […]

Washington Street in Newton, which runs along the Worcester commuter rail line and Massachusetts Turnpike embankment, currently lacks sidewalks and crosswalks to bus stops like this one. Courtesy of the City of Newton.

Newton Scrubs A Bike Lane From Washington Street, But Others Are In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 18, 2020 | No Comments

In the face of vocal opposition, City of Newton officials are removing a short-lived bike lane that was recently painted on Washington Street between West Newton and Newtonville, but the city’s safe streets advocates are hoping that a better, more protected version could be installed next year, when the city is expected to pilot a […]

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