Archive for April 2010
Bike lanes to grace Centre and South streets!
In Jamaica Plain, a bubbling controversy over bike lanes on Centre and South streets has been the talk of the town for the past few months. For those of you…
Read MoreToday is the first day of the rest of our lives—with the T.
The Boston Cyclists Union, MassBike and the City of Boston met with a group of MBTA officials this morning to begin a long-term effort aimed at improving how the T’s…
Read MoreWhat's a cycletrack? A friend of Sam Adams explains.
How many of you knew that the beer we all know and love here in Boston was elected Mayor in Portland? Yep. Mayor Sam Adams. Well we didn’t get the…
Read MoreThe Mayor's Bicycle Safety Summit
It is amazing what we can accomplish when we come together as a community around a few powerful ideas. Last night Mayor Menino and the leaders of MassDOT, the MBTA,…
Read MoreBoston Cyclists Union hits the airwaves!
Some of you may have heard a snippet of Boston Cyclists Union co-founder Pete Stidman talking about the need for better crash reporting on WBUR over the weekend, well here’s…
Read MoreCambridge Street in Allston— a new BCU focal point
The Boston Cyclists Union has already had some early success in Allston, convincing the city to redesign to include a physically separate cycletrack on Western Avenue instead of a simple…
Read MoreBCU thanks Mayor Menino, urges caution on enforcement plan
The BCU commends Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston Police Department Commissioner Ed Davis, and all BPD officers and staff for taking a positive step toward routinely compiling police incident reports of…
Read MoreBCU response to the death of Eric Hunt
The death of 22-year-old cyclist Eric Hunt on Huntington Avenue on April 7, quickly followed by news of a second tragic accident involving a 37-year-old man on Beacon Street on…
Read MoreBike Lanes, the reasoning
People who have biked in the city for years know to stay clear of the door zone, and think nothing of taking the middle of the road in busy traffic.…
Read MoreWelcome to the Boston Cyclists' Union!
The Boston Cyclists’ Union is a new advocacy organization focused within the boundaries of the city of Boston. Our mission is to promote the everyday use of bicycles by advocating…
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