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Winship Street

We will add a separated bike lane in the uphill direction, from Washington Street to Chestnut Hill Avenue.

The Allston-Brighton Mobility Plan identified Winship Street for traffic-calming treatment. More than two-thirds of drivers on Winship Street exceed the 25 MPH speed limit. Adding a separated bike lane will narrow the width of the street for driving and prompt drivers to slow down. Most on-street parking will remain and buses will be accommodated.

Rendering showing a separated bike lane on Winship Street going in the uphill direction
Our vision for Winship Street​​​​

Cross section of Winship Street showing the separated bike lane, parking lanes, and travel lanes
Winship Street Cross Section
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Design Plans

We plan to:

  • Add a separated bike lane going in the uphill direction
  • Add a new crosswalk north of Peaceable Street
  • Improve visibility at crosswalks and cross-streets
  • Make minor changes to the number of on-street parking spaces

Project Area

The project area includes Winship Street from Washington Street to Chestnut Hill Avenue. 

2023-02 Winship Street Project Area

Why Winship

Everyone in Boston deserves safe streets
A group of six youth are riding bikes on a path by their school.
This project is part of a bold plan for transforming Boston's streets to better serve people walking, rolling, and riding bikes. Over the next three years, we will expand our bike network so that 50% of residents will be a 3-minute walk from a safe and connected bike route.

Read more about our plan

Winship is an important connection for bicyclists traveling from Cambridge Street/Washington Street to destinations on Chestnut Hill Avenue and beyond.

Neighborhood Context

There are other bike lane projects happening in Allston and Brighton this year. This is part of our work to quickly close gaps across the City in Boston's emerging network of low-stress bike routes.

Learn more about other projects in your neighborhood: 

Map showing streets highlighted in Allston-Brighton for better bike lanes

Talk with us

Here are some ways you can talk with us about Winship Street. 

Meet with us during Office Hours

You can talk with a member of the project team one-on-one. We will be available between 3 and 7 p.m. every other Wednesday. Sign up for a 15-minute phone call or virtual meeting.

Make an appointment

Send us an email

Write your comments to us via email at better-bike-lanes@boston.gov.

 

Past Updates

Past Updates

We posted flyers on front doors, light poles, and cars on Winship Street. We sent an email to the project list about upcoming in-person and virtual events. We also mailed postcards to households on Winship Street and the blocks nearby. At these events, we shared design plans with you and answered questions.

Date   Time   Location Interpretation
Saturday, August 19 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Brighton Ave near Union Square Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, and Russian
Wednesday, August 23 4 - 6:30 p.m. Brighton Common, 30 Chestnut Hill Ave Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, and Russian
Thursday, August 31 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Brighton Library, 40 Academy Hill Rd  

We hosted a virtual meeting with the Boston Planning and Development Agency to share updates about transportation projects happening in Allston-Brighton, including our Better Bike Lanes projects. In a breakout room, we shared our concept designs for Winship Street, discussed our next steps for community engagement, and took your questions. 

Download the presentation (English)

Watch the meeting (English)

Listen to the meeting (Spanish)

Listen to the meeting (Chinese)

On April 13, we posted flyers on front doors, light poles, and cars on Winship Street between Chestnut Hill Avenue and Washington Street. 

On April 18, we hosted a community walk. We walked from the corner of Washington Street up to the corner of Chestnut Hill Ave. We discussed upcoming changes to the street. 

On May 10, we hosted a drop-in session on the corner of Winship Street and Washington Street. From 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., we spoke with neighbors and people passing by about the project. We shared concept designs, answered questions, and recorded comments.

Crowd of people standing near the corner of Winship St and Chestnut Hill Ave

We plan to:

  • Add a separated bike lane going in the uphill direction
  • Improve visibility at crosswalks and cross-streets
  • Make minor changes to the number of on-street parking spaces

We are looking into adding a new crosswalk at Peaceable Street. This would impact at least one parking space on Winship Street. 

On February 10 and 16, we posted flyers on front doors, light poles, and cars on Winship Street between Chestnut Hill Avenue and Washington Street. We also stopped into businesses to share flyers. Later in February, we mailed over 600 postcards to households on Winship Street and the blocks nearby.

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