Boston Shares Updated Design for Blue Hill Ave Bus Project

Boston shares updated design for Blue Hill Ave bus project

The new design includes 42 more parking spaces, plus 200 new trees, six miles of rebuilt sidewalks and a bike path. The design also establishes two lanes of traffic in both directions. The city shared the renderings ahead of public meetings scheduled for this month.

More parking, fewer bike lanes: City of Boston, T release new Blue Hill Avenue redesign - The Boston Globe

The new plan would dedicate more of the road to motor vehicle travel and parking between Grove Hall and Mattapan Square, effectively creating a more car-friendly design.

Shops, restaurants along Blue Hill Avenue brace for new Boston bus lane

When Yonatan Peña opened a restaurant in Egleston Square in 2021, just a few steps away from Columbus Avenue, he saw the move as a “calculated risk.”  At...

Blue Hill Ave. overhaul gets fresh design pitch ahead of community meetings - Dorchester Reporter

New plan keeps center-running buses, shifts bike lanes to west side of road, creates new parking and mainly keeps two lanes of traffic each direction.