Jake Lucas

Boston complete streets

Cities like Boston are redesigning their streets for the people who use them

Lifestyle

After World War II, planners built roads with wide lanes and high speed limits to accommodate trucks carrying goods. But these wide, fast roads were unfriendly to pedestrians and cyclists. Now a concept called “Complete Streets” aims to change this approach and push cities to redesign streets with people in mind.

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