This is the storm that shut down the city, starting on Sunday and continuing through Monday, we got somewhere around 30 inches in the southern part of Boston. The city was closed down on both Monday and Tuesday, and the MBTA had *major* problems and was no longer anyone's first or last resort. Bicycles were the best way to get around the city, but as the salt melted street snow, lots of new potholes started to appear, so the roads and icy, bumpy paths are starting to do a job on my bikes.

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	Packed powder from the Visitor Center to the Forest Hills entrance
Blackwell Footpath A half-mile gravel path connecting the Forest Hills MBTA station and the South St. Arboretum entrance Boston Parks and Harvard University	Not checked yet, but probably close to impassable on a bike.
Roslindale Bike Lanes Two miles of bike lanes on both sides of Washington St. from Forest Hills to Roslindale Square and to West Roxbury on Belgrade Ave. and buffered and wide bike lanes along American Legion Highway Boston Public Works Department	Mostly gone, except for Cummins Highway lanes.
Centre St. and VFW Parkway Bike Lanes DCR, plowed by MassDOT	Not checked, but probably snow-covered.
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	Mostly covered by snow.
Morton St. Buffered Bike Lanes Cemetery Rd. to Harvard St. MassDOT	The bike lanes are buried under two feet of snow, but the buffers are mostly uncovered and usable.
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 yet.
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	Pretty much totally gone under parked cars.
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	It's been plowed several times, but there was still a lot of loose snow in the drifting areas. I have bypassed it using the Perkin St. lanes to Prince St.
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	Under snow or parked cars, except parts of the southbound lane between Chestnut St. and Parkman Drive.
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	Plowed but lots of loose snow. Only the pedestrian path was plowed south of Willow Pond Ave.
Parkway and Netherlands Rd. Contraflow bike lanes Two one-block contra-flow lanes plus and contraflow cycle track Brookline Park Department and DPW	Under a giant pile of plowed snow.
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
Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lanes Connecting the B.U. Bridge to Boston University Boston Transportation Department	Pretty much gone.
Brookline Bike Lanes Town of Brookline	Harvard St. and Chestnut St. lanes were pretty clear.
B. U. Bridge Bike Lanes Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department	Almost there.
B. U. Bridge west sidewalk Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department or B.U.	Cleared to packed powder.
Harvard (Mass. Ave.) Bridge bike lanes Cambridge to Boston Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department	Not checked yet.
Longfellow Bridge bike lanes Cambridge to Boston Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department	Not checked.
Charles River Bikepaths Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	I tried riding upstream from the BU Bridge, but bailed to streets as soon as I could due to a very bumpy surface with lots of loose snowl. Aaron Pik reported on Wednesday morning: I tried riding along the Cambridge side of the Charles River path from Hawthorne to JFK. While I was technically able to "ride," I quickly bailed on the path at JFK and took the roads through Cambridge instead.
J.F.K. Park Wide, shared bike-ped path from river to Harvard Square Department of Conservation and Recreation	Plowed to packed powder.
Western Ave. Cycletrack Cambridge Cambridge DPW	Surface not checked yet, but it's being used by pedestrians because the city plows it.
Western Ave. Cycletrack Boston Boston DPW	Not checked yet.
N. Harvard St. bike lanes Boston Boston DPW	Mostly under snow; when they appear, cars use them.
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	Plowed almost to pavement; bikable.
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	Plowed to packed powder by Thursday. Jamie Merrill reported on Wednesday: From Stony Brook to Ruggles, it's mostly packed snow with some small patches almost to pavement. Occasional surprise snow piles. Most intersections have partially plowed-in entrances but still passable. Overall, one of the post-blizzard trips of the year. Columbus Bike Lane has all but disappeared from Ruggles to Dartmouth but the roads are clear.
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.
Neponset Trail Mostly paved Bike/Ped path Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet
Somerville Community Path Wide rail trail from Davis Square to Cedar St. City of Somerville	Nick Goffee reports: Buena Vista Rd to Cameron Ave: Pretty well plowed, but a bit narrow and its plowedness tapers at the edges, which can make it hard to pass pedestrians.
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
Danehy Park Paths City of Cambridge	Only the bike path was plowed because the pedestrian path is too narrow to plow with a truck. It was packed powder, as was the narrow path to St. Peter's Field and Garden St. I had no problem biking
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	Sometimes they're slightly usable, like on Brookline St. from the BU Bridge to Central Square, but mostly they're under snow. Some of Mass. Ave. is clear because of selective parking bans.
Vassar St. Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Main St. to Memorial Drive (almost) City of Cambridge	Not checked.
Green St./Franklin St. Bicycle Boulevard Narrow one-way streets parallel to Mass. Ave. from Central Square to< Harvard Square/I> City of Cambridge	I've been using Green St. instead of the river paths, and it's been amazingly clear considering that there is nowhere to put the snow. It has been lots worse in past winters.
Fresh Pond Bike Path Parallel to Fresh Pond Parkway in Kingsley Park City of Cambridge	Not checked yet
Alewife Brook Trail DCR	Boardwalk sections aren't plowed. No report on the rest.
Fitchburg Cutoff Trail DCR	Not checked yet.
Concord Ave. Cycle Track Buffered bike lanes from Belmont to Fresh Pond Parkway City of Cambridge	Nick Goffee reports: Concord Ave eastbound path: beautiful. Light dusting of powder. Concord Ave westbound path: Last week, the sidewalk was plowed, but the "raised bike lane" was blocked by a pile of snow at every intersection. This morning, it looked like there'd been some effort to clear those. It was still too sloppy to ride comfortably that close to car traffic, though; I'd rather ride in traffic than suddenly fall into it.
Alewife Parkway Bridge Sidewalk Connection from Minuteman Bikepath to Fresh Pond and beyond Department of Conservation and Recreation	Narrow, but I rode it on Thursday and shared with pedestrians
Minuteman "Commuter Bikeway" Towns of Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford	On Thursday, the path between Lake St. and Alewife was the best-plowed path I rode after this storm. Bruce Kulik reported on Thursday: Bow Street to Bedford Depot. Lexington: Reasonably well cleared down to hard packed snow with firm ice underneath. Traction was good (700c x 37 touring tread, no studs). I didn't encounter any surprise slippery areas. Was able to maintain 11-13MPH, 15MPH on the downhill from Bedford Street to 128. Quite passable with appropriate caution. Bedford: (Wiggins to Bedford Depot). Trail was only cleared to about a 5' width. Very rough hardpack surface. Uncomfortable to ride on at 8-10MPH. I don't recommend it. I'll use Great Road and Wiggins this evening on the way home.
Northern Strand Trail Everett, Malden paved bikepaths Cities of Malden and Everett	Steve Leibman reports: Northern Strand Trail in Everett plowed and salted, but not for the full length, leaving a quarter mile slog through deep snow at the Malden/Everett border. Bike path in Malden plowed, but not down to pavement, and a bit lumpy. Overall, more exciting than usual.
Upper Charles Reservation Watertown, Newton, Waltham 4+ miles of paved and unpaved bikepaths Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet
Newton Bike Lanes City of Newton	Probably under snow. Will check some Thursday.
Revere Beach Reservation Revere Shared use paths (or very wide sidewalks) Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation	Not checked yet.
Northern Strand Community Trail Everett and Malden Shared use path Everett and Malden DPW	No Report.
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. Though after this snowfall, the paths should be pretty bikable, and there usually isn't any ice.
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.