Boston got a a record 27-1/2 inches of heavy snow by Tuesday morning, pretty much shutting down the city. The streets were pretty clear by noon, but I didn't have to go to work until Wednesday, so I didn't check out the paths until then. The paths were *all* plowed, but they were not all ridable by the morning after the storm. The Muddy River Path was by far the best this time.

Please send updates and reports on the conditions of other paths in Massachusetts to Doug Mink dmink@massbike.org.

Arnold Arboretum 1.5 miles of park roads which are mostly closed to automobile traffic with no intersections Boston Parks and Harvard University	The main road up Bussey Hill from Bussey Brook is torn up for water main construction, so I've been using Walter St. and the paved shoulder of Centre St. (or the right lane when the shoulder is covered with snow) to the entrance at the top of the hill. The entrance parking lot was totally unplowed, and I stopped to help push out a car which had pulled in despite the deep snow. The park roads were well-plowed to packed powder over ice and quite ridable though a bit tricky. There was *no* bare or even wet pavement showing through.
Jamaicaway Bikepath 1.5 miles of mostly bike/ped-separated paths paralleling a busy 4-lane parkway; two intersections with traffic lights Boston Parks Deparment	This path was plowed sometime before the snow stopped and was really unridable. Wednesday morning, I made it to the boathouse with some effort and switched to the pedestrian path next to the pond. There weren't too many people on it, and I was extremely polite when passing them. The bikable part of the path was quite narrow but not too difficult. Wednesday evening, I biked the whole Jamaicaway path. It was clear maybe 75% of the way and impassable on wheels for only two or three short stretches, around Willow Pond Ave. and the Pinebank bollards.
Olmsted Park Paths 3/4-mile of mostly bike/ped-separated paths built over Riverdale Road, across Leverett Pond from the Jamaicaway. Brookline Park Department	Wednesday morning, both the pedestrian and bicycle paths were totally untouched by plows. There weren't even footprints on the bikepath. By evening, the pedestrian path was plowed, at least on the northern end near Route 9.
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW	This path was plowed and spread with a mixture of salt and sand. There was pavement showing through sometime. A day of sun cleared up most of the trail to bare pavement.
B.U. Bridge The bridge road lanes are narrow, and the sidewalks are wide and relatively unused by pedestrians.	The western sidewalk and aproaches on both sides of the bridge were clear. The roadway is clear, too.
Charles River Bikepath Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Metropolitan District Commission	This path was plowed before the storm ended, and there was too much snow to bike through on Wednesday morning so I cut through Cambridgeport. By evening, there was a clear, though very narrow, path about 90% of the way from Harvard Square to the B.U. Bridge. I dismounted only around Magazine Beach, but mostly plowed right through.
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Metropolitan District Commission	Michael Babcock reports on Thursday: the Corridor has been plowed and the sun, on most stretches, has opened up at least a foot width of pavement. there are areas that don't get sun such as behind the police headquarters that are a bit treacherous, but overall, surprisingly good. That said, all the crosswalks are a mess, to the extent that I'm thinking about walking it with a shovel and doing some clearing.
Melnea Cass Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path Boston Parks or Transportation Deparment	Not checked yet.
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Metropolitan District Commission	This path may be plowed from Port Norfolk to Granite Ave. Discussions are under way as to whether the entire path should be plowed.
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	Cars are parked way out from the curb due to the huge amount of snow, so bike lanes next to cars are extremely unsafe right now.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	Not checked yet.
Red Line Linear Park Over the Red Line from Alewife Station to Cedar St. Cities of Cambridge and Somerville	Not checked yet.
Minuteman Bikeway From Cambridge through Arlington and Lexington to Bedford Each town	This path is not usually plowed, except sometimes from Lake St. to Alewife Station.