Connecting Historic Boston With A Bike Path: Make Your Voice Heard!

Imagine a giant figure 8 loop around the downtown core of the city of dedicated car free cycle tracks for cyclists.

I really like this idea, I think it has potential as not only a way to see all the historic sights in Boston, but also as a downtown Bike Freeway system.  Providing a way to get around the core of the city (and beyond) on a high capacity dedicated bike way.

Most importantly it can be used as an foundation to build future infrastructure from.  Check out this meeting and attend to support this great idea!

got this in the email

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Spread the word!  Nov 21st 6pm

http://connecthistoric-boston.org/ideas/connect-historic-boston-bike-trail/

Crucial meeting: Support a cycletrack on Causeway St!

The Connect Historic Boston Bike Trail is a proposal for “a family-friendly bicycle loop around downtown Boston.” To make Causeway Street family-friendly will require a physically separate bike lane (a.k.a. cycletrack) for bikes, and new improvements for pedestrians. The Boston Cyclists Union, LivableStreets Alliance, MassBike and WalkBoston invite you to show up and speak up at a meeting presenting a new plan for Causeway Street — a crucial link the proposed Connect Historic Boston Bike Trail downtown.

SAVE THE DATE:

Public Meeting on Causeway redesign
Thurs., Nov. 21
6pm
CBT Architects
110 Canal St.
Boston

Find more information on the Connect Historic Boston Bike Trail here.

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Spring Bicycle Tour of Historic Middlesex Canal

The ride will meet at 9:30 AM at North Station (commuter rail) and take our bicycles on the 10 AM train to Lowell. (Riders can also board at West Medford at 10:11 or meet the Train when it arrives in Lowell at 10:43). Route visits Lowell canals, river walk, Francis Gate, and then Middlesex Canal remnants in Chelmsford. Lunch at Route 3A mini-mall in Billerica. Quick visit to Canal Museum, then on to Boston.

The route is pretty flat and level and we will average 5 miles per hour, so the ride will be an easy one for most cyclists.  Along the way we will stop at a number of remnants and restored sections of the Canal, as well as the Mansion of Loammi Baldwin, the chief engineer of the Canal (who discovered the Baldwin apple while building the Canal), the two remaining aqueducts  (which carried the Canal over rivers and brooks), and the northern end of the floating towpath that carried horses over the Millpond.

For more information about the Middlesex Canal go to: http://www.middlesexcanal.org

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SW Corridor Historical Bike Tour

Got this in the email, looks like fun.

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When: Sunday, September 12, 11:15am

Where: Leaving from Titus Sparrow Park (West Newton St. between Columbus and Huntington Avenues, Boston)

What: DCR celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Southwest Corridor Park with an Open Garden Day. Enjoy raffles, children’s activities, music, and more!
(Flier pdf)

At 11:15am, Janet Hunkel (Parkland Management Advisory Committee President) and Jeffrey Ferris (of Ferris Wheels Bike Shop) will lead an educational
tour from Titus Sparrow Park to Forest Hills Station, stopping at relevant points to discuss the history of the Southwest Corridor. Riders return to Titus Sparrow Park in time for the day’s finale starting at 1:00pm.

For more information on the ride, please contact Ferris Wheels at 617-524-2453.

For more info on the PMAC, click here.

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Medford Historical Bike Tour

The Medford Historical Society is planning another historic bike tour of the city.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Starts at 10:00 AM, Whole Foods Market parking lot.
2151 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA

Join a group of avid cyclists and historians for the second annual historical bike tour of Medford. This year we will focus on Medford’s rum and ship-building industries and
explore some of the city’s hidden corners by bike. The tour will begin at Whole Foods Market in Medford, they will donate water and fruit bars at the start. It will last 8 miles (about 2 hours), and we will finish with a rum tasting and snacks.

Some stops on the Bike Tour will include: Mystic Riverbend Park , Forest Street Post Office, Isaac Royall House, and Historic Ship Street.

Helmets are required, all cycling levels welcome. Suggested donation of $5.00 will support future Medford Historical Society programming.

Information:
Kyna Hamill
Chair, Programming Committee
Medford Historical Society
[email protected]

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Brick By Brick, A Historic Tour Of Medford

Ron is on fire!

Brick by Brick: A Historic Bicycle Tour of Medford.

Saturday, September 26 at 2 PM

Learn about the history of Medford’s brick industry and explore some of the city’s most interesting brick houses, buildings and structures. The tour will begin at Medford City Hall and cover about 10 miles.

Helmets required. Suggested donation $3.

Organized by the Medford Historical Society with the Medford Bi-Peds and Medford Saving Lives.

For more information email [email protected]

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