by Peter Furth | Nov 6, 2018 | LocalProject
Redesign Project, 2008 Arborway, between Jamaica Pond and the Arboretum, has 8 lanes of through traffic. This student project, done in 2008, shows how the road’s footprint can be severely reduced, creating 4.5 net acres of accessible parkland and continuous...
by Peter Furth | Oct 17, 2018 | LocalProject
Egleston Square is a mess, and so it’s encouraging to see that the City has advanced two concepts for reimagining this intersection (follow this link to see those concepts). Concept 1 focuses on reducing pedestrian crossing distances and waiting times, while Concept 2...
by Peter Furth | Jul 26, 2018 | LocalProject
Graduate student Jeff Bachiochi designed a compact intersection based on a Copenhagen design that allows bikes and pedestrians to cross concurrently, yet protected from high right-turn volumes – an efficient design that results in a short cycle and short delays...
by Peter Furth | Apr 8, 2018 | LocalProject
Since 2008, the City of Boston has been planning a project to convert Rutherford Avenue in Charlestown from a wide highway into a boulevard with a linear park, and to convert the oversized rotary and vehicle-oriented streets in Sullivan Square into a walkable urban...
by Peter Furth | Jan 19, 2018 | LocalProject
Two pedestrians have recently been killed crossing Tremont Street in Boston’ South End. The current layout – 4 lanes, undivided – leads to reckless speeding and makes it difficult to cross the street. Rampant double parking offers evidence that four...
by Peter Furth | Dec 22, 2017 | LocalProject
(Editor’s note, 4/8/2018: Since this report was first published in February, 2018, we are glad to report that the Boston Transportation Department has modified its design by adding the delta islands that are part of our proposal, so that its plan now includes...