Bikes on the McGrath Highway? The stateâs preparing to redesign the urban artery
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated April 23, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
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Soon, McGrath Highway will be cut down to four lanes to make way for bike lanes.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
By American standards, at least, the streets of Somerville and Cambridge are a cyclistâs paradise, with green paint, flex posts, and off-street paths lining many key thoroughfares.
But then, tearing through the citiesâ eastern edges, stands the six-lane McGrath Highway, much of it elevated on a hefty overpass to carry a heavy load of commuter traffic along Route 28.
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Parenthood shouldn t be a bar to public office
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Parenthood shouldnât be a bar to public office
Somethingâs wrong when politicians can spend campaign cash on tuxedos and club dues but not child care.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated March 1, 2021, 4:00 a.m.
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City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu kicked off her reelection campaign in Roslindale s Adams Park, June 2019, holding her 1-year-old son Cass Pewarski while her son Blaise Pewarski stood nearby.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
If the pandemic has taught us anything, itâs that parents are the backbone of this society â as caregivers and teachers, advisers and comforters. Doesnât that sound like exactly the kind of people voters might want to serve as legislators or even governor?