Issue #46 / May 2010
The monthly e-newsletter of the LivableStreets Alliance
Greetings,
It is bike week 2010! This week you can celebrate lots of exciting multi-modal successes - bike lanes and bike boxes on Comm Ave, bike parking at South Station that encourages public transit, and new infrastructure developments for our bridges and roads.
The more people biking, walking, taking transit, and talking about it, the better. Bring a friend to one of the following events.
In this issue
Events, events, and more events
- Integrating Cycle Tracks Design Charette sponsored by LivableStreets, Tues 7-9 PM
- South Station bike cage kick-off, Wednesday, 9:30 AM
- Best Bicycling Cities talk, Thursday, 5-7:30 PM
- Bike Week Festival at Boston City Hall Plaza, Friday, 7-9 AM
Calendar
Click here to view full calendar of public meetings and related events
Events
Tues, May 18, 7:00-9:00 PM
@ NEXUS, 38 Chauncy Street, 7th floor, Boston
Get out your pens, tracing paper and aerial maps and come to NEXUS for a design charette sponsored by LivableStreets on integrating cycle tracks into the urban fabric.
A cycle track is a bicycle facility that separates bicycles from automobile and pedestrian traffic. It combines the user experience of a separated path with the on-street infrastructure of a conventional bicycle lane. Danish research has shown that cycle tracks can increase bicycle ridership 18 to 20 percent, compared with the 5 to 7 percent increase found resulting from bicycle lanes.
The event begins with presentations by Anne Luske from the Harvard School of Public Health and Peter Furth from Northeastern University. Then, together, we'll all dig in - architects, engineers, urban planners, environmental professionals, advocates - for a collaborative exercise integrating cycle tracks into specific locations in metropolitan Boston. We'll close with a report back on each group's work, and conclude with a discussion of the role that cycle tracks could play in the current LivableStreets Better Bridges Campaign.
Space is limited as we are aiming for a diversity of types of professionals and advocates. Register here >>>
Hosted by The Green Roundtable / NEXUS and sponsored by LivableStreets Alliance
For more information: events@greenroundtable.org, (617) 374-3740
Stop by LivableStreets table at Bike Week Festival
Friday, May 21, 7:00-9:00 AM
@ Boston City Hall Plaza, Boston
Ride into work with a convoy of cyclists led by experienced cycling guides. Finish up with a celebration at City Hall with free breakfast courtesy of Boloco and a bike expo featuring tons of great gear from local bike shops. Pick up convoys at any of more than a dozen sites in metro-Boston or meet on the Plaza.
Stop by the LivableStreets table to meet LivableStreets staff and volunteers, sign a 'I want Better Bridges' postcard, and learn more about our latest initiatives!
Construction of new bike cage at South Station -LivableStreets and MBTA General Manager to speak
Wed, May 19, 9:30 AM
@ South Station (Atlantic Ave/Essex St entrance)
LivableStreets is working closely with the MBTA to improve and expand bicycle parking facilities at our stations to promote multi-modal transportation.
All great bicycling cities are great transit cities. LivableStreets believes that to remain a competitive, world-class city, Boston needs a world-class transportation network - one that makes our city a better place to live, work, and play. One success we are celebrating this week is the construction of a new bike cage at South Station.
On Tuesday, LivableStreets and other bike advocacy groups join General Manager Rich Davey at South Station for a brief speaking program. GM Davey will announce the winner of the bike cage renaming contest and introduces a bike coach to the Rockport Commuter Rail line.
Click here to watch film by LivableStreets and NYC Streetfilms about bike cage.
Best Cycling Cities talk
Thurs, May 20, 5:00-9:00 pm (5-6 showcase, 6-7:30 presentation, 7:30-9 reception)
@ BU Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Comm Ave., Boston
Boston Bike Week event, part of Bay State Bike Week
Learn what America's top biking cities are doing to make their cities world-class bicycling cities. Speakers include: Roger Geller from Portland OR, Jon Orcutt from New York City and Timothy Papandreou from San Francisco. From 5-6 pm view MIT student projects showcasing improvements to the public realm. And afterwards from 7:30-9, all are invited to a reception at Landry's Bicycles, courtesy of Boloco and Harpoon Brewery.
Free and open to the public. For more info on Boston Bike Week events and free registration, click here >>>
Thank you to our Sponsors:
and Supporters: Harpoon Brewery, Taza Chocolate, Regina Villa Associates
E: jackie@livablestreets.info