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Bike lane on Commonwealth Avenue. Cyclists are advocating for safer bike lanes in Boston after three people were killed biking in Cambridge last year.

Cyclists, pedestrians concerned for their safety on city streets

By Grace Whinnery October 15, 2025
Cyclists and bike advocates in Boston and beyond are pushing for improved bike infrastructure, claiming current bike lanes are insufficient and endanger both bikers and pedestrians.
A cyclist riding down a Commonwealth Avenue bike path. LivableStreets Alliance, a Cambridge-based nonprofit, wants to increase the number of shared-use greenway paths in Boston to make biking in the city more safe. LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE

Cambridge nonprofit aims to connect Boston neighborhoods through bike paths

By Daily Free Press Staff November 20, 2020
Biking paths in Boston can be narrow, close to busy roads and devoid of protective barriers. To solve this issue, LivableStreets Alliance is striving to create 200 miles of shared-use “greenway” bike paths in the city by 2030.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation begins building Boston’s first protected bike lane along Commonwealth Avenue. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston builds first protected bike lanes on BU’s campus

By Hannah Rogers November 16, 2017

Boston University’s bikers will get their own protected bike lanes to ride in by 2019 once the City of Boston finishes a roadway development project, which began earlier this year. This is Boston’s...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced that he plans to sign an executive order for city planners plan to use the "Complete Streets" design, which emphasizes the safety of bikers and pedestrians, at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MADELINE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Complete Streets to guide city planning efforts

By Carolyn Hoffman October 1, 2015

Focusing on revamping city planning, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced an environment and safety-focused design plan on Sept. 24 called Complete Streets that will soon take effect through an executive...

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