I drove home from the National Bike Forum in Washington on Thursday night, the day after the Federal Government closed for a storm which didn't quite happen when the foot of snow which was supposed to fall there turned to rain. Further north, that wasn't true, as it was all snow when I caught up with it on the Palisades Parkway in New York. It snowed all of the way back to Boston, and I had to shovel 4-6 inches of snow off my walk (at 1:30 am) to get the car unloaded. By mid-morning, there were 10 more inches to shovel, and it was still coming down. Eventually, I headed off through the snow to work, following some paths and skipping others. It was gorgeous, and I took a few pictures. By evening, more paths were clear, and by the end of the weekend, just about everything was.

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	Not checked, but I'm sure that it was plowed, and the surfaces should be pretty clear with the warm weather.
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 is certainly 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 the end of the weekend, except where cars parked far from the curb after the Snow Emergency ended.
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,	Plowed but icy on Friday, but clear by the end of the weekend.
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	Not checked
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 Boston Public Works Department	Mostly clear by Monday, but there is an occasional snow pile to ride around
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	Boston Parks and Recreation did a great job! The path was plowed through the storm on Friday. I rode through an inch of snow, and there was a plow right behind me clearing the pavement. This time, the plow followed the path much better than in February, and I found it all to be rideable.
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	Pretty clear by the end of the weekend, but not on Friday.
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 plowed on Friday morning, but plowed by Friday night. Clear and dry by Monday
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 are only partly there, but growing as the snow melts on Monday. The contraflow cycle track didn't look plowed, but was passable by Monday morning.
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW	Plowed and pretty rideable, though icy Friday night. Dry by Monday.
Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lanes Connecting the B.U. Bridge to Boston University Boston Transportation Department	Mostly clear on Friday morning; probably totally clear by Monday.
Brookline Bike Lanes Town of Brookline	Narrowed by parked cars, but usually there.
B. U. Bridge Bike Lanes Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department	Partly there on Friday morning; clear by Friday night.
B. U. Bridge west sidewalk Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department or B.U.	No plowing by noon on Friday, but clear by Monday morning.
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	The Cambridge-side path was clear from the B.U. Bridge past Harvard Square by Monday morning, but it is closed for sewer construction just west of Western Ave. during the day. Aaron Pikcilingis reports on March 13: The Cambridge side of the Charles River path was totally clear from JFK to the BU bridge this morning and the construction by Western avenue seems to be complete (there's still a compressor or something there running, but the detour out into Memorial drive is gone and the sidewalk is paved). The Storrow side was fine on Monday evening from the Silber way footbridge all the way to Arsenal Street.
J.F.K. Park Wide, shared bike-ped path from river to Harvard Square Department of Conservation and Recreation	Plowed by Friday noon.
N. Harvard St. bike lanes Boston Boston DPW	Mostly snow-covered on Friday, probably clearer on Monday
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, but probably clear
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not clear, though plowed earlier on Friday morning, but totally clear on Saturday afternoon.
South Bay Harbor Trail Bike/Ped path from the Federal Court House up Fort Point Channel to the Southwest Corridor City of Boston	Melnea Cass section totally unplowed.
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked.
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	Not checked, but probably plowed
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	Often under snow and/or parked cars, but Mass. Ave. lanes clear in Harvard Square.
Vassar St. Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Main St. to Memorial Drive (almost) City of Cambridge	Not checked.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	Not checked yet
Concord Ave. Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Belmont to Fresh Pond Parkway City of Cambridge	Not checked yet.
Alewife Parkway Bridge Sidewalk Connection from Minuteman Bikepath to Fresh Pond and beyond Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Minuteman "Commuter Bikeway" Towns of Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford	Rod Holland reported on March 12: After the recent thaw, the Minuteman is clear from Arlington through Bedford, with a narrow area in Arlington between Water Street and Mill Street (detour on Russell Place), uncleared snow at the vehicle barrier at the Wiggins Avenue intersection in Bedford, and a glacier on the connecting sidewalk at Depot Park (detour through parking lot).
Upper Charles Reservation Watertown, Newton, Waltham 4+ miles of paved and unpaved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	John Allen reports that the Waltham Riverwalk is unplowed but melting.
Stony Brook Reservation Hyde Park 4+ miles of paved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation 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.
Former Metropolitan State Hospital Belmont, Waltham paved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation 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	No report.