Columbus Avenue

Drive-in claims service

adamg — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:21 +0000

Kenny Jervis happened upon the after effects of a two-car collision at Columbus Avenue and W. Newton Street in the South End this morning.

News Man reports there were no injuries.

Groundbreaking today for new Liberty Mutual headquarters

adamg — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:50:39 +0000

The BRA informs us of the official ceremony at the site of the $300-million complex at Berkeley Street and Columbus Avenue.

City councilors praise Liberty Mutual expansion but tear into CEO; some residents object to tax break

adamg — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:42:42 +0000

Ramshackle Salvation Army building: To become sparkly new corporate headquarters?

Boston city councilors today generally backed a proposed city/state deal to grant Liberty Mutual 20 years' of tax breaks to build a new headquarters in the Back Bay, but said the insurer's CEO really should take his foot out of his mouth and stop comparing Boston to Venezuela (assuming the Herald quoted him accurately, which councilors Feeney and Linehan doubted). Residents, however, objected to giving a very profitable company money for building on a "blighted" property. The company itself said it has no plans to move out of Boston no matter what happens - but might not expand without the tax break.

The natives grow restless

adamg — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:31:35 +0000

Jed braved the elements to take this exclusive photo of, er, um, a non-snow-covered Columbus Avenue in the South End around noon.

UPDATE: Rapidly deteriorating conditions on the waterfront. And look at these near-whiteout conditions in Dorchester, captured at no small risk by Matt Vaitiskis:

No students were harmed in the flipping of that bus

adamg — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:45:38 +0000

Boston Police tweet there weren't any students on board a school bus that flipped around 7:30 a.m. at Columbus Avenue and New Heath Street.

Columbus Avenue bike lane: Easy come, easy go

adamg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:09:53 +0000

Matthew Anderson snapped this shot of how quickly the brand-new Columbus Avenue bike lanes (installed just this past August) can disappear, thanks to some BWSC work.

More proof criminals can be awfully stupid - allegedly, of course

adamg — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:31 +0000

Boston Police report three men wound up in the back seat of cruisers on gun-related charges after they broke simple traffic laws.

Oh, to be a bicyclist in New York

adamg — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:05:33 +0000

With its wide avenues and actual, dedicated bike lanes. Mike Ball returns from a trip there and is amazed at what you can do with real streets - but also what a little enforcement might do on our non-cow paths:

... I think of the new, narrow bike lanes painted for a short distance on Columbus Avenue here. Eleven days ago, I took it both ways. In that short distance, I counted 22 motor vehicles blocking the lane, 9 one way and 13 back. Of course, there was no enforcement. Bikes had to take the single lane in either direction from cars and trucks to move instead. ...

Sean Roche, meanwhile, is loving the new bike lanes along Beacon Street from Cleveland Circle to the Newton line, but no liking how the just disappear at the line.

A bike lane of her very own

adamg — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:45:06 +0000

When Charlotte woke up this morning, she found a brand new bike lane down Columbus Avenue:

... Thank you Boston! It's beautiful. It's just what I always wanted!!!