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Help win Protected Bike Lanes on the Longfellow Bridge!
SIGN THE PETITION! SIGN THE PETITION! You may have heard that Gov. Baker announced the Longfellow Bridge connecting Cambridge and Boston is scheduled to be reopened this May.…
Read MoreSupport a safer Beacon Street!
The City of Boston is proposing to install a parking-protected bike lane on Beacon Street in the Back Bay, but we need to speak up to make sure the best design…
Read MoreLETTER TO THE MAYOR
On May 16th, 2017, City of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was interviewed on WGBH radio. In the wake of the recent fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Rick Archer on Comm Ave and…
Read MoreHelp us get this massive Vision Zero safety bill passed by the state legislature!
The Bike Union, along with our partners in the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition including MassBike, Livable Streets Alliance and WalkBoston, have been working with State Legislators, led by Senator Brownsberger and…
Read MoreDuck Boat Safety Legislation Signed into Law!
After passing in the House and Senate, a bill that mandates several safety changes to Duck Boats was signed into law by Governor Baker last Thursday afternoon! Starting April 1, 2017 all…
Read MoreSafety Win! Left Turns Banned in Inman Square
The City of Cambridge has moved forward with a plan to ban all left turns in Inman Square, a step the Bike Union advocated for in order to make the…
Read MoreHelp us keep our elected officials moving on making streets safer for everyone – sign these petitions!
On September 29th, the Bike Union and allied organizations in the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition hosted a rally at Boston City Hall to demand action from our elected officials. Over…
Read MoreMass Ave in the Back Bay to get protected bike lanes thanks to your help!
On Wednesday, June 15th, over 250 people turned out to hear about important short-term safety improvements being made to Mass Ave, and to tell the city that protected bike lanes…
Read MoreDuck boats – Unsafe for our city streets?
By Peter Furth On April 30, a duck boat ran over a scooter that was right in front of it, killing the scooter’s operator, Allison Warmuth. Both she and the…
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