From director Pete Stidman, The recent removal of the bike lane in Charlestown has been largely misunderstood and poorly reported in the biking blogosphere. A more accurate account has been published at Charlestown Patch, and I give some details on the situation on the ground below. But most importantly, I would like to ask my…

Back in March and April of this year we asked Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Boston Police Department (BPD) to separate bike and pedestrian crash data to allow us to see where bike crashes are happening. And to their credit, each department quickly recognized the need and worked with us to meet it,…

Yet another sign of an upsurge in cycling! Dorchester will soon have a new full-service bike shop! Dorchester resident Jack Pelletier has signed a lease at 551 Talbot Ave and plans to open his doors to business in time for the spring season, possibly in March. “I’ve often thought that the neighborhood needs a bike…

A 1917 bridge that formerly carried trains over to the old Walter Baker Chocolate Factory is getting a makeover and a new life! Instead of heavy cargo, the bridge will soon be carrying cyclists and pedestrians between the lovely Lower Mills neighborhood and the Neponset River Greenway. When complete (estimated by fall 2011), the construction…

Aren’t you glad there’s a bike union? Without the Boston Cyclists Union influence, you’d be looking at a picture of just another bike lane right now. Actually you wouldn’t even be reading this, or getting these emails. But you are, the Union exists and there it is, one of the most progressive bikeways the city…