As we install separated bike lanes in Boston, we are testing new approaches for snow removal.

We've learned a lot throughout the Go Boston 2030 planning process and other project-specific discussions. The people of Boston have clearly indicated their preference for low-stress bicycle routes, and for bike lanes that are physically separated from moving and parked vehicles. In 2016, the City of Boston:

installed new separated bike lanes on portions of Massachusetts Avenue and Beacon Street in the Back Bay

opened a two-way cycle track on Staniford Street in the West End, and

added flex posts to an existing buffered bike lane on Congress Street in Downtown.

These projects are among the City’s first steps in creating a connected network of low-stress bicycle facilities. They give us the opportunity to test new approaches for maintenance and snow removal.