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UPDATED: Motor vehicle strikes young woman in Brighton
The Boston Cyclists Union confirmed with Boston Police that a 24-year-old woman, now identified as Marlene Pineda by the Boston Globe, has died after being hit by a car at…
Read MoreBCU director interviewed on Neighborhood Network News
New Help for Bikers: Racks and Tune-ups from Chris Lovett on Vimeo.
Read MoreWhat we're seeing out there…
Touring the city’s farmer’s markets and offering free bike tune-ups has really opened up a fascinating window on biking in the city. We’re reaching cyclists of all levels, from those…
Read MoreThe fabulous results of BCU's Boston EMS crash-reporting advocacy
The Boston Cyclists Union would like to sincerely thank Chief Jim Hooley and his staff at Boston Emergency Medical Services for answering our request to implement a far superior way…
Read MoreEast Boston gears up for bike-friendlier streets
A new planning process has been launched in East Boston to reconfigure Central Square (the one in Eastie, not that other town!), and local bike advocates are all over it.…
Read MoreWeight control study first to single out cycling benefits
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine this week indicates that both brisk walking and bicycling are likely to make significant contributions to controlling weight gain in…
Read MoreBCU to offer free bike tune-ups at Farmers Markets this summer!
Working with Bikes Not Bombs and the city’s Boston Bikes program, the Boston Cyclists Union is proud to announce a new program that directly helps cyclists. Huge swaths of the…
Read MoreCity invites BCU to work on Allston road design solutions
After adopting a BCU suggestion to design a cycletrack for a future Western Avenue, and receiving a rough sketch of how a cycletrack might work on Cambridge Street in Allston,…
Read MoreArtful bike racks hit Mission Hill
Working with Artists For Humanity in South Boston and funded by the City of Boston, high school students Joshua Rosado, Victor Torres and Cameron Akeredolu won a contest sponsored by…
Read MoreSouth West Corridor futures looking up!
The next few weeks should see a flurry of repaving activity on JP’s bike highway, the South West Corridor. The Department of Conservation and Recreation has been sprucing it up…
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