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Tag Archives: bicycle
My opinions on the bills before the Massachusetts General Court
TweetI can’t go to the Wednesday, January 6 hearing on transportation bills, because I’ll be out of town on business, but here’s my take (and be sure to read through to the last bill on which I comment: it’s one … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycle lane, bike lane, Boston, General Court, House, Legislation, legislature, Massachusetts, Senate
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The Globe Screws Up on Nighttime Safety
TweetThe Boston Globe has published an article titled “Survival Guide for Running and Biking in the Dark.” This picture appeared with the article: you need it to understand my comments. The article addresses issues of retroreflector placement and motion, while … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged bicycle, Boston, Boston Globe, lights, night, reflectors, retroreflectors, safety, visibility
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Mass Ave, Arlington, and two approaches to bicycling
TweetThis article is about Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, but at a deeper level, it is about two very different approaches to bicycling. I’ll start by recalling Massachusetts Avenue as it used to be. Massachusetts Avenue was striped with two lanes. … Continue reading
Posted in Arlington
Tagged Arlington, bicycle, bicycle lane, bicycle right hook, bike lane, cycle track, doffin corner, left cross, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Avenue, Minuteman, Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, right hook, safety
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The Boston Globe’s photo album
TweetAh, the Boston Globe. On the one side we have right-wing columnist Jeff Jacoby suggesting that bicyclists should all go for a nice ride in the park and stay off the streets. Though I’m a registered Democrat and liberal to … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced stop line, ASL, bicycle, bicycle signal, bike box, bike lane, Boston, Boston Globe, Massachusetts, Montreal, shared-lane marking, sharrow, sidepath, SLM, traffic light, traffic signal
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Some Plain Talk about Plainville
TweetThe town manager in Plainville, Massachusetts, has complained about a new bike lane which has been installed in connection with upgrading of a casino by the side of Washington Street, US Route 1. He thinks that the bike lane should … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycle lane, bicycle right hook, bike lane, casino, collision, crosswalk, Massachusetts, MassDOT, Plainville, Route 1, Route 495
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Commonwealth Avenue victory?
TweetI submitted the following comments in response to a Boston Globe article reporting on proposed bikeways on Commonwealth Avenue. Real solutions to bicycle and pedestrian mobility in the Commonwealth Avenue corridor can be found by connecting parallel streets, an initiative … Continue reading
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Tagged Allston, bicycle, bicycle lane, bike lane, Boston, Boston University, Brighton, collision, Commonwealth Avenue, crosswalk, cycle track, Massachusetts, right hook, safety, sidepath
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A letter to a neighbor
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
Boston Police tactics at the December 13, 2014 protest
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
Commonwealth Avenue project: Public meeting of December 9, 2014
TweetI attended the meeting at Boston University about Commonwealth Avenue in the evening of December 9, 2014. It was a day of unusually heavy rain. I got to the meeting about 1/2 hour late because of delays on the MBTA … Continue reading
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Tagged Allston, bicycle, bicycle lane, bike lane, Boston, Boston University, Brighton, collision, Commonwealth Avenue, crosswalk, cycle track, Massachusetts, right hook, safety, sidepath
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Commonwealth Avenue and the BU campus
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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Tagged Allston, bicycle, bicycle lane, bike lane, Boston, Boston University, Brighton, collision, Commonwealth Avenue, crosswalk, cycle track, Massachusetts, right hook, safety, sidepath
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