Archive for February 2017
Bike lanes on Longwood Ave
After more than a year and a half of advocacy for bike lanes on Longwood Ave by area cyclists and the Bike Union, plans for a redesigned Longwood Ave were presented at MASCO’s 2nd Annual LMA Bike Summit on February 15th. More than 180 people who are concerned about biking in the Longwood Medical Area…
Read MoreThe Bike in Winter: Observations and Inspirations from the Winter Cycling Congress
By Steven Bercu (@bicycleurbanist) & Becca Wolfson In winter, much of the world’s ornamentation, its foliage, its riot of color, falls away. We are faced with things in their essential nature: the bare branches of trees, the traces of our breath, gratitude for closest friends and loved ones, and the basic challenge of moving from…
Read MoreInternships at the Bike Union!
Are you passionate about biking as a means of transportation? Do you want to make a difference in peoples’ lives through improving the built environment and increasing safety on our streets? Do you want to learn or teach others how to repair bikes? Apply for an internship with the Boston Cyclists Union! Interning at the…
Read MoreCome to the LMA Bike Summit tomorrow!
Help us get this massive Vision Zero safety bill passed by the state legislature!
The Bike Union, along with our partners in the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition including MassBike, Livable Streets Alliance and WalkBoston, have been working with State Legislators, led by Senator Brownsberger and others, to file a road safety omnibus bill! The bill, An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, would take a number of steps to improve safety…
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