Help DotBike Close The Gap

Anyone who has ridden down the coast knows there is a big gap in the otherwise pretty decent off road bicycle trail there (in front of the big gas tank). Help DotBike close the gap!

And for those of you who didn’t know about this trail, check it out sometime! Dorchester has a lot of nice riding to be had, get yourself down there!

Hi Dot Bikers,

An update on an exciting project that is currently underway regarding the Dorchester Coast Trail (aka “The Missing Link” between Greenway in Port Norfolk and Harborwalk at UMass Boston). As you probably know
this is one of Dot Bike’s highest priority advocacy projects as this connection would link two of the already great bike routes that follow much of the Dorchester Coast creating a fabulous and safe off road path along Dorchester Bay and beyond.

This January a group of graduate students in the Tufts University Urban and Environmental Planning program started a research project sponsored by the DCR to explore options and issues regarding creating this crucial link. The result of this project will include materials that will be useful to move forward on the next steps in the process.

You can help them and us by completing a short online survey available here

And please share this link with others you may know who live near the trail/gap or are Neponset Greenway/Harbor Walk users.

The students are visiting some neighborhood associations this and next month so be on the lookout as they may be coming to your association’s meeting.

And a coalition including DotBike, BNAN, the BCU and DEHC are planning to co-sponsor a community meeting to hear what the group has been working on and provide input and feedback. This will take place in late March/early April so stay tuned for details on this important public meeting.

You can find more info on the missing link by checking out the advocacy section of our newly redesigned web site at www.dotbike.org

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City Of Boston Bike Survey

Got this in the email. I was a little hard on them for the Charlestown thing, but be sure to let the city know that you do appreciate all of the great new infrastructure they have been putting in lately, and also your feedback will help them improve.

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City of Boston Bike Survey
Dear Friends,

The City of Boston is conducting a brief 2010 year-end survey of people who bicycle in Boston. If you ride a bike in Boston–rarely, occasionally or perhaps every single day–please take a moment to complete this important survey. We will ask questions about your riding habits and ask for your feedback on our events.

To take the survey go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BostonBikes.

Please forward this to anyone else you know who bikes in Boston. Thank you very much for your input and have a safe and happy holiday season!

Sincerely,

The Boston Bikes Team

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Help DotBike Figure Out A Way To Get A New Bike Shop In Dorchester

Dorchester currently doesn’t have any bike shops, fill out this survey to help DotBike get more!

If you live in Dorchester, or ride there often click here to take the survey.

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Taking Some Surveys!

People need to know how you think, let them know how you:

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Bike in Boston (this is from the city, and is kind of awkward, but the data is going to be very useful to them so tough it out).

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New MIT Study On Bike Safety And Helmets

This looks really interesting and who knows, those smart kids over at MIT might make another awesome invention that changes the world!

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We are team of MIT students in 2009 Product Engineering Processes and are working on a design project related to helping people during cycling accidents. This survey should take 15 minutes to complete. Your responses will be very helpful to us in developing our design. All answers will be kept confidential. Thank you very much for your participation.

Survey Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Jbspk0tZUSQDsmAx8fW6Zg_3d_3d

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions/comments/suggestions/concerns.

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