Even after plowing, the trail is a brighter white than your freshly-washed sheets.
West across Mill Street toward Arlington Center
East from Mill Street behind the old Brigham's building
Today: 0 miles. This year: 0 miles.
News, weather, and sports (walking, running, skating, cycling), along the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway.
While you're waiting for the trail to clear, you should read up on the new Massachusetts bicycle law.
Plowing wasn't going well in Lexington and now the town has suspended the program. You read more on Clear the Trail and the FOLB blog, or respond to the Lexington Minuteman's weekly poll.
Driving around this morning I crossed the bikeway at Bow Street, Maple Street, and Bedford Street in Lexington. There's been no plowing at all near those crossings. Clear the Trail reports that Arlington has plowed and Lexington is "off to a slow start." There's no update on the Friends of Lexington Bikeways blog.
There's a rare new posting at the Friends of Lexington Bikeways blog. On my way to mentioning that I noticed the Blogspot settings for following blogs and the layout gadget for displaying followers. Now you can follow this blog and I can see how microscopic my readership really is.
Today's Boston Globe declares "Bikeway to be plowed". The article explains that plowing in Lexington will be more expensive than in Arlington because of the bollards. Fund-raising isn't complete yet, so trail users should consider chipping in. There's more info in the Lexington section of Clear the Trail.
Tomorrow's forecast has the temperature rising to 50°F before the rain comes in -- it might be a skating day.After not skating for several weeks, I was surprised to find the trail crossing of Woburn Street and Hayes Lane in Lexington remodeled. Instead of the long diagonal two-part crossing, the trail jogs left at Woburn Street along some newly widened sidewalk (lower left in photo), then turns right for a short, perpendicular crossing that avoids Hayes Lane (far right) completely.
Looking west across Woburn Street, Lexington
Yesterday: 10 miles. This year: 1556.7 miles.