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Monday, February 27, 2012

On Two Wheels

Hubway Bike Share Program To Roll in This Spring

Catch up on the latest news about bicycle infrastructure and programs in Somerville.

Update, Feb. 28, 1:33 p.m.: Hubway will come in the spring, but may not arrive for March, according to Senior Transportation Planner Sarah Spicer. "The Hubway system will not launch in March," said Spicer. "Our goal has consistently been spring; now we are looking at late spring as we finalize the regional agreements that are enabling the system to takeshape. We will know a more specific date after these agreements are finalizedin the coming week or two."   The Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee met last Tuesday at City Hall. Here are some highlights from their discussions:  The Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee will meet next on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the employee's lounge in the basement of City Hall. All are welcome to …

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Bike Share Program and More Racks and Lanes Coming to City, Team Somerville and Team Cambridge 'SomerBridge Smackdown' T-Shirts, City Officials Call for Repairs on Beacon Street, and 2 more ›

Lucas Rogers

11:40 pm on Tuesday, February 28, 2012

All of these outcomes are the results of hard work and persistence by the Somerville Bicycle Committee and Planner Sarah Spicer. Congratulations, and may wise infrastructure improvements continue to unfold for bicyclists in Somerville.   more ›

Monday, October 3, 2011

On Two Wheels

Somerville Bicyclists' Wish List: Cycle Tracks, More Programs

An annual meeting in November with city officials will give the Somerville Bicycle Committee a chance to put forward new and old proposals.

When the Somerville Bicycle Committee meets in November with city officials, members plan to push for cycle tracks, a plan for bicycle programs and a Complete Streets policy, according to conversations at the committee's Sept. 20 meeting. In the past, the committee has proposed that the city install cycle tracks along Beacon Street. Cycle tracks, popular in many European cities, would create a physical barrier between moving vehicles and bike lanes. Such a barrier could be a curb or even a row of parked cars.  As for the creation of a plan for bicycle programs, committee member Alan Moore said he had discovered a draft that he and other members began writing in 2009 and would present it at the November meeting. Meanwhile, Alex Epstein, who…

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Somerville Bicycle Committee Supports 'Complete Streets' Policy and Somerville Gets New Transportation and Library Directors

Jonah Petri

9:21 pm on Monday, October 3, 2011

Nice article! Cycletracks along Beacon St would be a revelation! I'm 100% for it.   more ›

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