Bike Cop Doored In JP

Two Boston Police officers on bikes collided in Jamaica Plain after one crashed into an open car door on Centre Street.

The crash happened at around 12:30 p.m. when the first officer hit the door. The other officer, riding behind him, crashed into the first officer.

Both suffered minor injuries.

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I wonder if this means they will start a better appreciation among the cops for this sort of danger, and encourage them to ticket motorists more for this behavior. To add insult to injury got him right on a sharrow…pay attention motorists!

PS. It is illegal in MA to open your door if ANY traffic is approaching (car/pedestrian/cyclist). You can be given a ticket right there on the spot…if the cop chooses to.

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JP Open Studios Ride

Looks like a good time! From the email

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Boston cyclists, Jamaica Plain Open Studios is hosting its inaugural bicycle tour named ‘(Re)Cycling thru Work’ Saturday September 24, from 10am-1pm. Join us to cycle thru JP and visit a dozen local artists that use recycled materials & reclaim garbage to create beautiful art!

The bicycle tour will allow art enthusiasts to visit individual artist’s studios and speak with the artists themselves – while comfortably cycling through the neighborhood.

The bicycle tour will have an official guided three-hour tour Saturday morning led by Bikes Not Bombs youth who will safely lead participants on a slow-paced ride through Jamaica Plain to visit and meet recycling artists. This tour will begin with a bicycle safety check, FREE breakfast, and then a leisurely afternoon of studio visits. The tour will also be self-guided. There will be an iphone app that you can download on the JPOS website and there will be icons on the JPOS artist map that cyclists can use to create their own bike tour.

The only thing you need is a bicycle, helmet, and curiosity. We hope you will join us!

Learn more about the tour at
http://www.jpopenstudios.com

Vital info

‘(Re)Cycling thru Work’ bicycle tour
date: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 10am-1pm
meeting time: 10am
meeting place: steps of old Blessed Sacrament Church in front of the Cheverus Building: 365 Centre St

** special bonus: the tour will begin with a free breakfast!
** see the full tour schedule at http://goo.gl/jNymc

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Tour De France Party Nights

From the email

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Jeanie Johnston Pub (144 South Street, Jamaica Plain) is Tour de France 2011 headquarters! Every night through July 24 you can watch the Tour there, from 8-11pm.

In addition, Ferris Wheels hosts two special party nights at Jeanie Johnston to watch grueling high mountain stages of the 21-day race on Friday, July 15 and Friday, July 22, 8-11 pm. On July 22nd riders ascend L’Alpe d’Huez! Party nights feature:

+ Trivia contests for seasoned Tour fans
+ “Tour de France 101” – how to watch the Tour, the teams, the strategy
+ Raffles, Jeanie Johnston Pub food & beverage, and FUN!

For more information, call Ferris Wheels Bike Shop at 617-524-BIKE.

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Construction On Southwest Corridor

From JP Bikes

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Just got this from Kyle over at the JPNDC. The flyer is attached below. Basically, they’re re-working that whole intersection as part of the Jackson Square redevelopment. It should vastly improve the crosswalk across Centre that links the SWC path at Jackson Square. Right now, the crosswalk and ramps are narrow, and the T-station side is offset from the path such that you have to negotiate a tight turn, often around pedestrians. I have a copy of the plans, and at first glance it looks much better, with the crosswalk and ramp widened and placed much closer to the continuation of the path. I think the sidewalk is wider as well. That said, I wasn’t involved with the redesign and others may have concerns.

Construction is slated to start next week and continue approximately until the end of May. In the meantime, you can expect it to be a little more difficult to get through there at times as they work. Please be courteous around pedestrians and extra careful around vehicles.

pdf flyer here.

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Please Comment On Casey Overpass/Forest Hills Bike Access And Safety

got this in the email, I ride through here every single day, and every single day it sucks.

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Do you ride/walk/drive under or over the Casey overpass? Community meetings around the impending removal and replacement of that span are coming soon, so I’d like to use this blog post to solicit comments from JP Bikes members on how they feel about the current effectiveness and safety of that entire multi-road intersection. You are also welcome to comment on how it works as a pedestrian, driver, or transit user. Here are a few questions you can use to get started, but feel free to comment on whatever aspect of the project you want to. Use this link to the blog post to comment:

http://jpbikes.ning.com/profiles/blogs/please-comment-on-casey

(you’ll need to join to comment. Please do! If you would really rather not, you can send your comment to me and I’ll post it)

Do you ride through this intersection regularly? What time and how frequently? From where and to where are you typically going?

In what ways have you optimized your route or your schedule to avoid traffic or other inconvenience?

Do you ride on the sidewalk at any point?

Have you found it useful to ride over the overpass?

If you are going to/coming from the Southwest Corridor path, how do you get there?

Comment on where you see the most traffic backed up

Describe specific dangerous or confusing crossings

Describe any accidents you may have had

Please stay tuned for announcements about meetings. We expect there to be a lot of talk about car traffic and flow, so to advocate for bike accommodations and safety, we need input from as many actual users of that area as possible. Thanks!

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