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Boston drops plans for Melnea Cass Boulevard redesign after backlash over tree removal "This is not the end but, instead, a new beginning for this project." Yvonne Lalyre, right, founded Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard in 2011. She has spearheaded a campaign to tie ribbons around trees that had been slated to be cut down for a road project. With her last summer are Carmen Storms, Jose Macado, and Caroline Toth and her 9-year-old son, Oscar Bernstein. –Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Boston Installs New Bike Lanes as Part of GoBoston 2030 Initiative The city wants to cut its car use in half by 2030 as part of an aggressive set of "aspirational" goals. December 22, 2020, 6am PST | Diana Ionescu | Felix Mizioznikov Boston's Department of Transportation is moving forward with its Connect Downtown bikeway project with new protected bike lanes which, the city hopes, will make bicycle travel "more comfortable and more possible" for Bostonians, according to the city's Chief of Streets Chris Osgood. As part of the city's goals to combat climate change and improve transportat...

Reply As part of the launch, the municipalities are asking residents and businesses to take a survey on what should be addressed. (Shutterstock) DEDHAM, MA — Dedham and Boston launched a community process to assess transportation and safety needs along the VFW Parkway/Providence Highway corridor. The project will evaluate how to meet the travel and safety needs of all users, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, local residents and area businesses. As part of the launch, the municipalities are asking residents and businesses to take a survey on what should be addres...

Common Content Editor's Note: The following was submitted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. DEDHAM -- The town of Dedham and city of Boston have launched a community process to assess transportation and safety needs along the VFW Parkway/Providence Highway corridor.   The project will evaluate how to meet the travel and safety needs of all users, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, local residents and area businesses. As part of the launch, the municipalities are asking residents and businesses to take a survey on what should be addressed.  The action pla...