Several of the recent District A-1 North End / Waterfront police blotters have reported stolen bicycles in the neighborhood. Most victims said they locked the bike to a pole or a bike rack, and when they returned to the spot it was gone. With more people biking in the summer weather and leaving their bikes Read More…
The City of Boston invites you to join Mayor Walsh on Thursday, May 23 to celebrate the completion of Connect Historic Boston. Connect Historic Boston includes the new green bike trail along Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street in the North End, expanded sidewalks along the Blackstone Block, and safety improvements on Joy Street and Constitution Read More…
Mayor Walsh has announced new transportation initiatives and investments to make Boston’s streets safer for all users, ease congestion, and provide more viable transportation options. One initiative is to create a dedicated bus / bike lane on North Washington Street, from Cross Street to the Charlestown Bridge. The North Washington Street bus / bike lane Read More…
Two bikes were recently stolen from the same location along Commercial Street near Copp’s Hill Terrace. The bikes were locked to the bike rack near the bocce courts, one with a kryptonite lock and the other with a combination metal cable. One of the victims would like to urge other North End residents to take Read More…
Join the Boston Bikes team for a Connect Historic Boston (CHB) bike ride along the city’s cycle track on Friday, June 22. The ride will begin at 5:30 p.m. at South Station. From there, spend an hour biking along the cycle track, stopping along the way to learn about the CHB project. The ride will Read More…
This summer, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) is hosting a series of bicycle events to support and encourage biking in the City. These efforts complement the increased budget for Boston transportation improvements, specifically bike infrastructure and the Connect Historic Boston bike corridors project from Go Boston 2030. The BTD bike program series includes National Bike to Read More…
The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) will host eleven open houses this spring to finalize plans for more than 70 new bike share stations in the City. Boston residents are encouraged to drop in to an open house and share comments in person. An online survey is also available at: www.boston.gov/bike-share- expansion. The closest open house to Read More…
The Go Boston 2030 Vision and Action Plan was recently released with several projects impacting the North End and downtown Boston area. “Go Boston 2030 addresses the transportation challenges that we face as a city and a region, and lays the foundation for how we can create a safer, more equitable transportation future… Altogether, the initiatives in Read More…
This past Monday, February 27, marked the beginning of the reinstallation of 127 New Balance Hubway Bike Share Stations in Boston. The Boston Transportation Department expects the majority of stations to be reinstalled by mid-March, with all stations completed by April. Hubway members can keep track of the progress and check the status of each station at thehubway.com. Read More…
The Boston Bike Party came through downtown Boston on Friday night with several hundred bicyclists for the event that was themed “Twinsies.” In this video clip, the bike party is heading down Atlantic Avenue.