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Will Vehicular Cyclists and the “Right to Park” Trump Safer Streets in Boston?

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
Beacon Street in Somerville, just outside Boston, is perhaps the most biked route in the state of Massachusetts. It also has a terrible safety record. There have been 154 collisions involving cyclists on the corridor between 2002 and 2010, according to the state Department of Transportation [PDF]. “There are more bikes going down Beacon Street in […]
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Did “Anti-Cyclist Bias” Let a Hit-and-Run Killer Off the Hook in Boston?

By Angie Schmitt | | No Comments
A hit-and-run truck driver has escaped prosecution for killing a cyclist in Massachusetts after a grand jury failed to indict on vehicular homicide charges. Alexander Motsenigos, 41, was killed last August while riding his bike along a suburban road in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he lived with his wife and six-year-old son. The driver never stopped. […]

The Biggest Bike-Share Beneficiaries Won’t Be Cyclists

By Ben Fried | | 9 Comments
This column on the “super-users” of Boston’s Hubway bike-share system was a breath of fresh air after reading some of our local NYC coverage depicting bike-share planning as a raging conflict between car owners, pedestrians, and bike advocates. Writer Jonathan Simmons does a quick profile of the Hubway customers who use the system more than anyone […]
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