Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Bicycling

"Virtual" Bike, Walk and Roll to School Day flyer, courtesy of MassDOT.

It’s Walk, Bike, and Roll to Homeschool Day

By Christian MilNeil | May 5, 2020 | No Comments

The first Wednesday of May typically marks the Commonwealth’s annual “Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day,” a partnership between MassDOT and hundreds of schools across the state. This spring, though, the daily “walk to school” consists of clearing the breakfast table and dialing into the morning ZOOM conference. But MassDOT is inviting parents to […]

A map of the top 20 Bluebikes stations for trip origins in the last two weeks of March 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the same period in March 2019.

Bluebikes Ridership Is Down, But Remains Busy Near Hospitals

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

Recent data show that ridership on the Boston region’s leading bikesharing system had dropped by roughly 75 percent from pre-pandemic levels after Governor Baker’s stay-at-home order took effect during the final week of March. After a mild winter and a large expansion of stations last summer, ridership on the region’s Bluebikes system had been showing […]

A driver struck and killed a bicyclist at the corner of Harrison and Massachusetts Avenues on April 22, 2020. The driver of the truck pictured at left was involved in the crash and remained on the scene; bystander reports suggest a second hit-and-run driver may have also been involved. Contributed photo.

Driver Kills Bicyclist on Mass. Ave. in South End

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Police report that the crash happened around 9:10 a.m. in the intersection of Massachusetts and Harrison Avenues in the South End.

An overview map of a conceptual South Coast Bikeway route, which aims to link Providence, Rhode Island, Fall River, New Bedford, and Cape Cod. Solid green lines indicate trail segments that have already been built.

South Coast Bikeway Would Create 60-Mile Path From Cape Cod to Providence

By Dana Forsythe | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments

After decades of planning, a proposed 60-mile bike trail stretching from the Cape Cod canal to Providence, Rhode Island is starting to take shape with help from the South Coast Bike Alliance. With several segments of the route already in use through Swansea, Fall River, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett and Wareham – utilizing on and […]

A person riding a bike enjoys plenty of room on a section of Day Boulevard that was closed to car traffic for the weekend of April 11-12. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Eyes on the Street: Room to Breathe on DCR Parkways

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 13, 2020 | No Comments

This weekend, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) closed off segments of several Boston-area park roads to give people more room to recreate with safe physical distancing in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. While a number of local officials have been reluctant to endorse outdoor recreation in the midst of the pandemic, […]

A Google Street View image of Francis Parkman Drive at its intersection with Perkins Street on the north shore of Jamaica Pond in Boston.

DCR to Block Drivers From More Parkways in Boston, Watertown

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 10, 2020 | No Comments

DCR hopes that the closure of parking areas and certain road segments to motor vehicle users will reduce crowding and give park users more space to spread out.

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