Archive for February 2014
Want to learn more about bike infrastructure?
Bubbling up out of the Bike Union Organizing Group’s brainstorms about how to build skills among the city’s bike advocates, Northeastern University is set to offer a workshop on Bicycling…
Read MoreCambridge, Allston activists combine on Grand Junction Path
Taken from the BU Bridge looking into Allston. (Imagine a bike path on the left.) The Boston Cyclists Union is helping to bring together a couple of amazing activism groups…
Read MoreTransportation Transition Team presents to Mayor Walsh
Bicyclists have strong voices on Mayor Marty Walsh‘s transportation transition team. In addition to Bike Union Executive Director Pete Stidman, the team included Bike Union volunteer and public health specialist Jenny Molina, Jackie…
Read MoreDCR reaches out, seeks to review snow & ice policies
Tuesday morning——after increasing pressure from Allston-Brighton Bikes, Southie Bikes, Bike Union volunteers and dozens of everyday riders posting to Facebook and Twitter——the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) paid a…
Read MoreDCR slip highlights lack of de-icing treatment on bike-ped paths
On Sunday the UHub blog posted a chain of emails from several Department of Conservation and Recreation staff members that revealed a strain of anti-bicyclist thinking at the state agency.…
Read MoreVictory for Allstonians on Cambridge Street!
Thanks to the work of Allston-Brighton neighborhood activists (with longtime support from the Bike Union) and other advocacy groups, a new kind of cycletrack for Boston will be added to…
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