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Kenmore Square much improved for folks in wheelchairs

The Traveling Wheelchair reviews Kenmore Square:

...Once safely on the brick sidewalk, I found it plenty wide enough and fairly easy to wheel on the bricks. As we were about to cross the street at a pedestrian sidewalk, we were pleased to see there is a map with Braille for the blind to read; and the crosswalk made of brick which provides contrast and is easy to see if you are visually impaired like me. I like it because the brick will always stand out and not fade as painted white lines do. ...

Face sliced in Kenmore Square

Boston Police tweet somebody had their face sliced with a knife on Comm. Ave. in the square late Friday night.

Large construction project to get underway near Kenmore Square

Fenway development

New footprint; click for larger version.

Construction begins next summer on a $500-million project across from Fenway Park that will replace a non-descript parking lot and aging commuter-rail station with new housing and offices - some built on a deck across the turnpike - and a large new train station, developer John Rosenthal and city and state officials said today.

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Car on fire on Storrow Drive; person trapped

Boston_Fireman tweets a car caught on fire around 9 p.m. on on Storrow Drive eastbound near the Kenmore exit. One person was reported trapped inside. Local 718 tweets the car hit a tree just before the BU bridge.

Danielle Ouellette tweets traffic is at a standstill.

New T fundraising idea: Amusement rides

Sara Drummond tweets this morning:

T stopped so abruptly woman slid 3 seats. Stuck just before Kenmore [outbound] on green line. Maint working on train.

Boston to propose bike lanes on Comm. Ave. from Kenmore to Public Garden

Boston Biker reports there's a meeting at 6 p.m. today (yes, today) at the BPL main branch in Copley Square - and that, as you might expect, Back Bay doyens and doyennes will oppose the plan.

Three-alarm fire on Bay State Road displaces residents, dentist

UPDATE: Fire ruled arson.

The Boston Fire Department tweets that the fire early this morning at 21 Bay State Rd. caused $1.5 million in damage and forced out 12 residents and a dentist.