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Minuteman In East Arlington Closed For Bump Removal

Written by Boston Biker on Nov 18

Just received the following notice from the Town. This is to fix some of the bumps in the path.

“Bike Path Closures Nov 20 through Nov 22
Weather permitting sections of the Minuteman Bike Path will be closed between 7:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. on November 20th through the 22nd for paving repairs. The general locations for repairs are from Linwood St. to Lake St., and Lake St. to Thorndike Field. Please observe “do not enter” signs and seek alternative routes around these work areas during these times.
All modes of travel (pedestrian, bicycles) will not be allowed in work areas.”

Hurrah!

The bumps are annoying, please and thank you for removing them Arlington.

Love cyclists.


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Help Improve The Minuteman

Written by Boston Biker on Sep 20

from the email

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“In the spirit of improving user information on and near the Minuteman Bikeway, a Recreational Trails Program grant is underwriting a review of the Minuteman Bikeway on behalf of the towns of Arlington, Bedford, and Lexington.  Toole Design Group (TDG) has begun its work; some of you have volunteered to help with the inventory of existing conditions.  They have also developed a two-page user questionnaire to gather opinions about trail signage (on and near the Bikeway), intersection crossings, and trailside amenities.  And there’s room at the end of the survey for more general comments.

The questionnaire is at this site: http://tiny.cc/minuteman  Please take a few minutes to fill it out, your opinions and suggestions are very important to this effort.”  Become a part of this three-community effort!


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Improvements For Minuteman Bikeway Amenities

Written by Boston Biker on Sep 11

Got this in the mail, you can help make the minuteman better!  (thanks Ron for the tip)

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Walkers and cycling users and friends of the Minuteman Bikeway:
The Minuteman Bikeway towns of Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford have received grant funding to design a unified identity for Bikeway amenities (signage, mile markers, benches, road crossings, etc)  in all three communities.  The program is called “Navigating the Minuteman Bikeway.” The Toole Design Group will lead this process, and WE ARE STARTING THIS PROCESS THIS FALL!.
Two early tasks involve an inventory of existing amenities and features, and also a survey of users.  We’d certainly like to get the community involved, and we’d appreciate your help in accomplishing these two important pieces of the grant program.  These two efforts will be taking place during the Sept. 24 – Oct. 10 time frame.
Let us know if you can help, and what times of the day you might be available (workday?, evenings?, weekends?).  The Toole Design Group will arrange a “training” time for participants, so that volunteers will learn the details needed to successfully gather the information that is needed.
Send me your name and contact information (e-mail as well as phone, please) and your availability for participation.  Please join us, and thanks.
Joey Glushko, Planner
Planning and Comm. Devel.
Arlington, MA  02476
Phone:  781-316-3093

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Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, You CAN Get There From Here

Written by Boston Biker on Sep 11

So many of you heard, the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Chelmsford is now open, after many (many) years of struggle the first link in what will one day be a very impressive trail is up and running!

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The problem of course is if you live in Boston, how do you get out to ride this badboy? Lucky for us Maria Varmazis has done all the leg work for us! Not only has she written up a fantastic tour of the entire trail, but has helpfully included a map for how to get from the end of the Minute Man Trail to the start of the BFRT! Thanks Maria!


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Boston #BikeUp This Sunday!

Written by Adam Pieniazek on Jun 26

Barring any major weather issues, this Sunday June 28th a few of us will be getting together for a group ride down the Minuteman Bikeway.

We’ll meet outside the Davis Square MBTA station at 10:45 AM and take off for the bike path at 11 AM. We plan on pedaling at a real casual pace, but we’ll play it by ear based on the experience level of the riders.

Sign up for the #Bikeup on eventbrite or facebook.

Any questions, feel free to contact Aaron Cohen (@UnlikelyWords), Josh Gans (@SportsFan4), or Adam Pieniazek (@AdamPieniazek). You can also call 617 326 7402.

See you there!


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