Boston City Council Reviews Bike Network Progress; Remaining Dartmouth Street Bikeway to Be Built in 2027
BOSTON, Mass. — The Boston City Council's Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, held a hearing on November 5 to review progress on the city's network of safe bike routes, with Chief of Streets Chris Osgood answering councilors' questions.
Councilors pressed for answers on delayed bike-lane projects. The Dartmouth Street bikeway, envisioned as a connection between Copley Square and the Paul Dudley White bike path on the Charles River, is only half completed: the stretch from Back Street to the unprotected paint-only lanes along the Commonwealth Avenue median. Osgood said the remaining blocks from Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street would be built out in 2027.
Osgood told councilors that since this work began, annual bike counts since 2016 show ridership up about 60 percent and bike crashes down about 23 percent, and that making roads safer for cyclists benefits everyone.
This summer, after Louisa Gag, a well-known safety advocate and City Hall transportation planner, was struck and killed by a truck driver, Mayor Michelle Wu demoted former Chief of Streets Nick Gove and recruited Osgood, who had previously served in the same role under Mayor Marty Walsh. Councilors said they will keep using committee hearings to oversee the mayor's transportation safety programs.
Source: Streetsblog Massachusetts
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