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Planners and members of the public discuss the intersection of Beacon and Arlington Streets, a popular but treacherous bike and walking route for people using the Fiedler Footbridge to the Charles River Esplanade, during a community walk on November 7, 2019. This intersection and others around the Common and Public Garden are being considered for upgraded crosswalks and bike routes in the city's Southwest Corridor Extension planning project.

Planners Soliciting Ideas For Safer Routes Through Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

Planners from the City of Boston are hosting a series of walks this autumn to kick off planning for new “high-comfort” bike routes and crosswalk upgrades to encourage more people to walk and bike across downtown Boston. The city’s “Connect Downtown” project is studying numerous city streets around Boston Common and the Public Garden, from […]

A group of Lime e-bikes parked on a sidewalk. Courtesy of MAPC.

Bikesharing Data Reveal Latent Demand For Suburban Bike Infrastructure

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 8, 2019 | No Comments

Route data from shared LimeBikes suggest that users use suburban off-street paths extensively, but frequently strike out along connecting arterial streets that lack safe bike infrastructure.

A sketch of the bus and bike lane improvements that the City of Somerville implemented on Broadway this summer. Courtesy of the City of Somerville.

Voters Living Near Somerville’s New Bus Lanes Overwhelmingly Back Their Proponent

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who backed the rollout of an ambitious all-day, bidirectional bus lane on Broadway in Somerville during an election year, won a commanding majority of votes in the three wards immediately adjacent to the bus lane project, according to preliminary election results. The results suggest that the opponents of the city’s “Winter […]

At-Large Council Candidate Apparently Flip-Flops On Crucial Vision Zero Project

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

At-large candidate Erin Murphy previously supported a road diet proposal for Centre Street in West Roxbury.

Spray painted lane markings indicate the future locations of a new protected bike lane on Washington Street approaching Downtown Crossing in this photo from Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2019. A dedicated bus lane for the Silver Line is expected to go in on the opposite side of the street.

Bikes and Buses Getting More Dedicated Lanes In Downtown Boston

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The Boston Transportation Department plans to paint new protected bike lanes and a dedicated bus lane on Washington Street through Chinatown and Downtown Crossing.

Planners from the City of Boston solicited ideas for a reconstruction project on State Street in downtown Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Car-Free State Street Is A Possibility In City Reconstruction Project

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

On Thursday, planners and engineers from the City of Boston installed a pop-up park on State Street in downtown Boston to solicit ideas and feedback from passerby about a planned reconstruction project that would completely rebuild the street between the Old State House and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. State Street is a heavily-trafficked pedestrian route […]

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