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Somerville split over Beacon St. cycle track
The third public meeting on Somerville’s ambitious Beacon Street cycletrack proposal started out with a series of surprising slurs on bicyclists. “When I was a kid and I got my…
Read MoreHelp make Forest Hills healthy, wealthy and bikey
If you support the bright future vision of Forest Hills as a bustling business center and green gateway to the Southwest Corridor, Franklin Park and the Arboretum, the Union urges…
Read MoreCrucial meeting coming up for Rutherford Ave. project
For months Charlestown has been divided over the future character of Rutherford Avenue-will it continue to operate similar to a highway, or become a walkable and bike-able city street? A meeting…
Read MoreUnderstanding the causes of tragedy
Every year more cyclists take to Boston’s streets, their very number perhaps raising awareness among drivers and, according to the data, reducing the chance a rider will be involved in…
Read MoreThe 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…
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