Where Do You Want New Hubways?

The city wants to know, from their website:

We will be installing 20 new Hubway stations before the end of the fall! Over the next 1.5 weeks please visit courbanize.com to give us your feedback about the proposed locations in South Boston, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Dorchester, and Charlestown.

For stations in South Boston visit: http://courbanize.com/project/23/

For stations in Jamaica Plain/Dorchester/Roxbury visit: http://courbanize.com/project/22/

For stations in Charlestown visit: http://courbanize.com/project/21/

All feedback is greatly appreciated!

Personally I vote for simultaneously expanding into Dorchester, JP, and Camber-vill, while at the same time increasing density in the core area. A slow steady outward expansion in all directions, combined with in-fill to make the system rock solid.

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The City Celebrates Bike Week

Got this in the email, lots and lots of bike week events going on:

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Bike Week is here and it’s jam-packed with activities! For a complete list of all bike events happening around the state this week, visit here. Below you will find some important highlights from Boston Bikes!

Mayor Menino’s Bike Week Celebration: May 17, 7-9a

Cap off a great week of biking by joining us and hundreds of others for the Boston Bike Week Celebration on City Hall Plazathis Friday. To get there, you can join one of 10 convoys – including NEW East Boston/Chelsea and Melrose/Malden/Everett routes – or ride in on your own. We’ll start the morning right by enjoying breakfast by Boloco, getting cool free stuff, and saying good morning to each other, including many vendors.

Will you be there? Find your convoy & REGISTER AHEAD!

Ride of Silence: May 15, 7p 

The Ride of Silence, which is being organized by area volunteers, will honor cyclists who’ve been killed in collisions with motor vehicles. Riders must be 16+ and wear a helmet, and are encouraged to wear a white t-shirt or arm band. The route will be completed in silence and go at a slow pace on a 4 mile route through downtown Boston, leaving from City Hall Plaza at 7p. Press coverage and more information can be found here.

 

 

 

Two Wheels, One Fund: May 16, 6p

We are partnering withJerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill to bring you “Two Wheels, One Fund” benefiting The One Fund. With support from the New England cycling community, the event will offer guests an evening of dinner, drinks, live music from Sweet Tooth & the Sugarbabies and the east coast premiere of Red Bull Media’s new mountain biking film, “Where the Trail Ends.” More information and ticket details can be found here.

 

Boston Bikes’ Annual Bike Update, May 21, 6-8:30p

 

Our 5th annual bike update, hosted by the LivableStreets Alliance, will be a presentation on our achievements, challenges, and future goals as we strive to create a “world class bicycling city”. Come hear the latest details about the New Balance Hubway bike share, the Bicycle Network Plan, parking facilities,community programming, and more.

This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Copley Boston Public Library in the Rabb Lecture Hall. Register!

Visit our calendar of events for more bike events in Boston!

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Bay State Bike Week

Not only is it bike month, but bike week is right around the corner.  From the city:

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While we know many of you bike all year, May is the month to especially celebrate our two-wheeled machines together!

Mayor Menino’s Bike Week Celebration, May 17, 7-9a

Join us for the Boston Bike Week Celebration on City Hall Plaza. Bike in on your own or join one of 9 convoys from all over Greater Boston – including a NEW East Boston route! Meet new cycling friends as you enjoy breakfast by Boloco, music, vendors, and various free swag!

 Find your convoy and sign up for free at  www.bostonbikes.org!

Boston Bikes’ Annual Bike Update, May 21, 6-8:30p

 

Our 5th annual bike update, hosted by the Livable Streets Alliance, will be a presentation on our achievements, challenges, and future goals as we strive to create a “world class bicycling city”. Come hear the latest details about the New Balance Hubway bike share, the Bicycle Network Plan, parking facilities,community programming, and more.

 

This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Copley Boston Public Library in the Rabb Lecture Hall. Register!

Bike Fridays: June 28, July 26, Aug 30: Mark your calendar for the whole series of Bike Fridays for more convoys, food, and fun on the Plaza!

 

Other Save the Dates

 

Bay State Bike Week: May 11-19: Find events throughout the state throughout the week, register your company to compete in the MassCommute Bicycle Challenge, and join us for a culminating celebration on City Hall Plaza!

 

Franklin Park Bike & Kite Festival: May 18, 11-4p: Hosted by the Franklin Park Coalition and Discover Roxbury, this annual festival draws families to the park to celebrate the arrival of spring by flying kites and riding bikes. Boston Bikes will provide a youth rodeo and bicycle rentals.

Visit our calendar of events for more bike events in Boston!

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Apply To Become A Bike Friendly Business

From the City

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Become an Official Boston
Bike Friendly Business/Organization

Applications available now at

www.cityofboston.gov/bikes/bikebusiness.asp

Applications due Friday, March 16th

Our Bike Friendly Business awards recognize companies and organizations that take steps to be more bike friendly. By adopting a few basic, inexpensive practices, companies will significantly improve the climate for cycling in Boston.

The application includes a checklist of simple practices that will make it easy for businesses and organizations to encourage cycling. Items on the list include: outdoor bike racks, employee bike training sessions, promotion of cycling activities, shower facilities, company owned bikes, bike commuter incentives, guaranteed ride home, participation in Hub On Wheels and much more.

Businesses and organizations that check items for a minimum of ten points will be honored by Mayor Menino as a Bronze Bike Friendly Business at a ceremony in April. Businesses and organizations with sixteen points qualify as a Silver Bike Friendly Business. With twenty-two or more points businesses and organizations will earn a prestigious Gold Bike Friendly Business award. Honorees will receive a “Mayor Menino Bike Friendly Business” window sticker and be included in our press releases and on our website.

We also have a special award for “Most Bike Friendly Business”- the organization that demonstrates the most bike friendly practices or the most improvement over previous applications. These special awards are open to all non-bike industry applicants.

For more information contact: [email protected]

Nicole Freedman

Director of Bicycle Programs

One City Hall Square, Suite 932

Boston, MA 02201

617.918.4456

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Last Bike Friday Of The Year, And Tell Boston Where You Ride

This Friday is the last bike Friday of the year, if you have not done one of these yet, this is your last chance till next year!  Also the city of Boston would like to know more about where you ride.  Presumably to make those places better for cyclists, worth taking a minute to let them know.

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ome to the last Bike Friday of the year – August 26, 2011!

Convoys depart from various locations, 7 AM

Boloco breakfast & expo, City Hall Plaza, 7-9 AM

Enjoy a guided bike convoy to Boston’s City Hall Plaza, where you’ll be met with a free breakfast from Boloco, a bike festival and expo with tons of free giveaways.

Register for free at www.bikefridays.org.

To volunteer email: [email protected]

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Your input will help Boston Bikes gather information on cycling patterns to use as a guide when evaluating cycling routes, lanes, rack installments, the Boston Bikes Map, Hubway stations and more.  We invite everyone who rides a bicycle within or to/from Boston to participate.

To participate, go to www.cityofboston.gov/bikes.

Questions? Email [email protected]

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