Posts by Boston Cyclists Union
The Community Spoke!: An Open Shop and a Safe Space
Boston’s bike culture is expanding in all directions, and one of the services other cities around the country have that hasn’t made it to Boston just yet is the “Bike…
Read MoreMisinformation campaign begins on Beacon Street
Alarmist flyers decrying the elimination of “all parking” on one side of the street have appeared on telephone poles and car windshields along Beacon Street in Somerville–in a clear attempt…
Read MoreHelmet ads miss the mark
Boston’s bike community will be the first to tell you that helmets are a good idea. Over the last few weeks, however, a large part of that community, including virtually…
Read MoreNew Casey paths will need snow removal plan, attention to detail
Planning continues on the new Casey Arborway that will connect Franklin Park and the Arboretum with a strip of asphalt, a strip of green, two sidewalks and two extra wide…
Read MoreBike Union helps improve Harvard Square for bikes
Cycling out of Harvard Square northbound on Mass Ave can be confusing and dangerous, but major improvements are on the way thanks to comments the Union and others made on…
Read MoreMeet the 2012 – 2013 Boston Cyclists Union Board of Directors
New Members: Omar Dauhajre, having grown up in Puerto Rico, an island that has potential to be a bicycle haven but has instead given into sprawl, decided to move to…
Read MoreProposed Amendments to Union Bylaws
The text below was e-mailed to Union members on Friday, September 7, 2012 for informational purposes. In the interest of clarity, the Boston Cyclists Union Board of Directors is proposing an…
Read MoreFrom Vancouver, with bikes
A letter from the executive director Hello from the Velo-City 2012 conference! Some of the best and brightest bike planners in the world are meeting here in Vancouver, British Columbia…
Read MoreRoute 9 crossing gets green light
A committee of handpicked town officials and residents made a call on the future of one of the remaining gaps in the Emerald Necklace last week, putting the signalization and…
Read MoreBicycle Diaries: Phi Tran reflects on ride to NYC
By Phi Tran, Union board member This past week my friend Chris Finlay and I embarked on a bike tour from Boston to New York City on a quest to…
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