Will Brownsberger — State Senator, Democrat, 2d Suffolk and Middlesex District

OK, I will admit it — as everyone probably guessed by now — I’m not a big fan of traffic calming or lane reduction, or anything else that further clogs the cow-paths we call “roads”. Lord knows, I’m not itching  itching for another “Car v. Bike” shouting match, but here’s the latest NMA post re [...]

Will, Do you know anything about the wooden walkway on the footpath next to the Alewife Brook? It is next to Cross St near the Parkway. It has been sitting there unfinished for a while. It only needs about 6 feet; does someone need to light a fire under someone to get it done? It [...]

The MAPC bikepath study has been released. The next step belongs to the Selectmen to determine what kind of process they would like to undertake before making decisions on the bikepath possibilities.

Consider the idea of having a Belmont Park and Ride.  What if the building at the corner of Hittinger and Blanchard was purchased by the town for the joint purposes of the electrical substation and also a satellite parking garage for the Alewife train station.  Alewife is a straight shot down the bike trail.  What [...]

The Belmont Citizens Forum, in a recent pamphlet distributed to town residents, makes a case for more paths in general and for a particular path route. I appreciate the advocacy for paths in general, but it is important to recognize that the route is so far unsettled.

So I see the same Einsteins behind the very wide medians on Concord Avenue east of Fresh Pond is now at work west of it trying to turn it into another killing zone for bicyclists.  What are they thinking?  The curbstone now goes right up to the edge of the traffic lane, so now every [...]

I thought work was going to start  this spring on making a real trail out of the Alewife to Brighton Rd bike path? I biked on it today and it’s still the same dirt path it’s been.

I’ve been biking down the Brighton St. – Alewife – Davis Sq. trail almost daily, and I’ve made a few observations I’d like to share.

Your recent post about bike paths around Alewife reminded me of something I’ve had wandering in my head for a bit of time now… Bicyclists currently have to abide by the same rules that cars do, but I don’t think this makes sense. Firstly, cyclists don’t represent quite as high a danger as cars/trucks, since [...]