Segment#
| Segment Name
| Spine/Alt
| End Points
| Length
| Trail Description
| Owned by
| Developed by
| Current Condition
| Development Status/Next Steps
| $Committed/ Source
| Contact People |
Bos-H1 |
Burma Road |
Alt |
Route 128 to Brush Hill Road |
2.0 miles |
Gravel path through wetland with great views |
MDC, MWRA |
MDC |
Crushed stone surface |
Wetland; paving unlikely |
0 |
MDC Blue Hills |
Bos-H2 |
Neponset Valley Parkway |
Alt |
Brush Hill Road to Truman Parkway |
0.2 miles |
4-lane street with truck traffic, space for potential side path |
MDC |
MDC |
No shoulders, narrow lanes, truck traffic |
Include better bike/ped accomodations in next stage of Neponst Master Plan |
0 |
MDC, Cathy Garnett |
Bos-H3 |
Truman Parkway, Brush Hill Road |
Alt |
Neponset Valley Parkway to Mattapan Square |
2.4 miles |
4-lane road with wide paved shoulders which could be bike lanes |
MDC |
MDC |
Wide enogh shoulder for use as bike lane |
Designate bike lanes; include car lane elimination in Neponset Master Plan |
0 |
MDC, Cathy Garnett, Neponset Greenway Council |
Bos-H4 |
Eliot St. Or Neponset Trail Extension |
Alt |
Blue Hill Ave to Central Ave. |
1.3 miles |
Quiet street or future path on Boston side of Neponset River |
Town of Milton |
Town of Milton |
Quiet street |
Probably opposition to designation; Boston-side off-road route possible. |
0 |
Milton Friends of the Neponset Greenway |
Bos-H5 |
Neponset Trail |
Alt |
Central Ave. to Port Norfolk |
2.5 miles |
Trail to be paved in spring 2000 |
MDC |
MDC |
Smooth dirt surface, to be gravel by 1/1/2000 |
Pavement to be completed by end of summer of 2000 |
$1.7 million |
MDC, Cathy Garnet, Neponset Greenway Council |
Bos-H6 |
Port Norfolk Streets |
Alt |
Neponset Trail to Tenean Beach |
0.6 miles |
City streets in a quiet residential neighborhood |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Quiet streets |
Route signage connecting end of Neponset trail with Tenean Beach path |
0 |
MDC, Cathy Garnett, City of Boston |
Bos-H7 |
Tenean Beach Path |
Alt |
Tenean St. to SE Expressway |
0.2 miles |
Path along beach with views of downtown |
MDC |
MDC |
Paved path |
Tenean St. to SE Expressway |
0.2 miles |
MDC, Cathy Garnett |
Bos-H8 |
Morrissey Blvd. Frontage Road |
Alt |
SE. Expressway to Victory Road |
0.5 miles |
Narrow access road with minimal traffic |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Narrow street |
Signage needed to connect Tenean Beach path to Boston Gas path |
0 |
MDC, Cathy Garnett, City of Boston |
Bos-H9 |
Boston Gas Easement |
Alt |
Victory Road to Morrissey Blvd |
0.5 miles |
Path parallel to Southeast Expressway |
Boston Gas |
MDC |
Fenced off but trail easement exists |
To be surfaced and opened as part of Neponset Trail project in 2000 |
Part of $1.7 million |
MDC, Cathy Garnett |
Bos-H10 |
Morrissey Blvd |
Alt |
Drawbridge to UMass/Boston |
0.4 miles |
Narrow sidewalk path, wide outer lanes |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Narrow sidewalk/path exists but expressway ramp traffic is dangerous |
Road has been redisigned with path and bikelanes; Boston Gas trail will eliminate ramp problem. Construction needs to be funded |
0 |
Boston Transportation Dept. |
Bos-H11 |
Harborpath |
Alt |
Umass Boston to Castle Island |
3.5 miles |
Paved path, sometimes separate bike/ped, with spectacular harbor views |
City of Boston, UMass, MDC, National Park Service |
UMass, MDC, National Park Service, City of Boston |
All paved except Calf Pasture, much resurfaced in 1999 |
