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Missing Link now "Dorchester Coast Trail"
The first result of a new field project by Tufts Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning school to design a concept connecting the Harbor Walk to the Neponset Greenway has…
Read MoreColumbia Road, fresh paint!
Little by little, piece by piece, a bike network is taking shape in Dorchester. Now joining Talbot Avenue is Columbia Road. Only the beginning pieces are being painted, but when…
Read MoreEastie Bike to Market Day highlights food and fitness
Heading out to Eastie once a month to fix bikes has been a great way to connect with folks in the neighborhood, and it has also been an eye opener.…
Read MoreBreakthrough on Missing Link path in Dorchester
The Missing Link project–which would create a bike path to connect the Neponset Greenway and the Boston HarborWalk along the Dorchester coast–was chosen this week as a field project for…
Read MoreThings looking up at 'Safety Summit follow-up'
A few dozen cycling advocates enjoyed a positive vibe at City Hall last night, as Boston bike czarina Nicole Freedman and several state and city department representatives listed off their…
Read MoreHarborBike–a new Union priority!
The Union takes its role of creating new cyclists seriously, and technically, a Union really can’t do that on its own–which is why we emphasize creating safe bike routes for…
Read MoreIt's happening… everywhere!!!
The city of Boston’s Department of Public Works has been busy this month, and a lot of the Union’s work is bearing fruit, as is that of our neighborhood bike…
Read MoreEvidence that access to bike paths and obesity might be linked?
Earlier this month Mayor Thomas Menino and the Boston Public Health Commission released the annual Health of Boston report for 2010, and though it does not explicitly highlight the need…
Read MoreZipcar donates car time, offers discount to BCU members
Early in August we were stuck. All the cars we normally borrow to haul our tune up stands around were either taken or in the shop. So someone—let’s just say…
Read MoreDodging raindrops on your bike
By Dan Pugatch September 1 is known as D Day around here. It’s the day college students pour back into town in their moving trucks, wheeled carts, and alma-mater promoting…
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