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A cyclist riding down a Commonwealth Avenue bike path. LivableStreets Alliance, a Cambridge-based nonprofit, wants to increase the number of shared-use greenway paths in Boston to make biking in the city more safe. LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE

Cambridge nonprofit aims to connect Boston neighborhoods through bike paths

Daily Free Press Staff November 20, 2020
Biking paths in Boston can be narrow, close to busy roads and devoid of protective barriers. To solve this issue, LivableStreets Alliance is striving to create 200 miles of shared-use “greenway” bike paths in the city by 2030.
Mayors across the country identified sources of discrimination and discrepancies they see within their cities and nationwide. SHAUN ROBINSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston’s immigrant, transgender communities combat higher discrimination rates

Mia Cathell September 27, 2018
A report published by the National League of Cities and the Boston University Initiative on Cities found that U.S. mayors believe immigrants, transgender individuals, African-Americans and Muslims are the most discriminated groups in their cities.
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