Featured image: Not the latest BFRT segment in Sudbury — I haven’t been on it yet and don’t have a photo; see StreetsblogMASS article for a great one — so using this 2018 photo of the then-new Phase 2A going through Acton Making a 2026 pact to get these articles rolling again after another longContinue reading “StreetsblogMASS gives Bay State trail outlook for 2026”
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Belmont Community Path is getting back on track (and under the tracks)
Source of featured image above: MassDOT via Streetsblog MASS On Wednesday, Streetsblog MASS published an update on the design of Phase 1 of the Belmont Community Path. The article mentioned a MassDOT public hearing (PDF of flyer) on the preliminary design, which was held the following day. The project has been delayed for a fewContinue reading “Belmont Community Path is getting back on track (and under the tracks)”
MassDOT news release touts the opening of 20 miles of new paths in the Bay State in 2023
MassDOT continues to be a leading state transportation department when it comes to building out Massachusetts’ statewide walking and bicycling network. Central to this network are the Bay State’s many shared use paths. In a news release earlier this month, MassDOT touted an additional 20 miles of paths that opened last year across the Commonwealth.Continue reading “MassDOT news release touts the opening of 20 miles of new paths in the Bay State in 2023”
MassDOT updates Twin Cities Rail Trail Phase 2 bridge design
Getting back to the blog after another long break. This time, I had the best possible excuse for a break! Last month, MassDOT held a public information meeting to present an updated design for Phase 2 of the Twin Cities Rail Trail. Phase 2 is a short but important connection: a bridge over the NorthContinue reading “MassDOT updates Twin Cities Rail Trail Phase 2 bridge design”
Twin Cities Rail Trail, Phase 1, is open
The inaugural section of the Twin Cities Rail Trail between Leominster and Fitchburg, Massachusetts, officially opened this past Wednesday. Though people have already been using it in its near-finished state, excited advocates wasted no time in enjoying the “official” version via a very early summer solstice dawn stroll, as posted on the TCRT Facebook page.Continue reading “Twin Cities Rail Trail, Phase 1, is open”
Jeff Brubaker 