Bike Week Is Upon Us!

Do you hear that rumbling?! It is the sound of hundreds of bike week activities deluging my email box! There is zero chance I will ever be able to list them all, so instead you should check out the following calendars for the bike week goodness that you crave, nay, that you need!

Boston Bikes
Bay State Bike Week

If you know of any other event calendars/events/good times list them in the comments, I am going to leave this post stickied at the top till bike week is over, get out there and ride!

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MIT Cyclist Fatality Report Released

I reported the sad news that several months ago a MIT student was fatality struck by a truck, the report about the incident was released today.

The investigation into the Dec. 27, 2011 death of Phyo Kyaw ’10 is complete, and it has been ruled an accident. Kyaw was killed when his bicycle and a J. P. Noonan tanker truck collided as the truck turned right from Massachusetts Avenue onto Vassar Street in rainy weather after dark that evening.

“We found that there is insufficient evidence to support negligence on the part of the driver,” said Jessica Venezia Pastore, a spokeswoman for the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. Pastore responded to a routine inquiry from The Tech about this matter on Friday. Pastore said the investigation had closed on April 8. Police reports on the accident were not available prior to that closure.

The Massachusetts State Police performed a collision reconstruction, and their 16-page reconstruction report, dated March 21, is available online at http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N26/kyaw.(full article here)

The article is pretty good, and worth a read. As a blogger you wish you could say something at the end of a post like this, something hopeful or uplifting but the sad truth is this was a senseless tragedy, and nothing will make it better. My best wishes go out to Kyaw’s family, and friends.

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Bikeyface Bike Week Picnic

This looks awesome, might even go myself!

Bikeyface Bikenic · May 20 · 12pm

Are you curious about biking? Or maybe you’re experienced and want to share? Come to the Bikenic!

What is a Bikenic? It’s a picnic where people share information and discuss biking to work. Bring a lunch, yourself, and your curiosity. No bike riding involved or bike required (you can take the subway or drive for all we care!)

This is not a workshop. This will be a group of people in the community curious about biking, or with tips to share. There is no agenda, set topic, or structure. The idea is that no single person can know everything about what you want to know about bike commuting, but perhaps a group of people do. It will be kind a community knowledge-sharing social event. Hopefully you’ll make new friends and find practical answers to your biking questions. All backgrounds, experience levels, and questions welcome and encouraged!

Details:

Date: Sunday, May 20, 12 noon

Location: Boston Common Frog Pond, Boston MA

Bring: A lunch, picnic blanket

Weather: Rain cancels

For updates/additional info: Stay tuned to the event page on Bikeyface (http://bikeyface.com/events/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bikeyface), or Twitter (@bikeyface)

Invite your friends! Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/410288945658274/

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We’re Number 4!

I am not sure if this is because of the improvements that have been made in the last couple years, or if their algorythm still needs tweaking…or some of both, but WalkScore.com recently started ranking bike scores, and Boston is currently 4th!

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This Just In: Duh Bikes Are Faster

Got word that the cyclist won the commuter race this morning, which in no way surprised me.

I would be willing to wager large sums of money, that on any given weekday morning I could beat any other form of transportation to and from reasonable points in the city of Boston on my bicycle. Following all the rules even…now if you let me break the rules I am going to straight up crush…but thats not the point. Bicycling is simply the fastest way to get around this city. Congrats oh glorious bike rider, may your victory be sweet.

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How Bicycles Are Made (1945)

There is so much awesomeness in this video I can hardly stand it. Be sure to watch to the end for some amazing footage of what once was, and what will be once again.

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StreetTalk: Outlaws of Street Design

Thursday, May 17, 6:30 pm
@ Boston Society of Architects, 290 Congress Street, Boston

Learn how people are breaking the rules of traffic planning and engineering to forge a new frontier for livable cities. Hear about the paradigm shift that is happening around the world, innovative examples, and how the Boston region is reacting and paving the way.
 

LivableStreets is teaming up with the Boston Society of Architects Urban Design Committee for this event to discuss the future of street design, what is possible, and how you can create change.

Speakers:
Jackie Douglas, Executive Director, LivableStreets
Jeff Rosenblum PE, Co-founder,LivableStreets /Transportation Planner,City of Cambridge

Open to the public. Beverages and snacks will be served.

RSVP to [email protected] with “May 17 StreetTalk” in subject

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Travel From New York To Boston With Your Bike

Got this question from a reader, anyone know a good answer?

Hi I want to travel up to boston from new york. I like to bike but that kind
of trip on bike is out of my league…

I was wondering if you guys had any info on travel by bus or train with a
bike? I will be visiting family in the natick framingham area if that helps!

any info u can share WBG!

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