A popular Boston street is getting redesigned to create a new parking protected bike lane for cyclists. Boston Transportation Department officials said drivers will be going down Beacon Street on two lanes instead of three soon as they work to incorporate a bike lane on the right-hand side of the street. The new design will start at Arlington and Beacon streets and continue all the way to Massachusetts Avenue. Currently, Beacon Street has a parking protected bike lane from Charlesgate to Massachusetts Avenue. The Boston Cyclists Union said in October that they were excited to see that transportation officials were moving forward with a protected bike lane on Beacon Street, saying the new design avoids conflicts between people biking and people driving. Transportation officials said the Boston Public Works Department began the process to incorporate the bike lane last week with the painting of new pavement markings. Striping is expected to continue through December, weather permitting. Traffic cones will also be placed along Beacon Street to delineate the bike lane.

A popular Boston street is getting redesigned to create a new parking protected bike lane for cyclists.

Boston Transportation Department officials said drivers will be going down Beacon Street on two lanes instead of three soon as they work to incorporate a bike lane on the right-hand side of the street.


The new design will start at Arlington and Beacon streets and continue all the way to Massachusetts Avenue. Currently, Beacon Street has a parking protected bike lane from Charlesgate to Massachusetts Avenue.

Boston Cyclists Union

The Boston Cyclists Union said in October that they were excited to see that transportation officials were moving forward with a protected bike lane on Beacon Street, saying the new design avoids conflicts between people biking and people driving.

Transportation officials said the Boston Public Works Department began the process to incorporate the bike lane last week with the painting of new pavement markings. Striping is expected to continue through December, weather permitting.

Traffic cones will also be placed along Beacon Street to delineate the bike lane.