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Temporary protected bike lanes put up in downtown Boston earlier this year will become permanent, Mayor Marty Walsh said in a Tuesday press conference. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE

Pop-up to permanent: temporary bike lanes Downtown are here to stay

James Paleologopoulos September 18, 2020
Bike lanes that popped up in Downtown Boston this year are going to be sticking around as the City edges closer to make Downtown jobs more accessible to residents in other neighborhoods.
Beijing-based bike-sharing service Ofo establishes locations in Worcester and Revere. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New bike-sharing program surfaces as Hubway competitor

Vivian Situ October 1, 2017

A new bicycle-sharing program from overseas is quickly starting to establish itself further in the Greater Boston area, increasing pressure on Boston-based Hubway. Ofo, the Beijing-based bike-sharing...

Surrounded by bikers wearing yellow in solidarity with the dead, onlookers listen to a speaker call for faster action, at the Streets Are For People rally Thursday evening in City Hall Plaza. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Pedestrians, bikers hold rally for safer streets at City Hall

Ashley Griffin September 30, 2016

To protest for safer roads for pedestrians and bikers, approximately 100 Boston residents rallied at City Hall Plaza Thursday evening in the “Streets Are for People Rally.” The rally, organized...

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