By Pete Stidman

One section of 1950s-era plan called the Inner Circle to turn the Jamaicaway and other streets around the city into a highway to complement the Casey Overpass. This map is from the Boston Globe, March 25, 1969, reporting on continuing opposition to the plan.

During Jamaica Plain’s great debate on the Casey Overpass, [...]

A bird's eye view of the Casey Overpass.

With time ticking away in the lifespan of the Accelerated Bridge Program and its dedicated funding, the decision on Casey Overpass has been delayed for at least another month. Meanwhile, a small group of bridge supporters have written Governor Deval Patrick criticizing the process, accusing MassDOT of [...]

By Patrick Kelleher-Calnan

Despite his recent arrival in Boston, you may have already come across one or more of Josh Zisson’s projects. He’s been busy promoting his law practice with accident report cards at local bike shops, posts about the state’s bike law on his blog, and reflective Bike Safe Boston t-shirts–the sale of which benefits [...]

Apologies for the misdirect! Click here if you are intending to read “Casey and a Brief History of highways in Boston.”

By Ian J. Augustine

Image courtesy of the Carfree with Kids blog

For many beginners, the thought of commuting by bicycle to and from work, school or play every day can be a daunting prospect. [...]

In a disappointing development this week, the City of Boston is delaying the striping of bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue between Symphony and the Charles River——possibly until spring.

The Boston Cyclists Union learned of the decision during a regular check-in on the project, which has been highly anticipated since May of 2010, when Mayor Thomas [...]

Are bicycles becoming the new pop culture aphrodisiac? It seems that every time a commercial wants to communicate romance in two seconds or less, they pan over to a couple riding bicycles.

For example, in a new Air New Zealand commercial (not yet YouTubed fortunately for you), a dashing fellow on an airplane remembers riding bikes [...]

[This article has been edited due to a request for privacy—Ed.]

At-grade supporters in the great Casey Overpass replacement debate squeaked out a small victory at MassDOT’s public hearing on the project last month, outnumbering bridge supporters 15 to 11 in a packed house according to the JP Patch, and the letters supporting at-grade have been [...]

A special message from the executive director Pete Stidman. 

My former boss and mentor, Bill Forry, managing editor of the Dorchester Reporter

Not every one of our readers knows this, but just a year before I helped found the Bike Union I was working late nights as the news editor at the highly regarded Dorchester Reporter [...]

As promised, the Boston Transportation Department is set to remove 71 parking spaces and install a bike lane along Massachusetts Avenue between Symphony and the Charles River in the next few weeks before the frost sets in. The Boston Herald is talking of war again, but of course a greater peace for everyone is the [...]

Inspired by a need first cited by a column by lawyer Andrew Fischer in the Boston Cyclists Union’s Union Rider newsletter last year, state Rep. William Brownsberger has introduced a new piece of legislation that takes a shot at giving bicyclists who cross streets from bike paths and greenways greater protection.

The union's interactive crash [...]