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Longfellow Bridge loses outbound car lane in new design

By Eric Moskowitz

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 08, 2012

The rebuilt Longfellow Bridge will shrink to a single traffic lane bound for Cambridge, keep two headed for Boston, and gain wider bike lanes and sidewalks in each direction as part of a new design released yesterday. For the 105-year-old Longfellow, that plan, filed with federal regulators last month, reverses 1950s-era changes that recast one of the state’s best-known bridges to allow for faster driving. It represents a win for greener travel and shared streets advocates.

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