Fixing the chaotic congestion at Boston’s Keany Square
12/21/2022 Severe congestion continues to plague the intersections on either side of the Charlestown Bridge, also called the North Washington Street Bridge, as reported in a WHDH Channel 7 News story. The intersection on the North End side is Keany Square; on the...Arborway: Yes! DCR Designates Alternative 4 As “Preferred”
Of the four alternatives for redesigning Arborway presented in January, 2022, I am very pleased that the DCR has announced that Alternative 4 is its preferred alternative. Alternative 4’s main features are signalized intersections in place of the two large, existing...Improving the Mass Ave / Memorial Drive Intersection
With a new intersection layout and revised signal timing at Mass. Ave. and Memorial Drive, through traffic can be reduced to a single lane per direction, creating space for new bike lanes, a bus lane, and protecting bikes from a heavy right turn flow.