Streets to Avoid This Weekend in Boston (And When)

There's lots happening this weekend in Boston, which means fun for some, but a headache for drivers and cyclists trying to navigate many streets.

Patch has your rundown for Oct. 15-16, courtesy the City of Boston below, broken down by neighborhood.

Back Bay, Oct. 15

Dartmouth Street, Back Bay, from Boylston Street to St. James Avenue, closed to traffic between 6 AM and 8 PM for the Boston Book Festival.

“Tow Zone No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Friday and Saturday 8 AM to 6 PM” parking restrictions will be in place as follows.

• Boylston Street, Copley Square side, Dartmouth Street to opposite #551 Boylston Street.
• Trinity Place, Copley Plaza Hotel side, St. James Avenue to the side entrance of the hotel.

Back Bay, Oct. 15

Marlborough Street, Back Bay, from Berkeley Street to Clarendon Street, closed to traffic between 7:30 AM and 2 PM for the John Winthrop Annual Street Fair.

Charlestown, Oct. 15

Belmont Street from Bunker Hill Street to Medford Street, closed to traffic between 2 PM and 7 PM for neighborhood construction.

Charlestown, Oct. 16

Soley Street from Warren Street to Monument Square, closed to traffic between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM for neighborhood construction.

Jamaica Plain/Roslindale, Oct. 16

SIDS Run for Tighe will start at 9:30 AM for walkers and 10 AM for runners at #873 South Street. Streets along the route will be closed to traffic temporarily as participants make their way toward the finish line.

The route is South Street to Bussey Street, to the Arboretum, to Hemlock Road, around Conifer Path, to Hemlock Road, exiting the Arboretum, left onto Bussey Street, entering the Arboretum, left onto Peters Hill Road, to the Mendum Street Gate, exit the Arboretum, right onto Mendum Street, left onto Walter Street, left onto South Walter Street to South Fairview Street, to Fallon Field in Roslindale.

Jamaica Plain, Oct. 16

Lochstead Avenue from Center Street to the Jamaicaway, closed to traffic between 3 PM and 7 PM for a neighborhood event.

South End/Back Bay, Oct. 15

Traffic delays should be expected along the route of the Starlight Ministries walk that will begin at 9:15 AM at Blackstone Park, intersection of Washington Street and West Brookline Street.

The route is Shawmut Avenue, left onto West Dedham Street, continuing onto Dartmouth Street, left onto Commonwealth Avenue, right onto Fairfield Street, crossing over to the Charles River Esplanade, left along the Esplanade, crossing over to Beacon Street at the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge, left onto Beacon Street, entering the Public Garden at the George Washington Statue, right onto Charles Street, continuing onto Tremont Street, left onto Waltham Street, right onto Washington Street, right onto West Brookline Street, returning to Blackstone Park.

West Roxbury, Oct. 15

Brier Road and De Roma Street, West Roxbury, from the end of Brier Road/LaGrange Street, to the end of DeRoma Road, closed to traffic between 2PM and 8 PM for a neighborhood event.

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