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The City of Boston's preferred concept for Cummins Highway would address safety concerns by reducing the street's width, widening sidewalks, and adding protected bike lanes. Courtesy of the City of Boston Public Works Department.

City Proposes Road Diet, Protected Bike Lanes On Cummins Highway in Mattapan

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 3, 2020 | No Comments

The Boston Public Works Department is recommending a major reconfiguration of Mattapan’s Cummins Highway to reduce vehicle speeds and add protected bike lanes, but drivers in the neighborhood are pushing back against the city’s recommendations. Cummins Highway links Roslindale Village to Mattapan Square, and is a key point of access to the Blue Hill Avenue […]

Blue Hill Avenue facing south towards Mattapan in August 2016.

Thursday: Boston Hosts Events On Blue Hill Ave., ‘Connect Downtown’ Projects

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 27, 2020 | No Comments

City of Boston planners have scheduled two separate public meetings next Thursday, March 5 to present their progress on two major street safety projects: a transit-focused redesign of Blue Hill Avenue in the southern part of the city, and the “Connect Downtown/Southwest Corridor Extension” project, which is aiming to improve bike and pedestrian access into […]

A map of current pedestrian routes (highlighted in red) through the junction of McGrath Highway and Mystic Ave. in Somerville, the city's most dangerous intersection for crashes.

State Proposes Modest Tweaks to Somerville's Deadliest Intersection

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 13, 2020 | 1 Comment

A $5 million safety improvement project for the dangerous intersection of Mystic Avenue and McGrath Highway will provide basic accessibility upgrades to sidewalks and crosswalks, but largely will not address the reckless, high-speed driving behavior that killed two people in hit-and-run crashes in the area over the past year, according to plans presented by MassDOT […]

Brattle Street in Harvard Square next to the Out of Town News kiosk, shown in a May 2019 file photograph.

Cambridge Will Ax Two Car Lanes From Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

A redesigned Harvard Square will go under construction in June 2020.

DCR Kicks Off Redesign For Arborway In Jamaica Plain

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

The state Department of Conservation (DCR) is kicking off a comprehensive redesign project to improve safety and create a new, separated bike and pedestrian route along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain. At a public meeting at the Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Thursday evening, DCR officials explained that they are about to hire a team […]

The current eastbound bike lane on Cambridge Street in Allston is pictured in September 2019. The City of Boston and MassDOT are planning to add flexposts to separate the street's bike lanes from vehicular traffic.

Boston Plans Separation, Traffic Calming For White-Knuckle Allston Bike Lanes

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 30, 2019 | No Comments

The Boston Transportation Department is planning “near-term” changes to Cambridge Street in Allston between Harvard Avenue and the Charles River, where paint-only bike lanes currently guide cyclists through a series of intimidating merges with speeding vehicles headed to and from the Massachusetts Turnpike. In an open house last Tuesday, staff from the Boston Transportation Department […]

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