Jan 1, 2008 11:48 am US/Eastern
Plan Calls For No Cars On Storrow Drive On Sundays
BOSTON (AP) ―
A new proposal calls for kicking the cars off a five-mile stretch of Storrow Drive in Boston on Sunday mornings.
The plan by the Charles River Conservancy would open the road for bicycling, walking, in-line skating and other recreational uses.
The closure would affect the outbound side between April and November from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., when traffic is light.
A similar closure is already in place later on Sundays on a shorter stretch of Memorial Drive, on the other side of the Charles River.
Conservancy president Renata von Tscharner said the plan would give residents a large area for vigorous exercise at a time when obesity is a major national concern.
The plan must be approved by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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