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Google Maps's 2D satellite imagery for Boston has been updated after over a year, the view now shows summer 2016 instead of spring 2015. It's in Google Maps but not Google Earth yet. Lots of construction progress in the Seaport, Fenway, and the other usual hotspots.

It looks like a bus lane is being included now: (from the Rutherford Avenue presentation)

Everett was awarded $150k for design work to extend their trail south to the Wynn casino:

The Dorchester Reporter has a good piece on the Neighborhood Homes Initiative, which works with developers to build one and two family homes on vacant lots packaged together out in the neighborhoods...

Only if I can sit on the outside when the weather is nice. Bring back open-air cars!

Senator Brownsberger expects that it will become law: http://willbrownsberger.com/lower-speed-limits/

One day trial set for Sunday, August 7th according to the Boston Guardian's blurry article:

Somerville screwed up with backwards sharrows this Spring, but I heard they fixed them quickly. They also sometimes to put them below the minimum distance from the curb when parked cars are present, basically guiding cyclists to ride in the door zone. Hopefully Boston gets this fixed ASAP...

Slides: http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/community-meeting-06-30-16_tcm3-53618.pdf Coverage: http://charlestownbridge.com/2016/07/08/residents-give-input-at-meeting-on-rutherford-avenue-design/ I didn't follow the last round of public process so I'm not sure what if anything has...

Franklin Street in Allston is getting an upgrade to a Neighborway as part of the Public Space Invitational program: There are a couple Neighborway streets in Somerville that only use paint for traffic calming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5SY6B2HFe4 Franklin Street today works very well...

Two non-profit developers are proposing an all-affordable infill building with 14 studio or one bedroom apartments at 206 West Broadway. The twist is proposing a building with no parking in Southie. Residents will be asked to pledge to have no car while living there, and will be given bike...

There is some info on the Billerica's website for the Yankee Doodle Trail, but it hasn't been updated in a year: http://www.town.billerica.ma.us/534/Bike-Path

Conley Terminal gets $108 M from the state and $42 M from the feds for expansion and modernization work: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/07/06/legislature-makes-last-minute-million-allocation-pay-for-shipping-terminal-upgrade/fiQ7bWD8IfUrbnZ5to4J6N/story.html

Billerica is moving forwards with the Yankee Doodle Bike Path and have now reached the 25% design state. This is the northwards continuation of Bedford’s Narrow-Gauge Trail Trail along the Billerica and Bedford Railroad right of way, with some big detours. The article describes security concerns...

A "bikes use ped signal" sign on the existing ped signal head would probably be enough for signalization, especially when paired with a reminder "left turn yield on green" sign for people turning from Third to Main. I rode through on the weekend and the ped signal was enough. I can't remember if...

Odd little raised contraflow lane that popped up in Kendall Square recently. This can't be the final configuration, can it?

State police piloting (har) the highway ramp location yesterday? https://twitter.com/berkie1/status/748650305726853120

No news on the project from the city or the developer, but that isn't stopping the opposition: ( http://northendwaterfront.com/2016/06/protest-signs-greet-mayor-north-end-waterfront-coffee-hour/#lightbox/0/ )

The Morrissey redesign project is a little behind schedule, but draft plans will be presented later this summer: http://www.dotnews.com/2016/morrissey-plan-designs-now-set-public-view-late-summer The DCR just installed double-buffered bike lanes on Old Colony...

Cambridge Day has a summary of short to medium term improvements proposed for Inman Square: http://www.cambridgeday.com/2016/06/28/city-speeds-inman-square-improvements-after-bike-death-rattles-residents-officials/ Money will be available starting Friday as Cambridge rolls over into FY 17 for...