The Revitalist

The Charles River Conservancy has proposed Sunday morning closures of Storrow Drive westbound so that bikes, rollerblades and runners can use the roadway (via Planning Liveable Communities). The five-mile stretch would be closed to cars only on Sunday mornings from April to November, 7:30 to 10:30 am. There is a similar closure of a two-mile stretch of Memorial Drive on the opposite side of the river, but that is interrupted by car access to the bridges. The Storrow section runs underneath the bridges, so it could be an uninterrupted path. The article cites excited comments from pedestrian and bike organizations and much more lukewarm comments from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, who would be responsible for oversight. But the CRC argues that if Mayor Menino is really serious about his biking enthusiasm, he ought to support this idea; no comment from the Mayor's office.