Calf Pasture transfer from City to Umass must include trail paving |
0 |
MDC, Julia O'Brien, UMass |
Bos-H11 |
South Boston Streets |
Alt |
Castle Island to Fort Point Channel |
2.0 miles |
Some busy streets; some Harbor Walk along water |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Busy streets, Big Dig construction |
Signage connecting Castle Island to Harbortrail/Harbor Walk needed |
0 |
Boston Transportation Dept. |
Bos-H12 |
Harbortrail |
Alt |
Fort Point Channel to Ruggles MBTA Station |
2.5 miles |
Path paralleling streets and Southeast Expressway |
City of Boston |
Save the Harbor, Save the Bay |
Section along Melnea Cass Road paved but needs work; rest awaiting funding for planning money |
TEA-21 funding for planning needs to be committed by state |
0 |   |
Bos-H13 |
Southwest Corridor |
Alt |
Past Ruggles MBTA station |
0.2 mile |
Separated bike/ped paths parallelling rapid transit and train line |
MDC,MBTA |
MDC |
Paved separated bike/ped trail |
Directional signage needed |
0 |
MDC, MBTA |
Bos-H14 |
Forsythe St. |
Alt |
Ruggles Station to Fenway |
0.5 mile |
Bike lanes proposed for street |
City of Boston |
Northeastern University, City of Boston |
Preliminary planning completed |
TEA-21 money needs to be committed by state |
0 |
Boston Transportation Dept. |
Bos-H15 |
Fenway |
Alt |
Forsythe St.to Park Drive |
0.5 mile |
Park paths |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Paved path |
Signage needed |
0 |
Boston Parks Dept. |
Bos-H16 |
Emerald Necklace Connection |
Alt |
Fenway to Charles River |
0.3 mile |
City streets and ramp, northbound only for now |
MDC, City of Boston |
MDC, City of Boston |
Northbound connection possible on streets, southbound difficult |
Charlesgate redisign in prelimary stages, possibly part of major office project |
0 |
Boston Transportation Dept. |
Bos-H17 |
Charles River Bikepath |
Spine |
Muddy River to Old Charles River Dam |
2.0 miles |
Paved bikepath |
MDC |
MDC |
Paved path |
Signage needed |
0 |
MDC |
Bos-H18 |
North Station |
Spine |
Old Charles River Dam to New Charles River Dam |
1.0 mile |
City streets now, eventually new parkland |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Streets with Big Dig construction |
Signage now; will be replaced eventually by New Esplanade paths |
$? |
Boston Transportation Dept., MDC |
Bos-H19 |
New Charles River Dam |
Spine |
Cross Charles River |
0.1 mile |
Walkways over locks and dam |
MDC |
MDC |
Crossable |
Signage to dam from streets needed |
0 |
MDC |
Bos-H20 |
Paul Revere Landing |
Spine |
Dam past Charlestown Bridge |
0.2 mile |
Park paths |
MDC |
MDC |
Park paths paved |
Will connect to New Esplanade |
$? |
MDC |
Bos-H21 |
Navy Yard Connection |
Spine |
Charlestown Bridge to Navy Yard |
0.1 mile |
Wide city streets |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
Streets |
Bike lanes possible; signage needed |
0? |
Boston Transportation Dept. |
Bos-H22 |
Charlestown Navy Yard |
Spine |
Through Charlestown Navy Yard |
0.2 miles |
Cobbled road through Navy yard |
National Park Service |
National Park Service |
Cobbled wide path |
Signage and official permission needed |
0 |
National Park Service |
Bos-H23 |
Charlestown Streets |
Spine |
Charlestown Navy Yard to Route 99 |
2.0 miles |
City streets, possible future path along Mystic River |
City of Boston |
City of Boston |
City streets |
Signage' possible bike lanes, possible waterfront path as part of ongoing development |
0 |
Boston Transportation Dept., BRA |