MBTA Opening New Pedal And Park Cages

Awesome, I hope every station gets one.  From here:

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As part of a federal grant program to provide access to safer bike-locking options, MBTA officials said they are officially opening new “Pedal and Park” facilities to the public on April 16. The first structure will be unveiled to riders at the Oak Grove station, and allow cyclists to place their two-wheeled modes of transportation inside a caged area that can only be accessed with the use of a registered CharlieCard or Bike CharlieCard.

The Oak Grove facility will be one of the first of 12 new “high security” bike parking cages that will be rolled out for public use between April and September of this year. Other spots that will be getting the bike upgrades include South Station and Braintree. Additional card-access bike cages will be opened in Malden, Davis Square, Ashmont, Back Bay, Dudley, Alewife, Salem, and Beverly. Seven will open later this summer, and the last two will open in 2014.

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Bike Cage Improvement At South Station

Got this in the email, and I visited the other day to confirm that yes they have improved these cages an awful lot since they were installed.

I was by South Station today and noticed they have finally made improvements to the bike cage that was installed last year I think (maybe earlier) to bring it up to a true secure cage. There are new cameras and a secure door is installed though the sign says it wont be fully working until October when you will need a bike charlie card.

Thanks John for the tip

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Infrastructure News

Boston is really getting its act together, this morning the MBTA announced the new bike cages at South Station (video taken from MassBike)

And also I have heard rumblings that the people in charge of the Longfellow Bridge project are going to revamp the plans for to better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians! (more on this when I get the info). This has the potential to be really great news!

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New Bike Cages Opening At Forest Hills Station

We covered the first bike cages in Alewife (here here here and here) but now they are putting in more!!! Huzzah. Anything that makes taking public transportation easier to do with a bike is A-OK in my book. Way to go MassBike, MBTA and the other groups that had a hand in making this happen. Press release below.

Anyone get pictures of this yet? If so send me the link in the contact form.

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Date: Tuesday, September 29
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Forest Hills Station (rear busway)

The MBTA has been working to implement bike related enhancements throughout the system. To accommodate the increasing number of MBTA customers cycling to and from T stations, a pilot program was developed to introduce the T’s first ever bike cages. Following the success of Cambridge’s first bike cages at Alewife Station in 2008, Forest Hills station has been identified as Boston’s first station to be equipped with a bike cage. This station location was selected based on bike parking demand, and also from an environmental justice perspective.

The Bike Cage built to accommodate up to 100 bikes consists of a chain link fence enclosure with a security gate and a canopy. Features include lighting, security cameras and an emergency call box. The secured bike cages, accessible with a swipe of a Bike CharlieCard, will provide a higher level of security with the camera surveillance system.

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StreetFilms Covers Alewife Bike Cages

Pretty sweet. Way to go MassBike, Livable Streets, MBTA, and everyone else who was part of making these happen. Lets hope for many more.

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