McBride Street

We will make the following changes on McBride Street:

• Rebuild the sidewalks between South Street and Boynton Street. We’ll build the new sidewalks with concrete.
• Re-pave the roadway.
• Build a raised crosswalk between Boynton Street and Lee Street.
• Add speed humps between South Street and Lee Street. Our speed hump design guidelines preserve emergency response times.
• Add a contraflow bike lane going westbound (towards South Street). Going eastbound (towards Boynton Street), we'll add shared lane markings. 
  • We will keep parking on the north (even) side of McBride Street. The bike lane will be between the parking lane and the general travel lane.
  • McBride Street will stay one-way eastbound for people driving.
  • Add signage on McBride Street and side streets approaching McBride Street indicating that two-way bike travel is allowed.

Betterment process update: The City of Boston is working to change policies and practices for asphalt sidewalks. This means that when we plan sidewalk reconstruction projects, we can automatically upgrade sidewalks from asphalt to concrete. The change means that McBride Street will have fully concrete sidewalks without any additional action from abutters.

• The Public Works Department plans to reconstruct the sidewalks on McBride Street as part of regular maintenance activities. We can use this opportunity to create a more comfortable connection to the Southwest Corridor and southern Jamaica Plain.
• People are already biking contraflow on McBride Street. 1 in 4 bicyclists on McBride Street ride contraflow.
• Vehicle volumes are moderate and speeds are too high. We can make the street safer and more comfortable by adding speed humps and a raised crosswalk.