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Locator map of the Peabody Independence Greenway, illustrating its proximity to downtown Salem and connections to the existing Danvers Rail Trail.

New Paths in Peabody Will Fill Missing Links on Border-to-Boston Trail

By Grecia White | Jun 27, 2022 | No Comments

A project to extend the Independence Greenway eastward towards downtown Peabody could go under construction in 2024; a second project to connect the Greenway's two segments and also connect the Greenway to the Danvers Rail Trail is also being designed.

A rendering of two new roundabouts overlaid on an aerial image of the intersections of Chandler Street and May Street in Worcester. Two "Y"-shaped intersections where the two streets converge would be converted into a pair of roundabouts, with two wide shared-use pathways around the edges of and between the new roundabouts.

MassDOT Plans Two New Roundabouts for Dangerous Worcester Intersection

By Grecia White | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Last week, MassDOT shared their plans to convert a dangerous pair of intersections on Worcester’s west side to two roundabouts in an effort to improve safety and provide better pedestrian and bicycle accommodations next to the Worcester State University campus. May Street and Chandler Street are both east-west streets that cross Worcester’s west side and […]

An aerial photo of a brightly-colored footbridge across an eight-lane highway in Boston's Allston neighborhood.

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Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Trails and sidewalks

New Paths in Peabody Will Fill Missing Links on Border-to-Boston Trail

MassDOT Plans Two New Roundabouts for Dangerous Worcester Intersection

See MassDOT’s Early Designs for a New Car-Free Bridge Over the Pike in Allston

Boston Plans Wider Sidewalks, Protected Bikeway for State Street Downtown

Two New Trail Links Open, Connecting Greenways North of Boston

NYC ‘Clean Curbs’ Pilot Will Move Garbage Off Sidewalks Into On-Street Bins