Tag Archives: Boston

Boston Globe: Reality Check Time

The caption with the picture below in the Starts and Stops column of the Metro section of the June 17, 2012 Boston Globe reads: Cyclists stopped for a red light in the “bike box” on Commonwealth Avenue in the Back … Continue reading

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Cycle track mania on the slippery slope in Somerville, Massachusetts

My attention recently was drawn to a proposed project for Beacon Street in Somerville Massachusetts, a couple of towns away from where I live.. A presentation from a public meeting is online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Y_jIpLYtpycEZNOUVTNUYxQVU/edit (I was unfortunately not able to … Continue reading

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A ride on Comm Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, USA

 Comm Ave. Boston: Kenmore Square, Mass Ave. underpass from John Allen on Vimeo. This is a 4-minute continuous video of a bicycle ride in Boston, eastbound on Commonwealth Avenue through Kenmore Square, to and through the underpass at Massachusetts … Continue reading

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Guest posting: Alan Forkosh on community bike systems

This guest posting is by permission of the author, Alan Forkosh, who writes: Here are some observations on how the Vélib community bike system in Paris works. My thoughts on the issue crystallized after a trip to Paris in the … Continue reading

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On the Dangerous by Design report

I’m commenting briefly on a report about walking conditions in the USA at http://t4america.org/docs/dbd2011/Dangerous-by-Design-2011.pdf which has been cited in a New York Times article today. I regard this report as generally good in its description of walking conditions. It is … Continue reading

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Building bridges?

There’s lots of material about Boston in this League of American Bicyclists policy document about bridge access: http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/reports/pdfs/bridges.pdf I regard the document as good in its recommendations on advocacy strategies. It does overemphasize separate bikeways over shoulder and bike lane … Continue reading

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I volunteered at the Boston Marathon

I participated in the Boston Marathon this year, though I have never run it… When I first moved to the Boston area in 1971, I fancied that I might take up running and run the Marathon, because I liked getting … Continue reading

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