Boston’s Coming Greenway Network Peter G. Furth Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering.

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Boston’s Coming Greenway Network Peter G. Furth Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering 2 degree of traffic stress Riders Unimproved Low stress, serves “traffic- intolerant” riders Many improvements serve only traffic-tolerant riders X1X1 X2X2 X3X3 Lower Traffic Stress → More Riders Stress 1 Stress 3 Stress 2

Civil & Environmental Engineering Slide 3 Ahhh … Greenways!

Civil & Environmental Engineering Slide 4 cycle tracksidewalk Separated Paths are “Green-ways,” too Cycle tracks in the Netherlands

Civil & Environmental Engineering Cycle Track in Vancouver, BC Slide 5 … in Cambridge, MA

Civil & Environmental Engineering Slide 6 … in Montreal

Civil & Environmental Engineering Slide 7 … and now in New York City!

Civil & Environmental Engineering Engineers = Problem Solvers “Yes, We Can!” 8 Regional Traffic Concentrated in Inner Raodway Two Continuous Paths in East & West Side Medians Net New Greenspace = 4.45 Acres Newly Accessible Greenspace = 5.60 Acres Arborway “Missing Link” (Boston) Engineering Student Design Project, 2008

Civil & Environmental Engineering Boylston, Dartmouth, Public Garden Charlesgate Path World Series Path Boston’s Coming Greenway Network Arborway Route 9 Crossing Sears Rotary “Harbor-Ride” S. Bay / Harbor Trail Harbor Walk Old Colony Path Watertown Branch Community Path Grand Junction Earheart Dam / Bike to the Sea South Boston UMass Boston Dorchester Cambridge Watertown Somerville Charlestown Jamaica Pond Brookline Forest Hills Brighton Fresh Pond Missing Mile Bridges Peter G. Furth Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering January, 2008