Sign Up Today And Save On The Mass BikePike Tour

By on February 14, 2013 in Event

The Mass BikePike Tour is a scenic bicycle tour celebrating all the best that Massachusetts has to offer!  Taking place from August 1st to 4th, it is “The Friendliest Ride in the East” and is suitable for anyone from novices to experienced cyclists. It’s a GREAT use of limited vacation time – join us after work on Wednesday [...]

Register Today for the National Bike Summit

By on February 14, 2013 in Advocacy, Bicycle Law, Federal, Government, Legislation

The current transportation authorization, MAP-21, was passed after years of delay and much hard fought negotiation. The united voice of bike advocates was a crucial element keeping even our small share of funding from being totally gutted. However, it expires in a short 19 months from now and the current Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair [...]

Legislators Co-Sponsoring MassBike Legislation

By on February 13, 2013 in Bicycle Law, Legislation

We are very pleased to report that MassBike’s bills filed in the Legislature last month garnered significant support from legislators across the Commonwealth who signed on to co-sponsor. Please join us in thanking these senators and representatives for their commitment to the safety of bicyclists and other vulnerable road users. “An Act To Protect Vulnerable [...]

MassBike’s Response To Decision Not To Indict Driver In Wellesley Fatality

By on February 6, 2013 in Advocacy, Bicycle Law, Bicycle Safety

Earlier this week, we learned that a grand jury decided not to indict the driver of the truck that stuck and killed bicyclist Alexander Motsenigos in Wellesley last August. We are outraged at this result, and our hearts go out to the Motsenigos family who must suffer this injustice on top of their loss. We [...]

MassBike Gets To Work With The New Legislature

By on January 25, 2013 in Bicycle Law, Bicycle Safety, Legislation

Last week, two bills written by MassBike were filed in the Legislature, and we are strongly supporting two other bills to make biking and walking safer. MassBike’s bills are the “Act To Protect Vulnerable Road Users”, S.D. 723, and the “Act To Protect Bicyclists In Bicycle Lanes”, S.D. 731. Many thanks to Senator William Brownsberger, [...]

MassDOT Biking Toward Sustainability

By on January 25, 2013 in Bicycling Infrastructure, Government

We were glad to see more evidence that the state gets it when it comes to bicycling. Back in August, we made extensive comments on MassDOT’s GreenDOT Draft Implementation Plan. GreenDOT is MassDOT’s sustainability initiative, and the implementation plan is the document laying out the path to achieving the goals contained within it. The final [...]

Save The Date: Bike/Walk Summit On Beacon Hill

By on January 25, 2013 in Advocacy, Funding, Legislation

This year is going to be HUGE for transportation funding. The governor recently announced that he is seeking to pump $1 billion more annually into the transportation system, and MassDOT intends to devote a nice slice of that to bike/ped projects. However, negotiations are going to be tough with the Legislature, and we can’t let [...]

State Transportation Funding Plan Is Big On Biking

By on January 16, 2013 in Funding, Government

Governor Patrick is finally taking on the state’s transportation crisis in the upcoming legislative session. With the state’s ambitious mode shift goals and GreenDOT Implementation Plan both strongly supportive of biking and walking, we were anxiously waiting to see if the Governor’s funding proposal reflected these priorities. In other words, would the state put its [...]

Get A Bicycle Advisory Committee In Your Community

By on December 19, 2012 in Advocacy, Bicycle Community, Fundraising, Paths and Trails

Having an active Bicycle Advisory Committee can make the difference between a town that’s OK to bike in and one that is fantastic. Looking across the state, the communities with Bicycle Advisory Committees are the ones that stand out for their safer riding conditions, support of bicycle education programs, and strong bicycle culture. Northampton is [...]

MassBike Annual Meeting at Flat Top Johnny’s – December 19th

By on December 13, 2012 in Bike Fun, MassBike News

The board and staff of MassBike invite you to our Annual Meeting on  Wednesday, December 19th, from 5:30-8:00pm at Flat Top Johnny’s, 1 Kendall Sq,  Cambridge, MA. Starting at 5:30, the MassBike Board of Directors will hold a brief business meeting where Executive Director David Watson will report on MassBike’s 2012 accomplishments and preview our [...]