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The Daily Free Press

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A student bikes down Commonwealth Avenue. Mayor Michelle Wu introduced “Better Bike Lanes” in September 2022, an initiative to make biking in Boston safer, but within the last two years, there have been 582 crashes involving bicycles, according to city records. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I’m going to get killed’: Boston cyclists stress need for better bike infrastructure

Nicole Abrams December 6, 2024
The Daily Free Press investigated how many bike crashes happen in Boston, what streets and neighborhoods are the most dangerous for cyclists and what advocates say need to change.
Sophomore Eli Gately walks his bike into the BU Cycle Kitchen (BUCK) to fix a flat tire. The BUCK opened last semester with the intention of providing students and employees a space to learn how to repair their bikes themselves. LILY HANSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Cycle Kitchen aims to build cycling culture through community events

Truman Dickerson February 13, 2024
The BU Cycle Kitchen does not only provide students and employees a space to learn to repair their bikes themselves — it also aims to foster community.
e-bikes

Massachusetts State House introduces bill to regulate e-bikes

Jit Ping Lee April 7, 2022
A bill to regulate the use of electric bicycles in Mass. was referred to the State Senate Ways and Means Committee on Monday. 
Jon Ramos, organizer of the “Gravy Train!” bike tour, digs in to his first bowl of poutine at Roxy's Grilled Cheese in Allston. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Cyclists Union’s ‘Gravy Train’ searches for city’s best poutine

Eduard Miska February 2, 2018

It was a cloudy, calm Sunday morning in Copley Square, and even with roads damp from the rain, the Gravy Train slowly came together. This train had no locomotive and no caboose, only a group of 13...

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...

The City of Boston holds a public meeting to discuss the next phase of the South Bay Harbor Trail, which connects Boston neighborhoods to its waterfront. PHOTO BY AMANDA LUCIDI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Transportation Department holds meeting, discusses South Bay Harbor Trail project

Nathan Bindseil January 27, 2017

After 15 years, at a meeting with Boston Transportation Department officials Wednesday evening, Michael Tyrrell came one step closer to seeing his South Bay Harbor Trail project become a reality. The...

MassDot Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced Wednesday that the Complete Streets Funding Program will provide $12.5 million to support alternatives to driving like walking and biking. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MassDOT initiatives to improve safer biking, walking options

Katie DiClemente November 9, 2015

In order to provide safer biking and walking options for residents, Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced two initiatives Wednesday as part of the Complete...

The Emerald Network Project, announced Saturday, plans to make a continuous pedestrian path from the Mystic River to the Neponset River. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Initiative seeks to connect greenway paths in Greater Boston area

Ellen Cranley September 16, 2015

Residents in the Greater Boston area may soon have access to a 200-mile path, spanning from the Mystic River north of the city to the Neponset River south of it. LivableStreets Alliance, a nonprofit...

Following the death of cyclist Anita Kurmann, 38, on Aug. 7, 2015, there will be increased safety measures implemented at the intersection of Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. Ave., Beacon Street intersection to improve biker safety

Samantha J. Gross September 4, 2015

  In the wake of the fatal bike crash that killed Boston University research fellow Anita Kurmann, 38, changes to the intersection where the woman was struck are underway to make the area safer...

Boston bikers urge City to build cycle track on Comm. Ave.

Jaime Bennis September 25, 2014

Several Boston bicycle advocacy groups are pushing for the construction of a cycle track on Commonwealth Avenue, arguing that physically separating bike lanes from the roadway will reduce the number of...

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