by Peter Furth | Aug 25, 2016 | LocalProject
Columbia Road was originally envisioned as a link in Boston’s Emerald Necklace, a string of linear parks encircling Boston with paths for travel by foot, by carriage (later, car) and by horse (later, bicycle). It was to be a greenway link from Franklin Park to...
by Peter Furth | Jun 1, 2016 | LocalProject
Silver Line buses suffer large and highly variable delays on Washington Street near Dudley Station. Master’s student (now graduate) Guillerme Nakao studied the stretch of Washington Street from Melnea Cass Blvd to Dudley Station and identified two bottlenecks:...
by Peter Furth | Jun 1, 2016 | LocalProject
A unique intersection design for the junction of Comm Ave with the BU Bridge can reduce delay for all users, reduce the length of pedestrian crossings, and protect crossings that would otherwise face heavy conflicting right-turning traffic. Master’s student (now...
by Peter Furth | May 24, 2016 | LocalProject
Broadway in Everett, MA is a 2-lane road plagued by congestion, hampering local business and making bus service on this important transit corridor slow and unreliable. Master’s student (now graduate) Adewale (‘Wale’) Ogunleke studied it to identify...
by Peter Furth | May 24, 2014 | Projects
If you don’t mind riding on high-stress roads, you can go anywhere on your bike. But for those who aren’t willing to use roads with high traffic stress, it may be that you just can’t get from here to there. When high-traffic-stress roads are...