For the past 22 days riders all across the country have been logging into 2milechallenge.com and recording their bike trips in support of MassBike. Each trip logged during August equals a dollar for MassBike up to $10,000. So far we have been really cruising, averaging 304 trips a day and logging a total of 6,783 [...]
With the students returning and the weather cooling off, the perfect fall bicycling weather will soon be upon us. We have a lot of classes scheduled for the Boston area, and a few classes in the works for the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley. Take a look below to see if there is anything that appeals [...]
We have been getting a lot of feedback from folks who would love to log trips but are having trouble logging in to 2MileChallenge.com. To help out we have put together some detailed step-by-step instructions (with screen shots of each step) for logging in and logging your miles. Follow these easy steps and you will [...]
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) is excited to announce that it has been chosen as the August 2012 beneficiary of the CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge. Each month, CLIF Bar picks a different bicycling non-profit as the beneficiary of its nationwide challenge to get people out of their cars for trips under 2 miles. For [...]
You may remember seeing something about a bike story contest back at the end of April. We were asking for local riders to submit their stories about the difference that biking has made in their lives here in Massachusetts. The goal was to collect stories that gave us real, personal examples of the importance of [...]
We are excited to announce that the Westin Waterfront, presenting sponsor and venue of Bike Night 2012, has graciously allowed MassBike to extend tickets sales to Bike Night until May 2nd. Space has been filling up fast but there are still a few more spots so get your tickets soon. Tickets can be purchased at [...]
With the changing of the seasons comes the sad departures of our current interns and a new effort to fill the void left behind. What would MassBike be without its interns? The symbiotic relationship we have formed with the strong work ethic and unbridled enthusiasm of our college aged apprentices has led to some great [...]
Bike Night is only one month away and as a special promotion for this week only, buy your tickets before Friday April 13, 2012 and get an extra free cocktail of your choice! This year at Bike Night, we will be having a fashion show highlighting the best in functional, stylish urban bike fashion. The [...]
Bike Night 2012 is just around the corner and tickets are now on sale on the MassBike website. For those thinking about attending, get your friends together and purchase a table (10 Tickets) for $10 off each ticket. This year at Bike Night, we will be having a fashion show highlighting the best in functional, [...]
Thanks to the hard work of MassBike and many other advocacy organizations (most notably the Boston Cyclists Union, and also the Livable Streets Alliance and WalkBoston), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced earlier this month that the Casey Overpass will be brought at-grade. As Transportation Secretary Richard Davey stated, “The decision was made after an [...]
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