Another day, another 8-10 inches of snowfall in Boston. The observatory opened two hours late, so various agencies had plenty of time to clear the paths before I got to them, and they did, despite the fact that it was still snowing, at least when I left home.

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	All of the hills were almost totally bare, but there was packed powder over ice along the base of Hemlock Hill.
Arborway "Bike Lanes" 1 mile of wide paved shoulder which is unmarked but usually clear of parked cars during rush hour Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	The shoulder wasn't plowed to the curb, but there looked like there was a good clear zone outside the fog line.
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	The path was plowed before the snow stopped, and there was at least an inch of fresh snow since, plus some drifting. It was shallow enough to get through from Kelly Circle to Route 9. On the hill north of Perkins St., there was quite a bit of bare pavement.
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	Both the bike and pedestrian paths looked clear from Route 9. They are probably plowed to the parking lot near Chestnut St., but not quite all of the way to Perkins St.
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW	There was a mixture of bare pavement, packed snow, and slush. It was bikeable, but not always as easy as it could be. It should be clear by the evening commute.
B.U. Bridge	The west sidewalk was totally clear by late morning. I couldn't tell that it was plowed from across the street, but there was bare pavement on both approaches and only a dusting of fresh snow on the bridge.
Charles River Bikepath Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	The path was plowed before the snow stopped from the B.U. Bridge to Hawthorn St. (past Harvard Square). It was bikeable but not always easy. The plow almost entirely missed the curb cut on the west side of the Cottage Farm Pumping Station entrance; watch out! There is still some ice between River St. and Western Ave., but there is also a strip of bare pavement most of the way through. Upstream from Harvard Square, the Memorial Drive plows seem to have pushed a lot of snow onto the path, so it's rough going. Thank the DCR for plowing path after snowstorms, 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	Plowed to bare pavement, probably by Harvard.
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.
Melnea Cass Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path Boston Parks or Transportation Deparment	Not checked yet, but probably not plowed.
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.
Somerville Community Path Wide rail trail from Davis Square to Cedar St. City of Somerville	Not checked, but probably plowed.
Red Line Linear Park Path Alewife MBTA station to Davis Square over Red Line City of Cambridge City of Somerville	Not checked yet, but probably plowed here and there.
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	Some lanes have not yet emerged from the parking offsets caused by the January blizzard, but this storm doesn't look like it covered up any of the lanes that were clear already.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	No report yet.
Minuteman Bikeway From Cambridge through Arlington and Lexington to Bedford Each town	Not checked yet.
Northampton Bikeway East-west across the City of Northampton City of Northampton	Craig Della Penna, who lives next to the path, reports that it is the intention of the DPW to make it passable ASAP after a storm. If the storm is significant, then they plow it repeatedly --sometimes 10-12 times during the course of the storm to ensure its usability.
Norwottuck Rail Trail Northampton to Amherst Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks and Recreation	No report yet.