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Boston Bike Update, TONIGHT!
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 31Even though the weather is horrible, go check this out!
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Hubway Opening Day Party
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 31from the email, looks like a good time!
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583 Boylston Street, Boston
Noon-2pm
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This is no April Fool’s joke! System-wide Hubway begins anew as Boston, Brookline, and Somerville rejoin Cambridge operations. Join us to celebrate at the official reopening day party at the New Balance Experience Store* in Boston on Wednesday. RSVP to let us know you’ll be there for the fun! Thank you to:
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*PLEASE NOTE: While the Hubway station outside the New Balance Experience Store will be operational at the event, it will be removed temporarily prior to the Boston Marathon. The station will be deployed permanently for the season after April 21st. |
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MORE BIKE ADVOCACY EVENTS = MORE FUN!
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Dorchester Bike Festival!
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 27Dorchester is having themselves a bike festival to celebrate the new bike cages at the Ashmot T station!
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Dorchester Bike Festival
Saturday April 26, 2014
9am-Noon
Location: Pedal & Park Bike Parking Facility on Dorchester Avenue by the Ashmont T Station
Breakfast provided!
9am-11am: Come enjoy some free breakfast and familiarize yourself with the Ashmont Pedal & Park facility, which enables commuters to park their bikes before catching buses and trains at the Ashmont T Station. We will have free bike tune-ups and family friendly activities to raise awareness about safe bicycling practices. You can also enter to win prizes.
11am-Noon: Family friendly group bicycle ride around Dorchester.
Sponsored by St. Mark’s Area Main Street, Ashmont Cycles, BikeMilton, Bikes Not Bombs, Boston Bikes, Boston Cyclists Union, Boston Police Department, Green DOT, LivableStreets Alliance, MassBike, MBTA, MBTA Transit Police, Quincycles
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Hubway Opens April 2nd!
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 25You have probably been seeing the stations being put back out, thats because its almost time for Hubway to open for the season!
More from Hubway Below.
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BOSTON, BROOKLINE, SOMERVILLE REJOIN CAMBRIDGE
as Hubway reopens system-wide on Wednesday, April 2nd.
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“Spring must be on its way if Hubway is setting up shop!” “I get so excited when I see Hubway stations back again #springishere” “Yaaaaasss can’t wait for Hubway season #suchatease.”
Snow may be on the way this week, but we have something for you to look forward to! Consider yourself the first to know: After a successful year-round pilot program in Cambridge, Hubway’s system-wide operations begin anew with an official reopening onWednesday, April 2nd.
The Hubway team has been hard at work deploying stations, and nearly 100 stations (out of 140) are expected to be operational by April 2nd, with most remaining stations to be rolled out in early April. Please note: stations along Boylston Street in Brookline and Boston will not be deployed until after the Boston Marathon.
For up-to-the-minute station, bike, and dock availability, we recommend using theSpotcycle smartphone app, or Hubway Tracker from a desktop computer. Get ready to ride. The Team at Hubway |
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WHY WILL YOU RIDE #HUBWAYEVERYDAY IN 2014?
Post a short video telling us why, and you could be eligible to win stuff!
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Need some ideas to inspire you? Check out this video to hear why Molly and Claire ride… |
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SAVE THE DATES!
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EXCLUSIVE OFFERS FOR HUBWAY MEMBERS Good things happen to people who share bicycles. See below for offers available uniquely to you, our Hubway members and friends.
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BINGO! A Play In One Act
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 24Its been a while since I have done a street theater re-enactment (see here and here and here..and here).
Bingo, a play in one act:
Scene: Our main character is standing with feet on the ground astride a bicycle while waiting for a walk sign. Neither moving, nor making like movement is about to occur.
Actors:
bike person (played by me)
Lady on foot (played by lady on foot)
Dialog: (note to stage director, this play has no dialog, its more of an interpretive dance)
Bike person: waits for walk sign.
Lady on foot: Runs into bike person loudly.
Bike person: Feels the impact, makes a face of wonder, turns head to stare at lady on foot.
Lady on foot: Angrily gestures at bike person, indicating that nowhere on the 20 foot wide sidewalk (empty of everything except the bike guy) was there a single space you could have possibly gone except into the back of this bicycle. (really work it, its hard to convey all that information in a look, but you can do it)
Bike person: Smile awkwardly.
Lady on foot: As you walk away raise your left hand up and give the thumbs up angrily, like a terminator being lowered into molten steel. Hold aloft thumb for at least 10 steps.
Bike person: Chuckle to yourself, adjust your fender, ride off.
And…scene. That’s a warp folks, good work, lets hit the showers!
I can now fill out the last square on my biker bingo card. The only one I was waiting for was the elusive “hit by a pedestrian” square. The entire experience was so strange, and sort of lovely in a funny way. If you are the lady who ran into me while walking with your headphones on staring at your feet. I want to say I am sorry you had to find out there was something in front of you like that…but you know, maybe point your eyes up a little in the future and you wont have these problems.
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The Word On The Street
Here is what people are saying
- Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts August 16, 2023TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading →jsallen
- Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts August 16, 2023TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading →jsallen
- It’s Finally Happening! 5th Annual Hot Cocoa Ride Feb 12! February 8, 2022... Continue reading →commonwheels
- It’s Finally Happening! 5th Annual Hot Cocoa Ride Feb 12! February 8, 2022... Continue reading →commonwheels
- Hello world! June 9, 2021Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! Continue reading →thecommunityspoke
- Run The Jewels Lead Free Pewter Hand Carved And Cast Pin Set January 3, 2021Made these lovely RTJ fist and gun pin set. Hand carved in wax, and then cast in lead free pewter. Because these are made by hand you can do fun things like add an extra small pin so that they sit just so (also means they have “customized” brass back plates to accommodate the extra […]Boston Biker
- My Work In The Wild: Feather Head Badge With Chris King Headset January 3, 2021One of my customers sent me this amazing picture of my feather badge installed on their (awesome!) bike. Check out Manofmultnomah (here and here), apparently Chris King took some interest in it as well. Want one of your own? Buy it here, or here... Continue reading →Boston Biker
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
