Separated bike lane on Washington St. in Brighton
Build a separated bike lane on Washington St. outside parked cars to protect people and connect Brighton to existing bike routes toward Franklin Park and neighboring communities.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
A separated bike lane on Washington St. outside of parked cars, similar to Comm. Ave by BU ideally, creating a better pedestrian experience distanced from cars, or like Beacon St. in Back Bay, repainted streets and separated by cones.
Who it helps and why
It will connect Brighton from Oak Square and Brighton Center to existing bike infrastructure along the Emerald Necklace, to Franklin Park and on, making community connections across Brighton, Brookline, JP, Roxbury, and Dorchester through a Southeast corridor connecting the Charles River bike path to the coastal bike corridor. This will advance broader inter-community ties and strengthen the city's cultural interconnectedness.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 22, 2024
- Neighborhood
- Brighton
- Place
- Washington Street, Brighton, 02135
- Portal category
- Streets & Sidewalks
- How it was submitted
- City-sponsored workshop
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Pedestrian & bike safety
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
Ideas in Pedestrian & bike safety from Brighton in the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (5 matching)
- Close Market and Washington lip lane, add plazaResident asks to permanently close the lip lane at Market and Washington, turn the traffic island into a mini plaza, and improve the pedestrian signal to cut wait times and help Brighton Center businesses.2026–27Brighton
- Raised separated bike lanes on Faneuil StreetResident asks for sidewalk-height bike lanes separated by a cement barrier on Faneuil Street in Brighton.2026–27Brighton
- Raised bike lanes on busy Allston-Brighton streetsResident asks for raised bike lanes on busy Allston-Brighton streets, listing Washington St, Warren Ave, Cambridge St, Commonwealth Ave, Beacon St and others.2026–27Brighton
2025–26 (8 matching)
- Better bike access to river and Watertown bridgeResident asks for improved bike access to the river and to the bridge to Watertown.2025–26Brighton
- Raised bike lanes on Western AveInstall raised bike lanes on Western Ave because traffic and deliveries make the current bike lanes ineffective, so people can move safely without driving.2025–26Brighton
- Signals and raised crosswalks at Brooks and FaneuilAdd lights and raised crosswalks on Brooks and Faneuil streets because drivers do not stop for pedestrians and a car has driven into a home there.2025–26Brighton