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New Product — ShelBroCo Magic Green Paint

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jsallen

TweetHere’s a high-tech product which deserves to be used in every new bicycle infrastructure project. The linked page gives a thorough description and videos!

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A letter to a neighbor

Posted on March 8, 2015 by jsallen

TweetMarch 8, 2015 To my neighbor at [address]: Aside from the usual traffic interactions, I had two unusual ones this morning while riding my bicycle to and from church. On my way home, I passed some neighbors who were walking … Continue reading →

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Boston Police bicycle training

Posted on January 2, 2015 by jsallen

TweetAre the Boston Police getting the training they need to be safe and effective on bicycles? I don’t think so. I don’t know how they train, but I have seen how they perform. In another post, I described how a … Continue reading →

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Narrow-Gauge Rail Trail, Bedford: safer to walk across the street?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by jsallen

TweetThe photo below, from summaer 2011, is a cylindrical panorama: Hillside Road, at the right, is at a right angle to Route 4-225 (the Great Road) at the left. The Narrow Gauge Rail Trail runs from front to rear in … Continue reading →

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Boston Police tactics at the December 13, 2014 protest

Posted on December 15, 2014 by jsallen

TweetI express my appreciation to the Boston Police for crowd control without excessive force at December 13’s protest march. Anything less would have been very unfortunate, particularly in connection with a peaceful march protesting use of force and police immunity … Continue reading →

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People’s Pike or People’s Pillar to Post?

Posted on October 27, 2014 by jsallen

TweetHow would I like to think of the People’s Pike? I want to see a bicycle path and an adjacent footpath which avoid crossing and turning conflicts, passing under the ramps to the Turnpike and to the proposed West Station, … Continue reading →

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Honked at again

Posted on October 25, 2014 by jsallen

TweetI was bicycling home from church on a Sunday afternoon recently. The church I attend, First Parish in Waltham, has a parking lot on either side, but also the public school parking lot across the street doesn’t get much use … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Avenue and the BU campus

Posted on October 17, 2014 by jsallen

TweetThe Boston cyclists Union and Livable Streets are promoting cycle tracks for Commonwealth Avenue. The bicycle industry’s Astroturf advocacy organization, Peoplefor Bikes, is asking people to sign a petition in support of them. Not a good idea. Cycle tracks on … Continue reading →

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I-90 Interchange project announcement

Posted on October 3, 2014 by jsallen

TweetGovernor Deval Patrick announces commitment to a major expansion in the I-90 Interchange project, 2:40 PM, September 18, 2014, Beacon Yards, Allston section of Boston, Massachusetts. The abandoned rail yards are now a 22-acre wasteland in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts low-speed motor vehicle law

Posted on October 3, 2014 by jsallen

TweetIt is legal to operate a farm tractor, horsedrawn carriage, construction equipment, bicycle or motorized bicycle (moped) on any public way in the Commonwealth except for limited-access and express state highways. The rules for low-speed motor vehicles are far, far … Continue reading →

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