City streets projects, after a hiccup, taking shape. But advocates remain cautious.

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Outrage over projects that were held up exploded in July after city planner Louisa Gag was killed while cycling.

The list of public works projects read like the campaign promises of a mayor who pledged to adapt the streets of Boston to get more people walking, biking, and taking public transit.

Protective posts have been reinstalled on bike lanes in downtown Boston; a large scale overhaul of Blue Hill Avenue is charging forward; plans are underway for new Bluebikes stations in Roslindale, West Roxbury, and Hyde Park.

In some ways, the recent street changes harken back to Mayor Michelle Wu’s first mayoral race, when expanding bike and bus lanes was a key pillar of her pitch to voters. But these most recent projects are coming in her second term, after a tumultuous period in which Wu put much of this work on hold as she faced intense backlash over some street changes, and a reelection challenge.

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