Should Boston Police spend their limited time writing tickets for cyclists, or spend more time enforcing motor vehicle laws?

This year’s Boston Bikes Update was a big hit. Nicole Freedman, the city’s bike czar, spoke to a packed house of over 400 people at the Central Library last week and talked up the city’s accomplishments [...]

Looking into oncoming traffic at blind spot on Seaver Street.

Roxbury residents spoke up for traffic-calming measures last month at a public meeting to discuss the full reconstruction of Seaver Street by the Public Works Department, and a handful of Boston Cyclists Union members described their own problems with the street, including a notorious blind [...]

A joint ride between DotBike, BNAN, and the Boston Cyclists Union earlier this year, passing through part of the existing section of the trail at Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester. Many other neighborhood groups and individuals are also involved in pushing for its completion.

Many of you have been following our coverage of [...]

An early draft rendering of what the Casey area could look like with the at-grade solution.

By Anne Lusk, Ph.D.
The Casey Overpass has been discussed in the community based on moving traffic of all kinds, livability, aesthetics, personal preferences, and a variety of other motivations. If we can accept that both the bridge and at-grade [...]

Early logo ideas from Lauren Hewitt.

By Patrick Kelleher-Calnan

Most of the Boston Cyclists Union’s volunteers are highly visible all summer fixing thousands of bikes, handing out helmets, and getting people involved in community planning processes all over the city, but there are a few you never see who happen to be responsible for how [...]

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 [...]