Commuting
Five Reasons You Should Get Hubway Even Though You Already Own A Bike
by Tyson Bottenus As a cyclist, I’ve followed the rise of bikeshare with an ambivalent attitude. Overall, it’s great. More bikes! Maybe, I used to think to myself, this will mean more people will choose biking for transportation. This might mean cities will install more protected bike lanes which inevitably helps me in the end.…
Read MoreBoston Area Winter Biking Survey
Over the years, the Boston Cyclists Union has worked hard to improve biking over the winter. In the 2013/2014 winter, the coordinated #WinterBiker campaign was launched in response to poor clearing of the Southwest Corridor. Through a targeted social media campaign with Allston-Brighton Bikes, Southie Bikes, other neighborhood bike groups and individual activists, and…
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 MoreBiking to Logan Airport – The Definitive Guide
In the summer of 2015, our friends at Bikabout wrote a how-to blog post for families that wanted to start their vacation in adventurous fashion by bicycling to Boston’s Logan Airport. Bikabout advocated use of the Blue Line to cross Boston Harbor to Maverick Station, from which riders could pedal to bike parking located at…
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