Protected bike lane and wider sidewalks on Charles Street
Resident asks for a two-way protected bike lane and wider sidewalks on Charles Street, citing narrow sidewalks, too many car lanes and speeding.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
The City should add a two-way protected bike lane and wider sidewalks to Charles Street.
Who it helps and why
Charles Street is a key connector for access to Boston from the Esplanade and Longfellow Bridge and is a common location for visitors to the City. Currently, the sidewalks are too narrow and difficult to navigate for the usage, there are no protected bike lanes, and there are two many car lanes, encouraging speeding. The City should treat this street as a main street and encourage it to be a place to be accessed by all road users rather than a place to be driven through.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 7, 2026
- Neighborhood
- Beacon Hill
- Place
- Charles River Square, Boston, 02114
- Portal category
- Streets & Sidewalks
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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The same need in other cycles
Ideas in Pedestrian & bike safety from Beacon Hill in the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2025–26 (0 matching)
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2024–25 (2 matching)
- Two-way protected bike lane on Charles StreetResident asks for a two-way protected bike lane on Charles Street, noting there is no safe way to bike between the Common and Longfellow and the street has five car lanes.2024–25Beacon Hill
- Safe bike lane along Storrow DriveResident asks for a safe bike lane along Storrow Drive and David Mugar Way, in partnership with DCR, to replace illegal reverse bike travel on Charles Street.2024–25Beacon Hill