MassBike is once again coordinating the Massachusetts delegation to the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC, on March 9-11, 2010. The Summit is organized by the League of American Bicyclists, and brought more than 500 dedicated bicyclists to DC last year. This is your opportunity to help us get more federal money for bicycling projects [...]
States with the lowest levels of biking and walking have higher traffic fatalities and chronic disease. A new report released today by the Alliance for Biking & Walking shows that lack of investment in biking and walking could be contributing to higher traffic fatalities and chronic disease rates in the U.S. Bicycling and Walking in [...]
Governor Deval Patrick has announced a new multi-use path and other bicycle improvements for the Watertown area. We here at MassBike support the construction of multi-use paths, and are working hard to make sure we hear more announcements like this in the future. Press release from the governor’s office below. ——————————- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive [...]
The City of Boston is once again calling for local business’ to become Bicycle Friendly. MassBike can help your business qualify for the coveted designation of Bicycle Friendly Business. If you are interested in getting one of our awesome commuter workshops, or adult safety classes so that your business can qualify, please contact us. Below [...]
[Ed. Note: We revised this post to resolve some confusion among our advocacy partners.] Sometimes it’s the seemingly little things that can make a big difference. We often work behind the scenes on the less-than-exciting minutia of government agencies. This involves many meetings, phone calls, and emails about things that most people never hear about, [...]
Boston’s Director of Bike Programs, Nicole Freedman, presented a year-end report at the Boston Public Library on Thursday, December 10, 2009. The event was hosted by LivableStreets Alliance, with valet bike parking provided by MassBike. Nicole updated the packed house on everything that the City of Boston has been doing to make Boston “a world-class [...]
The MABPAB is the Massachusetts Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, which is a very important forum for MassBike to influence statewide policy on bicycling. The MABPAB was established by law, championed by MassBike and WalkBoston, to “oversee the state’s bicycle and pedestrian activities and advise the bicycle and pedestrian program office [now part of MassDOT].” [...]
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