This storm dumped 4-6 inches on Boston early on Sunday morning and was pretty much over by late morning. By Monday morning, the paths were plowed, though not as well as I would like. For once, it never warmed up after this snowfall, so the snow stuck around. When the paths melted in the sun, though, they froze icy by nightfall. I was really glad I was riding studded tires this week.

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

Arnold Arboretum 1.5 miles of park roads which are mostly closed to automobile traffic with no intersections Boston Parks and Harvard University	The roads were plowed, but only the southeast facing slopes were bare pavement, even after several days. By the middle of the week, the turns were sanded lightly, but the road along Hemlock Hill stayed icy, though the surface was mostly packed powder rather than hard ice.
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 eastbound lane was plowed several feet wide until it approached the Forest Hills entrance and the Arborway offramp. The road widens here, so it's not aweful, but there are cars moving in at a high speed, so it would be safer if it were plowed to the curb.
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	Plowed and sanded to bare pavement much of the time, but there was still some packed powder. On the hill between Perkins St. and Willow Pond, the pavement was bare all of the way. By Thursday, the path was pretty much all bare pavement.
Perkins St. Bike Lanes 1.5 miles of mostly bike/ped-separated paths paralleling a busy 4-lane parkway; two intersections with traffic lights Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	These lanes were between one and two feet wide along the wall eastbound, but they were usually usable elsewhere.
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 ped paths were plowed, though there was a lot of packed powder. This time the path was plowed 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	Plowed to packed powder with some stretches of bare pavement.
Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lanes Connecting the B.U. Bridge to Boston University Boston Transportation Department	I only rode a short stretch between Carleton St. and the B.U. Bridge, but the bike lane was totally clear and seemed to be just as good eastward.
Brookline Bike Lanes Town of Brookline	I didn't ride on the right stretch of Beacon St., but the snow pushed parked cars on Harvard St. halfway across the bike lanes there, and I suspect that the Beacon St. lanes were blocked the same way.
B.U. Bridge Easy connection to Charles River bikepath Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	The west sidewalk is closed due to construction, but the east sidewalk is easier than the road after the snow.
Charles River Bikepath Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	The Cambridge side was plowed from the B.U. Bridge upstream past Hawthorn St. (and probably to the Eliot Bridge), though the surface was mostly packed powder. By mid-week, there was a bare path much of the way, but it wasn't continous. Ken Cheeseman reported on Wednesday: Starting at Watertown Square on the Boston side of the river it was plowed but a few inches of snow that were mixed up to the consistency of lumpy mashed potatoes was on it anyway- rough going. It was like that all the way down Nonantum Road past the ice rink. At the North Beacon Street/Soldiers Field Road intersection the curb cuts and the island were clogged with ice and snow. From there it was plowed with sections of a foot wide or so with bare pavement. So not bad to Western ave. From western ave it was more of the same. Packed down by runners with scant bare pavement. At the tunnel that runs under the end of Storrow Drive it was slushy, icy and thick snow up the hill to the bike path along Storrow. Again, the plowing was spotty all the way to the JFK bridge. Finally at the JFK Bridge there was bit of relief with the path having some pretty clear pavement stretches. The stretch that runs along Storrow between Western Ave and Cambridge St. was bad. At Cambridge Street and after it got much better at long last all the way to the wooden bridge- slippery, icy, slushy bad. but the path after that was quite good all the way to the Arthur Fielder Footbridge. All in all, not a great commute. Rough going even with studs and 1.9 tires. This run normally takes about 35 minutes tonight it was almost 50 minutes. Still there was a noble attempt to plow most of the path and Boston did a good job, which made it possible but not always passable. I took the streets route home.
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, but packed powder much of the week.
Lincoln St. to Cambridge St. MassPike Bridge Bike/Ped connection from Harvard Square to Allston's Harvard Ave. district via Franklin St. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority	This was totally bare pavement by Thursday.
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Melnea Cass Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path Boston Parks or Transportation Deparment	Not checked yet, but probably not plowed.
Harborwalk (Fort Point Channel) Bike/Ped path along Fort Point Channel Department of Conservation and Recreation, City of Boston	Not checked yet.
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	The DCR often plows this path, but not always right away. If you use this path regularly and want the DCR to plow it, let them know (or thank them when it is plowed) at 617-626-4973 or contact DCR Community Affairs. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/aboutDCR.htm.
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 but probably plowed.
Danehy Park Paths City of Cambridge	The main paths were bare pavement by Wednesday morning, but the narrower path to St. Peters Field--my Garden St. shortcut--was icy.
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	The Mass. Ave. lanes around Harvard Square were OK, but lanes on side streets, tended to be blocked by parked cars.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	No report yet
Alewife Parkway Bridge Sidewalk Connection from Minuteman Bikepath to Fresh Pond and beyond Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	No report yet.
Minuteman "Commuter Bikeway" Towns of Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford	No report yet, but the Arlington and Lexington sections should be plowed. Details might be posted at http://www.clearthetrail.org/news.htm
Upper Charles Reservation Watertown, Newton, Waltham 4+ miles of paved and unpaved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	These paths aren't plowed.
Stony Brook Reservation Hyde Park 4+ miles of paved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Urban Parks and Recreation	These paths aren't plowed because they get relatively little transportation use and because they are used by cross-country skiers like me.
Assabet River Rail Trail Hudson and Marlborough, so far Town of Hudson, City of Marlborough (so far)	Not checked, but probably not plowed.
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.