It started snowing Monday afternoon, then stopped and started a few times, with a bit of sleet and freezing rain before it turned back into snow during the night. We got less than 2 inches in the city, but I suspect there was more in the suburbs if it stayed cooler in the early evening. It was warmer on Tuesday, but the paths were out this morning and the paths were all pretty rideable.
Please send updates and reports on the conditions of other paths in Massachusetts to Jessica Mink.
Arnold Arboretum 1.5 miles of park roads which are mostly closed to automobile traffic with no intersections Boston Parks and Harvard University | I didn't ride even past it today, but I expect the roads were totally clear by evening. |
Blackwell Footpath A half-mile gravel path connecting the Forest Hills MBTA station and the South St. Arboretum entrance Boston Parks and Harvard University | I didn't check it, but it probably is not plowed |
Washington St. Bike Lanes A mile of bike lanes on both sides of Washington St. from Forest Hills to Roslindale Square and beyond on Belgrade Ave. Boston Public Works Department | They were pretty clear by Tuesday evening. |
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 | didn't check these, but they were probably pretty clear by Tuesday evening, if not earlier. |
Franklin Park Roads Much of the park loop road is closed to motorized traffic and there are bike lanes on the main road. Boston Parks and Public Works Departments | No report. |
Centre/South Bike Lanes A mile of bike lanes through the heart of Jamaica Plain from Jackson Square and the Southwest Corridor to Forest Hills./I> Boston Public Works Department | Clear on Tuesday 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 | Plowed and salted to bare, wet pavement for its full width from the boathouse north to Route 9 on Tuesday morning. |
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 | Looked clear. |
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 | Not checked but probably clear by Tuesday evening. |
Parkway and Netherlands Rd. Contraflow bike lanes Two one-block contra-flow lanes plus and contraflow cycle track Brookline Park Department and DPW | The bike lanes were clear, but the cycle track at the intersection of these streets had a bit of snow, though it was bikeable. |
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW | Plowed but a little snowy. It should have been clear in the evening. |
Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lanes Connecting the B.U. Bridge to Boston University Boston Transportation Department | Fairly clear around the B.U. Bridge on Tuesday morning |
Brookline Bike Lanes Town of Brookline | Not checked yet. |
B. U. Bridge Bike Lanes Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department | Tuesday morning, the bridge pavement was pretty clear, including the bike lanes. |
B. U. Bridge west sidewalk Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department or B.U. | The sidewalk was plowed clear. |
Harvard (Mass. Ave.) Bridge bike lanes Cambridge to Boston Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department | No report, but probably clear |
Longfellow Bridge bike lanes Cambridge to Boston Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department | No report, but maybe clear |
Charles River Bikepaths Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation | The Cambridge-side path was plowed at least from the B.U. Bridge to the Eliot Bridge, though there was snow on it Tuesday morning. Bye Tuesday evening, it was totally clear. |
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 | It looked like it had a bit of snow in the morning, but it should have been clear by Tuesday evening. |
N. Harvard St. bike lanes Boston Boston DPW | Not checked. |
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 | Not checked. |
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation | Totally clear, but wet, by Tuesday night. |
South Bay Harbor Trail Bike/Ped path from the Federal Court House up Fort Point Channel to the Southwest Corridor City of Boston | Not checked yet. |
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation | Not checked but probably plowed after the snow stops. There is a Bombardier stationed at Pope John Paul II Park which is usually out as soon as the snow stops. |
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. |
Danehy Park Paths City of Cambridge | Not checked. |
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge | Clear by Tuesday evening. |
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge | Not checked yet |
Concord Avenue Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Alewfe Brook Parkway westward City of Cambridge | Not checked. |
Alewife Parkway Bridge Sidewalk Connection from Minuteman Bikepath to Fresh Pond and beyond Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Urban Parks and Recreation | Not checked yet. |
Minuteman "Commuter Bikeway" Towns of Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford | Details are usually posted at http://www.clearthetrail.org |
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 | Not checked. |
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. There are marked narrow bike lanes on Enneking Parkway through the reservation which are probably clear. The Boston Natural Areas Network, the DCR, and the Friends of Stony Brook Reservation are leading a walk from the bajko Rink parking lot on Turtle Pond Parkway at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 2. |
Former Metropolitan State Hospital Belmont, Waltham paved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Urban Parks and Recreation | Not checked yet. |
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, has reported 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. |