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Dear America: This Is How You Make Public Transportation Cool

Written by Boston Biker on Sep 17

Seriously this is the best god damn thing I have seen in weeks. Be sure to stay tuned till the donut part…pure gold.


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Livable Streets Street Talk: Denmark, Sweden, And The Netherlands

Written by Boston Biker on Jul 29

Our travels to Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands

Wednesday August 4, 7-9 PM
@ LivableStreets Office, 100 Sidney Street, Cambridge MA 02139

LivableStreets1,000 people from around the world gathered in Copenhagen in June for the Velo-City Global conference to learn, discuss, and share best practices about urban street design and bicycling. The conference was held in the ‘City of Cyclists’ where almost 40% of people commute by bicycle every day!

Come to the LivableStreets’ StreetTalk to hear stories and see photos from the Velo-City Global conference in Copenhagen, and travels around Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden by our own:

– City of Boston Transportation Planner Charlotte Fleetwood
– City of Cambridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner Cara Seiderman
– Northeastern University Engineering Professor Peter Furth
– MAPC Transportation Planner David Loutzenheiser and
– LivableStreets Director Jackie Douglas

Open to the public. Suggested $5-$10 donation. Beer provided compliments of Harpoon Brewery!


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