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Tag Archives: Boston
Gillooly’s presentation
TweetDeputy Commissioner James Gillooly’s presentation about the planned separate bikeways on Commonwealth Avenue is online at the URL below. I am preparing a version synchronized to his talk about it at the 2015 Moving Together conference and will announce that … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
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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The 2015-2016 crop of bills in the Massachusetts legislature
TweetMy opinion on these proposals, in general: all well-intentioned, but the the law of unintended consequences comes into play with some. S. 1117, sponsored by Sen. Brownsberger of Watertown, by striking out the words “16 years of age or younger”, … Continue reading
Posted in Laws
Tagged bicycle, bicycle lane, bike lane, Boston, General Court, House, Legislation, legislature, Massachusetts, Senate
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Arlington Center Safe Travel Project update
TweetArlington Center has presented a major problem for the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway (rail trail) since its opening. For people who are not familiar with the situation in Arlington Center, the rail line passed diagonally through the middle of town, crossing … Continue reading
For a real People’s Pike
Tweet“People’s Pike” is a group of citizens with concerns about the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s I-90 Allston Interchange project, the main goal of which has been to replace the deteriorating Massachusetts Turnpike viaduct. The People’s Pike group is concerned mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Boston
Tagged 606320, Allston, Beacon yards, bicycle, bike lane, Boston, Boston University, Harvard, Harvard University, I-90, Massachusetts, Turnpike, West Station, Western Avenue
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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
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Tagged bicycle, Boston, Boston Globe, lights, night, reflectors, retroreflectors, safety, visibility
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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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Boston Globe Article Falls Flat
TweetMy letter to the editor of the Globe today. To the editor: Yes, I know this is too long to publish, but I hope that you will find it informative. A major impediment to safe bicycling and good street design … Continue reading
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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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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