Archive for March 2012
Action Still Needed on Casey Overpass: Crucial Meeting Thursday March 29
To counter new tactics that are aimed at obstructing or delaying the planning process, Boston Cyclists Union is calling a mobilization of all pedestrians, business owners, transit users, park users,…
Read MoreBreaking News: Casey Overpass to be rebuilt at-grade
Congratulations to all of our volunteers, collaborating organizations and JP’s vibrant neighborhood activist community, Forest Hills will become more inviting to pedestrians and bicyclists, re-uniting the neighborhood with the rest…
Read MoreState to go for TIGER IV grant on coastal greenway, Governor Patrick makes trail a priority
The Boston Cyclists Union is helping out with the state’s second try at a highly competitive TIGER grant that could fund the completion of the Neponset Greenway (a.k.a. Dorchester Coast…
Read MoreBoston Bikes Update and the question of enforcement
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…
Read MoreSeaver Street becomes focal point
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…
Read MoreLetter writing time again for the Neponset/Dorchester Coast Greenway
Many of you have been following our coverage of the super mega path we’ve been working on completing with other advocates and organizations that will stretch along the Dorchester Coast…
Read MoreHighway Bridge vs Social Bridges
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.…
Read MoreCreative volunteers pull eyeballs to the Union
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…
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