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Find ways to ride, volunteer, and get involved with the Boston Cyclists Union.

Our Google Calendar brings our public activities together in one place and makes it easy to follow them in your own calendar. Selected events also have a page on our website with more details, including what to expect, what to bring, and how to sign up.

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Upcoming BCU events

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  • Pedal the Necklace (ride 1/3)

    Franklin Park Franklin Park (North Walnut Entrance), Roxbury, MA, United States

    Join Boston Cyclists Union for a relaxed pace, 4 mile group ride through the gem of the Boston Park system: the Emerald Necklace, from Franklin Park to Jamaica Pond. This will be the first ride  in a series of 3 rides. Family friendly! Register early as a limited number of BlueBike passes are available. ?…

    Free

  • Pedal the Necklace (ride 2/3)

    Jamaica Pond Jamaica Pond Boathouse, Boston, MA

    Join Boston Cyclists Union for a relaxed pace, 4 mile group ride through the gem of the Boston Park system: the Emerald Necklace, from Jamaica Pond to Shattuck Visitor Center in the Fenway. This will be the second ride  in a series of 3 rides. Family friendly! Register early as a limited number of BlueBike…

    Free

  • Pedal the Necklace (ride 3/3)

    Shattuck Visitor Center (Fenway) 125 Fenway, Boston, United States

    Join Boston Cyclists Union for a relaxed pace, 4 mile group ride through the gem of the Boston Park system: the Emerald Necklace, from Shattuck Visitor Center in the Fenway to the Boston Common. This will be the last ride  in a series of 3 rides. Family friendly! Register early as a limited number of…

    Free

  • June Critical Mass

    Copley Square

    Join Boston's monthly group ride! Start at Copley Square, gather 6:30PM. Ride starts at 7. Boston Critical Mass June

  • Mattapan on Wheels

    350 River Street 350 River Street, Boston, MA, United States

    16th Annual Mattapan on Wheels event on Saturday, July 18. 3 different ride lengths - pick your distance and destination. Volunteers welcome! First 80 riders get a commemorative t-shirt

  • Better Buffers and Bagels

    Better Bagels 211 Congress Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join Boston Cyclists Union for a first hand tour of the new "cast in place" concrete bike lane buffers on Congress Street. Give us your opinions on where the City of Boston should be protecting bike lanes, or creating new protected bikeways. We'll meet at Better Bagels. If you're coming from Jamaica Plan, meet up…

  • BoP-Town Bikepacking Ride to Provincetown

    Boston Seaport (departure point)

    Join Boston Cyclists Union for our annual "self-supported" bikepacking ride from Boston to Provincetown on August 29 & 30. Pay what you can using our sliding scale. Volunteers welcome. Women, gender-diverse, and POC folks are especially encouraged to join this ride as our mission is to make biking inclusive and supportive to folks who may…

    Free – $100

  • Peter Furth Bike Tour of Cummins Highway

    Forest Hills Station – North Entrance 1037 New Washington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join us this upcoming Saturday (October 3) for an infrastructure bike tour led by the great Professor Peter Furth!  We will be taking a look at the just-finished redesign of Cummins Highway with beautiful protected cycle tracks, safe bus stops, a roundabout, and other fun stuff!  We'll see what else the professor has to say…

  • “A Simple Machine” Boston Bike Convoy

    Boston → Arlington

    A bike convoy through Roslindale, Boston, and Cambridge to the Regent Theatre in Arlington for the Boston-area screening of A Simple Machine.  This new indie film features a bicycle as a symbol of personal agency and economic independence, and will be followed by a live video Q&A with the director and lead actor!  RSVP, schedule,…

    $20

  • Elm-Beacon Connector Thank You Mini-Ride. Connect with your community and celebrate the new pedestrian and micromobility improvements on and around Elm Street. Sunday, November fourteenth. 10:15 A M, Gather in Lou Ann David Park. 10:35 A M, Ride to Beacon Street via the new Elm Street bike lanes. 11:00 A M, Eat together at Cafe Rustica. Volunteers from local organizations can also help you get involved with safe street advocacy! Can't make it? You can still send a thank you to CityCouncil@SomervilleMA.gov and Transportation@SomervilleMA.gov. Boston Café Bikers, Boston Cyclists Union, Cambridge Bicycle Safety, Davis Square Neighborhood Council, Porter Square Neighborhood Association.

    Elm-Beacon Connector Thank You Mini-Ride

    Lou Ann David Park 1060 Broadway, Somerville, MA, United States

    We're so excited to have new separated bike lanes on Elm Street, providing safer rides and pedestrian crossings from Davis Square to Porter Square and Beacon Street! To celebrate, join us for a mini group ride in Lou Ann David Park on Saturday, November 14th. We'll ride the new connection to Beacon Street, and then…