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Congrats to East Boston on the future Greenway to the beach!
AIR Inc., the Friends of Belle Island Marsh, Boston Natural Areas Network and other community groups and individuals won a significant victory earlier this month in their quest to connect…
Read MoreTime is ticking on the Casey Overpass replacement
Just over a month ago MassDOT’s team of consultants working on a replacement design for Jamaica Plain’s Casey Overpass flashed a PowerPoint slide on the screen. The assembled Working Advisory…
Read MoreIf bikes were at war with cars, we'd all lose
A note from executive director Pete Stidman A lot of ink has been spilt in the Boston Herald lately in an apparent attempt to generate a “war” between cyclists and…
Read MoreDCR hatches plan to link South Boston to the Blue Hills via bike path by 2013
The MBTA and the Department of Conservation and Recreation said last week that they have found a way that a proposed bike path could safely cross the Mattapan High Speed…
Read MoreA quick word on helmets for the novices among you
By Dan Pugatch With all the new riders out there taking advantage of the new Hubway bike share system, I thought it would be a good time to bring up…
Read MoreBCU First Annual Meeting!
The Boston Cyclists Union is holding its first Annual Meeting on August 25th from 7pm-9pm at 26 West Street, Boston 02111. There will be hors d’oeuvres, beer, drinks, and a…
Read MoreBike Sharing Comes to Boston This Week!
Back in February we asked if a bike share program could be a game changer for cycling in Boston, and now an answer may be just around the corner. Hubway,…
Read MorePolice across Boston focus on helmet safety
By Patrick Kelleher-Calnan “Helmets, helmets, helmets” said Officer Dennis Rorie, Community Service Officer for the Boston Police Department’s C-11 district in Dorchester, describing what he thinks is the most important…
Read MoreBike path plan in Mattapan hits potential snag
For years folks in Mattapan, Milton and thereabouts have been working on extending the Neponset Greenway from Dorchester’s Central Avenue through to Mattapan Square, where it would connect to a…
Read MoreCapuano's Sullivan meeting yields surface option support
Congressman Michael Capuano called together a public meeting last month to discuss the concerns of some residents about the City of Boston’s plans to improve Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square,…
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