Monthly Archives: May 2015

Yo Dawg, I heard You Like Riding Bikes To Work

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Boston Biker

TweetSo I put bikes in your bus so you can bike while you bus… “We thought, what about doing something that we could do while the [vehicle] was moving? Maybe a bus would work, since it already has the emergency … Continue reading →

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Yo Dawg, I heard You Like Riding Bikes To Work

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Boston Biker

TweetSo I put bikes in your bus so you can bike while you bus… “We thought, what about doing something that we could do while the [vehicle] was moving? Maybe a bus would work, since it already has the emergency … Continue reading →

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Hazel-Rah Rabbit Head Badge

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Boston Biker

  Inspired by Watership Down, this badge features an etched copper witch hazel leaf with high polish brass rabbit.  I really like the way this came out! Continue reading →

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Too Fast, Too Close

Posted on May 27, 2015 by yourstruly

TweetDays since threatened by idiot driver: 1

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Hal9000 Teaches You About Unsafe Intersections

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Boston Biker

Tweet I love/am creeped out by, this guy doing his best Hal9000 impersonation. These intersections are horrible, and he does an amazing job of illustrating exactly why. Come on city of Boston, throw a little love (and money!) to the … Continue reading →

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Hal9000 Teaches You About Unsafe Intersections

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Boston Biker

Tweet I love/am creeped out by, this guy doing his best Hal9000 impersonation. These intersections are horrible, and he does an amazing job of illustrating exactly why. Come on city of Boston, throw a little love (and money!) to the … Continue reading →

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Hal9000 Teaches You About Unsafe Intersections

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Boston Biker

Tweet I love/am creeped out by, this guy doing his best Hal9000 impersonation. These intersections are horrible, and he does an amazing job of illustrating exactly why. Come on city of Boston, through a little love to the pedestrians at … Continue reading →

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The Time Has Come To End Traffic Fatalities

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Boston Biker

TweetIt was never acceptable that people got hurt and killed in motor vehicles, but we now have the technology to drastically reduce traffic fatalities. Operating a motor vehicle is not a right, its a privileged, and we need to take … Continue reading →

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THE PURPOSE OF TRANSIT: Neither Reform Nor Revenue are the Needed Starting Point

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Steve Miller

It’s now semi-official – everyone agrees that the MBTA needs both reform and revenue.  No one says (publicly) that the current T and Commuter Rail budget is too big for its mission.  And that’s where the agreement ends – with the question of what is the MBTA’s mission, vision, and values:  what exactly are we […] Continue reading →

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THE PURPOSE OF TRANSIT: Neither Reform Nor Revenue are the Needed Starting Point

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Steve Miller

It’s now semi-official – everyone agrees that the MBTA needs both reform and revenue.  No one says (publicly) that the current T and Commuter Rail budget is too big for its mission.  And that’s where the agreement ends – with the question of what is the MBTA’s mission, vision, and values:  what exactly are we […] Continue reading →

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