Bike Events This Weekend In Dorchester

From the good folks at Dotbike come this awesome list of events this weekend!

Saturday July 14th 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 3rd Annual Roslindale Farmer’s Market Bike Day – Join the 3rd annual Bike day at the Roslindale Farmer’s Market in Adams Park in Roslindale with many bike related vendors and free valet bike parking!

Saturday July 14th 10 a.m – 2 p.m. Kite, Bike and Frisbee Festival at Ronan park – Come and enjoy the outdoors at one of Dorchester’s hidden gems – Ronan Park – for the Kite, Bike and Frisbee Festival. Join your community in celebrating many ways to enjoy the outdoors and Boston’s public parks with a backdrop of incredible views of Boston Harbor and the Islands. Bring a picnic, fly a kite, throw a frisbee, learn to ride a bike, play at the playground. There is something here for everyone! Family friendly event not to be missed!  Free hot dogs while supplies last, first 30 kids get a free kite, bring your bike and helmet!

Saturday July 14th 10 a.m – noon Pedal Through Boston Urban Wilds – Join BNAN staff and avid cyclist Jessica Mink for a guided tour of Jamaica Plain and Roslindale’s most notable and cherished Urban Wilds. Beginner and intermediate level bikers welcome! Bring your personal bike and helmet. Advance registration required by contacting 617-542-7696or info AT bostonnatural DOT org. Meet at Nira Rock Nira Ave and Day Street, Jamaica Plain

Sunday July 15th 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Circle the City Car-Free Corridor between Franklin Park and Jamaica Pond – Lot’s of great events associated with this event which will include street closures so you can ride between Franklin Park and Jamaica Pond Car Free!  see our site and http://www.emeraldnecklace.org/circle-the-city/ for more info.

Sunday July 15th 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Circle the City Bike Tour of Dorchester and Roxbury with Jessica Mink and the Boston Cyclists Union starting on the Southwest Corridor at Green Street (Please arrive 10 minutes before departure).  Be prepared to ride on city streets with traffic.  The ride will mainly use streets with low traffic and/or bike lanes and finish up on the Southwest Corridor.

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Upcoming DotBike Events

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Ride With State Rep Holmes

Tomorrow is the big bike breakfast at city hall, if you are riding from Dorchester you can ride with State Rep Russel Holmes on your ride.

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Upcoming Public Meetings

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Brookline Transportation Board Meeting – Thursday Jan. 26th 7 – 9 p.m. Room 111 Brookline Town Hall, 333 Washington St. Brookline
There are several bike related agenda items including:
Discussion and Action on proposed contraflow bicycle lane on Green St. From Dwight to Harvard.
Discussion and Action on proposed contraflow bicycle lane on Park St. From Marion to Beacon.
Discussion and Action on proposed contraflow bicycle lane on Dudley St. From Lee to Walnut.
Discussion and Action on proposed bicycle lane and shared lane markings on Washington St. From Cypress to the town line.

If you ride in Brookline and especially on any of these streets then think about attending.

Mass DOT Public Meeting on Fore River Bridge Replacement Project – Thursday Feb. 9th 7 – 9 p.m. Abigail Adams Middle School Auditorium 89 Middle St, East Weymouth, MA
A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Fore River Bridge Replacement Project in Weymouth and Quincy, MA
The current plan calls for two travel lanes with bikes relegated to the shoulder “a bicycle accommodating shoulder” and sidewalks for pedestrians.
If you have ridden over this bridge you know that any upgrade will be welcome but please attend to advocate for better bicycle accommodations such as a dedicated cycle track or shared separated pedestrian/bicycle path across the bridge.
More info on the project can be found here http://www.massdotprojectsforeriverbridge.info/projdescript.html

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Movie Night at the Dot 2 Dot Cafe/Cool Bike Infrastructure Brainstorm

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Come to the Dot2Dot cafe 1739 Dorchester Ave. on Friday night December 9th for a great dinner and a fun bike movie – ‘The Triplets of Belleview’ a 2003 classic animated feature film.

At 6:30 p.m. just prior to the screening we’ll very briefly tell you about an exciting new idea being worked on by a coalition of organizations to ‘Circle the City’ with a car free route for riders, rollers and walkers by closing roads or lanes to traffic to allow car free connections between the paths of the Emerald Necklace parks and the Neponset Greenway and Harbor Walk on select Sundays during the summer. Your input is requested for possible routes to connect Franklin Park to the Neponset Greenway and key Dorchester hubs. Also we’d love feedback on the Boston Bike Network plan presented on a rainy night 2 weeks ago and we’ll have some info in case you couldn’t attend. So even if you can’t stay for the movie come on by and share some ideas.

We hope you stay and watch this fun movie and enjoy a great meal and help support a local business. Restaurant opens at 6. BYOB.

And here is a brief movie synopsis in case you’re not familiar with the Triplets.

The movie tells the story of Madame Souza, an elderly woman who goes on a quest to rescue her grandson Champion, a Tour de France cyclist, who has been kidnapped by the French mafia for gambling purposes and taken to the city of Belleville. She is joined by the Triplets of Belleville, music hall singers from the 1930s, whom she meets in the city, and her obese hound, Bruno.

The film was highly praised by audiences and critics for its unique (and somewhat retro) style of animation. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards — Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Belleville Rendez-vous”. It was also screened out of competition (hors concours) at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

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