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Posted: Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 @ 8:22 am in BU, advocacy, urban planning | No Comments »
From Chris Porter of MassBike Metro Boston: Thanks to those of you who attended the BU Bridge hearing last Thursday. There was a great crowd of bicyclists there, including some MassBikers. Also, we heard some very heartening news from the DCR - they have committed to putting bike lanes on the BU Bridge! They will […]
Posted: Thursday, October 9th, 2008 @ 8:15 am in BU, advocacy, campus, transportation (bike, intermodal, etc.), urban planning | No Comments »
DCR is planning to reconstruct the bridge as-is. This is your chance to advocate for improvements to the bridge such as bike lanes and better bike/pedestrian crossings at the Cambridge and Boston ends!
Boston University Bridge Rehabilitation Project - Public Meeting
Thursday, October 16, 2008, 6- 8 p.m.
BU College of General Studies
871 Commonwealth Avenue
Jacob […]
Posted: Monday, September 29th, 2008 @ 12:57 pm in BU, news, transportation (bike, intermodal, etc.), venting... or good stories | No Comments »
check out http://boston.mybikelane.com/
Posted: Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 @ 10:03 am in BU, campus, news, urban planning | 1 Comment »
Hello everyone,
I want to direct your attention to today’s Freep articles that talk about biking on campus.
On the front page is an article about a biker who was hit on Comm Ave:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/News/Cyclist.Hit.Near.Bu.Bridge-3435662.shtml
And an article about the bike lanes:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/News/Bike-Lanes.A.Mixed.Blessing.For.Bicyclists-3435661.shtml
Then the editorial:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/Opinion/Staff.Edit.Not.An.OpenDoor.Policy-3435674.shtml
and a student letter:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/Opinion/Letter.Concerns.About.Cyclists.Safety.Cannot.Be.Ignored-3435678.shtml
Thanks to the Freep for making this such a big issue, and we […]
Posted: Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 @ 10:35 am in BU, campus | 4 Comments »
A group of BU students plans to submit an application for a new BU student organization with a mission of working toward making Boston University a more friendly, safe and supportive campus and community for cyclists. BU requires that the officers be undergrad students, ideally ones who will be around for more than just one […]
Posted: Saturday, August 9th, 2008 @ 9:46 am in BU, campus, news | No Comments »
We’ve created a “(friends of) BU bikes” Google group to provide an online forum for those in our community interested in working toward a more bicycle friendly, safe and supportive Boston University Campus. Whether you are a supporter of the concept of bike lanes or “not so much”… completion of the bike lanes on Commonwealth […]
Posted: Thursday, August 7th, 2008 @ 2:16 pm in BU, news, ridin togetha | No Comments »
CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Office of the Mayor
Thomas M. Menino
For Immediate Release: August 5, 2008
For More Information Contact: Press Office, 617 635-4461
Mayor Announces New Benefits for Bikers
Makes good on Boston Bikes’ promises
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