Thanks to Breakstone, White, and Gluck, Attorneys at Law, we have 100 new helmets to give out with bikes that are donated through our Roll it Forward program. These helmets are “skate style” or “BMX style” helmets, which we find the youth and teens we work with like better than the traditional road style helmet design. …
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Great Helmet Donation from Breakstone, White, & Gluck
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Some Helpful Winter Biking Tips
Courtesy of our friends over at Commonwheels Bicycle Co-Op #1: Be aware of your long coat hanging low and covering your rear light — if it’s blocked, maybe change where your light sits on your bike. #2: If you’re ever riding on black ice or frozen cold metal grates, just keep the handle bars straight, don’t turn, …
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Picking Up, Giving Away, and Educating
Last Thursday was a particularly busy day for us in Community Programming. Our day started off with a visit to the Brookline Police Department. To our excitement, we coordinated with Detective Wagner, under the leadership of Chief Daniel C. O’Leary, to pick up a load of 26 bikes for the Roll it Forward program. This is …
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Brighton Ave to Get Priority Treatment
Boston Bikes and the Boston Transportation Department, in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, are conducting an experiment with innovative bicycle pavement markings along Brighton Avenue in the Allston neighborhood. With this experiment, the City of Boston is continuing its commitment to developing safe and comfortable bicycle facilities for the growing number of bicyclists on …
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Nicole Freedman Returns as Director of Boston Bikes
Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced Nicole Freedman is returning to the position of director of the Boston Bikes program. A former Olympic cyclist, Freedman previously held the same title from the launch of the program in 2007, through April 2012. Key priorities for Freedman will include bicycle safety and accident reduction, infrastructure improvements – …
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Boston Bike Counts — 2012
From mid-September to early October, with the help of over 25 volunteers, Boston Bikes conducted our most ambitious “bike census” yet. We were able to staff 34 locations during the AM and PM peak travel hours and count over 15,000 bicycles. Count locations were selected based on previous years data, neighborhoods where Boston Bikes has …
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Reflecting, Regrouping, and Riding Forward
As a result of the tragic accidents, the past few months have been emotional for the cycling community in Boston. As representatives for that community within city government, the outpouring of concern, thoughtfulness, and call to action from our fellow riders has especially touched the Boston Bikes staff. Mayor Menino referenced the importance of the close-knit …
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Showing Off at the National League of Cities
The National League of Cities Conference filled the Boston Convention Center last week, and the leaders of more than 2,000 municipalities across the country were excited to talk about bikes. Our staff led a sold-out “mobile workshop” about what we’re working on in Boston. The tour pointed out innovative bicycle infrastructure such as bike boxes, the …
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