Last week's snow was totally gone from the paths and streets of Boston by Wednesday. It started snowing early this morning, and there were around 3 inches on the ground by the time I shoveled our walks at 7:15 am. It kept snowing all morning, though not especially heavily. Congratulations to the City of Boston, which had the Jamaicaway path cleared by 9:30 and to the Division of Conservation and Recreation, which had a SnowCat out on the Charles River Bikepath in Cambridge after 9:00.

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 park roads were plowed to packed powder by the time I went through, shortly after 9:00 am. You need to watch your speed at the hairpin turns at both bottoms of Bussey Hill. The Bussey St. and main Arborway entrances were open and clear, but it is likely that the other unplowed entrances will be a slog.
Arborway "Bike Lanes" Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation 1 mile of wide paved shoulder which is unmarked but usually clear of parked cars during rush hour Boston Parks and Harvard University	I'll check this on the way home, but it was clear near the crosswalk Thursday morning.
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 by the time I biked through on Thursday morning. The Pine Bank bollards were removed during the day on Monday!, so the only problems were some (but not all) of the curb cuts at intersections. I slipped off the path just uphill from Willow Pond Ave., where the plow missed part of the path on a turn, and went down. I didn't land on my cell phone or camera, and the snow was soft, so nothing was damaged.
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	I forgot to look as I biked by; I'll check it tonight.
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW	This path was unplowed but bikable at 9:30 on Thursday morning. I was surprised that Brookline hadn't plowed it yet, and expect it to be clear by the evening commute.
B.U. Bridge	The west sidewalk was unplowed Thursday morning at 9:30, but it should be plowed by evening.
Charles River Bikepath Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	When I looked from the B.U. Bridge, the path was unplowed, but as I was about to ride around the rotary and get on Memorial Drive outbound, I spotted a DCR SnowCat coming toward me down the path. I followed its track all the way to Harvard Square, and the path looked clear at least to the Eliot Bridge. I don't know about the Boston side or the rest of the Cambridge side. Let the DCR know you appreciate their plowing the path at their feedback web page.
J.F.K. Park Wide, shared bike-ped path from river to Harvard Square Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	This path was plowed well, as it almost always is. I think Harvard does the plowing, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it's safer to ride that the extremely rough surface of JFK Boulevard and bypasses Harvard Square if your headed north or west of it like me.
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	No report yet, but it probably will be plowed by tonight.
Melnea Cass Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path Boston Parks or Transportation Deparment	Not checked yet.
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	This path is usually not plowed. If you use this path regularly and want the DCR to plow it, let them know at their feedback web page.
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	The bike lanes looked better plowed this week than last week.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	Not checked yet.
Minuteman Bikeway From Cambridge through Arlington and Lexington to Bedford Each town	It may be plowed in Arlington, as far as Varnum Street, but don't count on it. The rest of the path westward is unplowed on purpose.
Northampton Bikeway East-west across the City of Northampton City of Northampton	No report for this storm, but Craig Della Penna, who lives next to the path, reports that the Northampton DPW will plow it for the rest of the winter.
Norwottuck Rail Trail Northampton to Amherst Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks and Recreation	No report for this storm, but there has been a good record of plowing in Amherst.