Monthly Archives: November 2014

Cambridge To Follow Boston’s Lead On Side Guards For Trucks

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Boston Biker

TweetI have talked about this a couple of times (here and here and here), and its great to see Cambridge moving forward with this simple and awesome plan.  Via On Monday, November 10, the City of Cambridge took a major step … Continue reading →

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Cold weather glove review

Posted on November 13, 2014 by altbiker

TweetCold weather riding has it’s advantages. If you ride the paths, you begin to notice that there is much less traffic on the bike paths. The people out there tend to be more experienced and cordial that the fair weather … Continue reading →

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Cold weather glove review

Posted on November 13, 2014 by altbiker

TweetCold weather riding has it’s advantages. If you ride the paths, you begin to notice that there is much less traffic on the bike paths. The people out there tend to be more experienced and cordial that the fair weather … Continue reading →

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Is An Advertised Bicycle Sting Really A Sting?

Posted on November 13, 2014 by IsolateCyclist

TweetComplaints about bad bicycle behavior almost always get a response from the police. Compare this to the many times pedestrians, bicyclists or motorists complain about bad driving; it rarely results in any action at all. In many places, Boston included, … Continue reading →

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ROADS ARE NOT THE DESTINATION: Celebration and Concern on the MassPike (Allston-I-90) Project

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Steve Miller

As our nation has painfully learned over the past fifty years from the destructive practices of the Interstate’s old scorched-earth invasion, focusing a transportation planning process on the need to satisfy car traffic trends is dangerous. (Full disclosure: I live in a house that was supposed to be ripped down for construction of the stopped-at-the-last-minute […] Continue reading →

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Cyclist Hits Pedestrian, Cab Driver Punches Cyclist, Then Hits Cyclist With His Car

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Boston Biker

TweetA cyclist hit a pedestrian, then asked a cab driver for help, the cab driver then gets into a fist fight with the cyclist and then tries to run the cyclist over…Oh Boston. From UHUB: A Brookline cab driver had … Continue reading →

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Somerville Most Popular City In The Northeast For Cycling

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Boston Biker

TweetA contest where cities compete to be the most friendly is one in which we all win.  And Somerville has edged out “traditional” bike friendly Cambridge for the top spot this year.   Somerville is the top bike commuting city … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Is Home To The Top Biking Community In The Northeast

Posted on November 10, 2014 by IsolateCyclist

TweetSometimes riding a bicycle in the Boston area can make one feel as if bicyclists are not welcome. It’s not just the drivers who create this environment, but the inconsistency in bicycle infrastructure. In some areas, there are decent bike … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Need To Build Bicycles For The City, We Need To Build Cities For The Bicycle

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Boston Biker

Tweet Lot of good ideas in here, and it mirrors my feelings that we need to be working towards a future in which cycling is boring. Boring in the sense that it is ubiquitous and universal. Not in the sense … Continue reading →

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Hubway Station Closure Update

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Boston Biker

TweetFrom Hubway:   ———— Hello Hubway riders! It’s that time of year again. Stations and bikes will soon be removed from the street for winter. Hubway will begin our regular season-end station closures on Monday, November 17, 2014, and the … Continue reading →

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