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Crowds walk down the middle of a car-free Newbury Street among vendors' tents, umbrellas for outdoor dining, and people lounging in lawn chairs during one of the city's popular Open Streets events.

‘Open Streets’ Events Expanding to More Boston Neighborhoods This Summer

By Grecia White | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

"This is about community, this is about bridging the gap, this is about opening the door so people can see what businesses are out there and actually patronize them,” said Warren Williams, Executive Director of Jamaica Plain’s Three Squares Main Street organization.

Riders arrive at City Hall Plaza for Bike to Work Day in 2018. Courtesy of the City of Boston.

Bike to Work Day This Friday, and More Bike Month Events

By Christian MilNeil | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

May is MassBike’s Bay State Bike Month, with dozens of bike rides, bike repair clinics, and other events all over the commonwealth. You can find a lot more events at MassBike’s BayStateBikeMonth.org website, but here’s a brief summary of some highlights: Wednesday: Burritos and A Bike-In Movie The Boston Cyclists Union is hosting a Bike […]

Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 7, 2020 | 1 Comment

Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.

An MBTA Route 111 bus bound for Haymarket Station uses the new inbound bus lane on North Washington Street on October 9, 2019.

MBTA Board Updates: Details Emerge on Tobin Bus Lanes, Budget Cuts

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

MBTA budget planners now predict a $584 million budget deficit for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts next summer.

Saturday: ‘Celebration of Life’ Ride Aims to Bring Black Men Together on Bikes

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments

Black men and other men of color are being invited to reflect, mourn, and heal together in a “Celebration of Life” bike ride through Roxbury this Saturday. Organizer James Adius Pierre, a lifelong Cambridge resident, says that the ride is inspired by the summer’s unrest and the August 28 anniversary of the March on Washington. […]

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Makes Surprise Appearance at Boston’s ‘Ride for Black Lives’

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 1, 2020 | No Comments

On Sunday, hundreds of riders gathered in Franklin Park for the summer’s third Ride for Black Lives in Boston, which featured an appearance by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, co-chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus and a co-founder of Washington’s Future of Transportation Caucus. Before the ride started, Pressley told the crowd that “you are writing the […]

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