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Farewell friends, it's been a pleasure working with you!
Friends, For the past three years I have worked alongside you as we fought, one street at a time, to make the Boston area safer for people to bike. We’ve won countless victories, and the fruits of our labor are evident all over the city. It seems like every month a new stretch of bike…
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The Boston Cyclists Union is very lucky to have members and volunteers who are so dedicated to our work. At the start of 2016, a few Bike Union volunteers got together, with Community Organizer Doug Johnson, to hatch a plan to host the Boston Cyclists Union’s very first ride – and not just another fun…
Read MoreLet Us Know Where We Should Advocate for Better Infrastructure!
As part of our Bikeways for Everybody campaign we want your input on where you want better infrastructure as well as other problematic locations you encounter while biking. Raphael, our Mapping and Data Intern, has been developing the online crowdsourcing map below to solicit community input. Over the past four months Raphael has been helping…
Read MoreYour help needed on Casey Arborway one more time
WE at the Boston Cyclists Union apologize for having to post this important action alert, but if you live in Boston, we need to ask for your immediate action to support a decision many Jamaica Plain residents supported by a factor of 3 to 1 back in 2012, because it is again being dragged into…
Read MoreComm Ave cycletrack serves as kickoff for Vision Zero in Boston
The morning after his staff received a standing ovation for their safety-centric redesign of Commonwealth Ave in Allston, Mayor Marty Walsh held a press conference to tie the project into a much broader initiative: Vision Zero. “We had a couple bike fatalities last year and seven pedestrian deaths, we can do [all modes of transportation]…
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DCR lays down unusual, unsafe bike lanes on Arborway
The Department of Conservation has made significant progress this year on becoming more bike-friendly, but has not been open and transparent with the process of adding new bikeways on the Arborway in the short span between Kelley Circle (at Jamaica Pond) and Murray Circle (the Arboretum). The Bike Union officially requested the any plans for…
Read MoreRide the Cycle Track at Huntington Ave Open Streets!
Join the Boston Cyclists Union at Circle The City On Sunday, July 14th from 11am – 4pm, Circle The City will present the first of two Open Streets events this year. Open Streets on the Avenue of the Arts, presented with the Fenway Alliance, will feature car-free programming on Huntington Avenue between Belvidere Street and Brigham Circle. The outbound…
Read MoreJoin the Bike Union's Climate Ride team
Each year the Climate Ride from NYC to DC brings together hundreds of cyclists to inspire and empower citizens to work toward a new energy future——and bicycles are a big part of that. For Bike Union members, the Climate Ride has proven an excellent way to raise money and enjoy a magnificent ride trough the…
Read MoreUnion responds to crash with prevention message
It’s unfortunate that it takes the loss of life to awaken the powerful news media to the problem of bike safety——but when it happens it’s important to send the right message. Bike Union Executive Director Pete Stidman has been spreading the message of how Boston can become safer for bikes in the Boston Globe, on…
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