Useful and less useful signs
I remember seeing these signs in Berkeley some years ago. They are in complete violation of the MUTCD (wrong color, symbols, and font), but they do convey a use...
Author: Paul Schimek
Removing on-street parking for bike lanes
A proposal for bike lanes on Centre Street between Lamartine St and Sunnyside St (near Jackson Square) was floated at the March 23 meeting of the Centre South T...
Bike Lanes for Jamaica Plain?
The “Centre/South Streetscape and Transportation Action Plan” is proposing bike lanes in the Centre Street business district in Jamaica Plain from E...
Can we at least stop the wrong way riders?
This morning on my way to work on Centre Street, a wrong-way rider is coming right at me in the 4 feet between stopped traffic and parked cars. I slow and wave ...
Updated Massachusetts Bicycle Rules
Finally, a bill fixing some of the problems in Massachusetts traffic laws relating to bicycling has been signed in to law by the Governor.
Moped Lessons
Peter DeMarco’s “Who Taught You to Drive?” column recently took up the subject of mopeds. This topic is timely, since people are discovering t...
Aaron Fine and Rosie Shatz
UPDATE June 27, 2008: Aaron Fine was sentenced to two years, but only two months in prison, followed by a suspended sentence for six years with supervised proba...
Bike Week Challenge
The City of Boston is co-sponsoring a “Commuter Challenge” as part of Bay State Bike Week. Well, I have a Bike Week Challenge for the City of Boston...
Bikes Belong?
This morning I cycled past a bus shelter near home and noticed that there was a Bikes Belong ad: Remember Me? I was the first birthday gift that you asked for a...