Tag Archives: Bike Lanes

Bikes Infrastructure Makes Traffic Run Smoother

In Manhattan they did anyway, with the help of more pedestrians and higher transit rates, as well as the new bike share program.   After several blocks in the heart of Times Square were pedestrianized and protected bike lanes were … Continue reading

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Bikes Infrastructure Makes Traffic Run Smoother

In Manhattan they did anyway, with the help of more pedestrians and higher transit rates, as well as the new bike share program.   After several blocks in the heart of Times Square were pedestrianized and protected bike lanes were … Continue reading

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New Bike Facilities Coming To Dorchester

The City is circulating this flyer about bike lanes coming to Freeport and shared lanes on Ashmont and Adams. ———–   NOTIFICATION Mayor Menino’s Boston Bikes Bike Lane Installation on Multiple Streets Fall 2013 or Spring 2014 THE CITY OF … Continue reading

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Southie Bikes Response To Canceled Bike Lane Meeting

Got this in the email from Southie Bikes:   It has always been the position of Southie Bikes to listen to the constructive feedback from the people in the neighborhood. We received plenty of great ideas for how to make … Continue reading

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Bicycle Trail Networks

In 2007, Boston’s mayor, Thomas Menino, established a program called Boston Bikes. It’s purpose was to make Boston into a world class bicycling city. The winner of the 2000 US Olympic road-race cycling trials, Nicole Freedman runs the program. As … Continue reading

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Bike Lane Changes In Roslindale

A reader David sent in the following report about bike lanes in Roslindale/JP Area: In the October 2009, bike lanes were added to Washington Street between Ukraine Way (just south of Forest Hills) and Roslindale Square. They added some convenience, … Continue reading

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New Bike Lanes Pop Up On A-Street In South Boston!

Incoming from our friend Jon Ramos at Southie Bikes: “I took those with my handy-dandy helmet cam last night and this morning.” Loving the traffic buffer.

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New Bike Lanes Pop Up On A-Street In South Boston!

Incoming from our friend Jon Ramos at Southie Bikes: “I took those with my handy-dandy helmet cam last night and this morning.”     Loving the traffic buffer.

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Building Bicycle Infrastructure Must Be Either Temporary Feel Good Politics Or Permanent Change

Riding a bicycle in the Boston area is precarious business. Boston’s horrendous traffic and legendary reckless drivers are only part of the problem. The other part is the roads themselves. After a long, snowy winter, many of the roads look … Continue reading

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I’m Not The Only One Who Thinks The Boston Parking System Is Broken

Patrick Doyle from the Boston Magazine lays out in wonderful detail exactly what is wrong with the Boston parking system…its too cheap. Driving in Boston is about as much fun as an emergency appendectomy with a jigsaw. Those of us … Continue reading

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