This expected blizzard, with high winds and snow turning to rain turning to ice, fell on us all day Tuesday. Having had minor surgery on Monday, I stayed inside the extra day to recover and didn't shovel my 200 feet of sidewalk until Wednesday morning, by which time it had frozen pretty hard on top. It took me two hours, with a hot cocoa break in the middle, to get at least a shovel-wide path clear to bare pavement. I was pretty wary about paths when I set out because of the ice on top, but they proved to be better than I expected. Since the temperature stayed low until Friday night, I kept checking facilities as I biked all over the city.

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 was in a hurry and stayed on the Arborway sidewalk instead of the road from the Forest Hills gate to the main gate, but because they don't use salt it might be icy.
Blackwell Footpath A half-mile gravel path connecting the Forest Hills MBTA station and the South St. Arboretum entrance Boston Parks and Harvard University	It didn't look plowed when I biked by on Washington St.
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	They're gone when next to parked cars, ridable when next to the curb.
Centre St. and VFW Parkway Bike Lanes DCR, plowed by MassDOT	Not checked but probably partly clear.
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	Partly clear with snow on the curb edge.
Arborway sidewalks 1 mile of wide paved shoulder which is unmarked but usually clear of parked cars during rush hour Department of Conservation and Recreation and Boston Parks	When I rode them Wednesday night, they were largely clear, but with some sections of ice. I was glad I had my studded snow tires.
Morton St. Buffered Bike Lanes Cemetery Rd. to Harvard St. MassDOT	Not checked.
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	Not checked
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	By Wednesday night, mostly clear. The good thing about this storm was that the snow was too heavy to drift, so all you have to worry about is ice in shaded or unsalted areas. A bit of show and ice around intersections.
Prince St. A future contraflow lane around high-speed Parkman Drive which feeds into the Perkin St. bike lanes Boston DPW	Well-plowed by Thursday 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	Pretty clear westbound, narrowed eastbound.
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	Lots of bare pavement, with very little ice.
Brookline Ave. Path Mixed-use path from Riverway ramp to Riverway intersection Brookline Park Department	Mostly clear pavement by Thursday morning.
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 pretty clear, with Parkway plowed to the curb by Thursday morning, but the cycle track remained totally unplowed.
Muddy River Path 12-foot-wide 0.6 mile shared bike/ped path with no intersections Brookline Park Department and DPW	Clear by Thursday morning.
Brookline Ave. Bike Lanes From Longwood Ave. to Park Drive Boston Transportation Department	Not checked yet.
Boston Bike Lanes Boston Transportation Department	Commonwealth Ave. Bike Lanes Fairly clear, at least around the B.U. Bridge. N. Harvard St. bike lanes Clear only when next to parked cars: Northbound past HBS, Southbound near Western Ave. Harvard Ave. bike lanes Plowed, but lots of stopped cars blocking them on Wednesday night. Market St. bike lane Southbound bike lane pretty clearclear
Brookline Bike Lanes Town of Brookline	Harvard St. lanes were clear from near Comm. Ave. to Route 9 on Wednesday night. Washington St. bike lane often snow-covered Cypress St. bike lane clear from Washington St. to Chesnut St.
B. U. Bridge Bike Lanes Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By MassDoT	Clear to the curb
B. U. Bridge west sidewalk Boston to Cambridge Department of Conservation and Recreation, Plowed By Mass. Highway Department or B.U.	Totally clear by Thursday morning
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 yet.
Charles River Bikepaths Narrow, shared bike-ped path with few intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	The Cambridge side has been plowed west (upstream) from the B.U. Bridge, but it was icy until the Riverside Boat Club. It was mostly clear pavement from there to Hawthorn St., past Harvard Square by Wednesday night.
J.F.K. Park Wide, shared bike-ped path from river to Harvard Square Department of Conservation and Recreation	Mostly bare, but a bit of ice near Mem. Drive on Thursday night
Western Ave. Cycletrack Cambridge Cambridge DPW	Not checked.
Watertown Bike Path Watertown/I> Watertown DPW	Unplowed on Friday
Mystic River paths Medford DCR	Dave Adams reports on Friday: The Mystic path between I93 and the river (south to the Blessing of the Bay boathouse) was _not_ cleared this morning. They usually plow it, but it looked completely unnavigable this morning at the Route 16 north end. The sidewalk / path along the Mystic River Reservation was plowed, but had some icy spots. I opted to ride on route 16E to Wellington Circle, right onto Rt 28S, then into the left lane to take the left into Assembly.
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	Clear, salted, and not icy on Wednesday night.
Southwest Corridor Bikepath Separated Bike/Ped path with poorly-designed intersections Department of Conservation and Recreation	Clear by Wednesday morning except at some crosswalks and around construction area just north of Williams St.
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	Not checked yet.
Beacon St. Cycle Track Parking-separated path from Park St. to Oxford St. City of Somerville	Not checked.
Somerville Community Path Wide rail trail from Davis Square to Cedar St. City of Somerville	Not checked yet
Mystic River Paths A variety of paths in East Somerville and Malden Mostly DCR	Not checked yet.
Red Line Linear Park Path Alewife MBTA station to Davis Square over Red Line City of Cambridge City of Somerville	Not checked, but probably fairly clear.
Danehy Park Paths City of Cambridge	Not checked yet, but probably fairly clear.
Cambridge Bike Lanes Striped lanes of varying widths on major and connecting streets City of Cambridge	Brookline St. bike lanes were very clear on Wednesday morning. Mass. Ave. lanes near Harvard Square were better than I expected.
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	Green St. was pretty clear Wednesday morning as were the Brookline St. bike lanes.
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	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	Not checked yet.
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	Walnut St. clear when away from parked cars.
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	Not checked yet.
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. After this snowfall, the paths should be pretty bikable, though there will be 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 yet.
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.