Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Bicycling

Legislature Approves Long-Stalled Traffic Safety Bill With Compromises on Bike Light Requirements

By Sam Mintz | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

The version of the legislation which passed both the House and Senate this week includes a compromise: the new lighting rules can’t be the primary purpose for a police stop, and can’t be used as conclusive evidence of contributory negligence in a civil suit.

Lewis Mall, East Boston: A ferry attendant waits for a bicyclist to wheel his bike onboard before loading the removable metal ramp back on the ferry this morning.

MBTA Debuts New Ferry Service in East Boston

By Grecia White | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

The ferry ride takes around 10 minutes as it covers about a half mile distance across the harbor from one wharf to the other.

Four people: a white man wearing a blue collared shirt and tie, a black woman wearing an athletic long-sleeved top, a white woman wearing a pink blazer, and a white man wearing a collared short-sleeved polo shirt, stand behind a Bluebikes bicycle in a brick plaza. Behind them is a row of more bikes parked in a Bluebikes station.

Salem Doubles Its Bluebikes Coverage

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

The new stations will expand Bluebikes coverage into neighborhoods north and west of the downtown area, and supplement existing docks in high-ridership locations like Salem State University and the MBTA regional rail stop.

A bicycle rider enters a bike lane delineated with cones and construction barrels on Columbus Avenue in Back Bay. The bike lane runs along the curb, with a row of parked cars to its left.

Boston’s Exciting Biking Transformation: How the City is Promoting Biking on Multiple Fronts

By Grecia White | Sep 14, 2022 | No Comments

The city isn’t just focusing on new infrastructure: it’s also hosting educational programs, expanding the Bluebikes system, and rolling out new subsidies for e-bike purchases.

Boston Officials Test-Drive New Electric Bikes for Potential Inclusion in the Bluebikes System

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

"We're looking at what it would take to add e-bikes to the Bluebikes system, and I wanted to try out the hardware," says Boston's Chief of Streets, Jascha Franklin-Hodge.

People wearing day-glo vests walk along a paved path that's under construction, with bare soil and riprap on the ground to the left and the Green Line Extension tracks below them to the right.

Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

During last week’s NACTO conference in Boston, attendees streamed out of the Hynes Convention Center each morning for “walkshops” that offered tours of some of the region’s pedestrian, bike, and transit infrastructure. One of those walkshops offered a hard-hat construction tour of the Somerville Community Path Extension, which is nearing the end of its construction […]

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