MassPaths

 

In order to increase the proportion of non-polluting, human-powered vehicles in the transportation mix, the issues which prevent people from using bicycles must be addressed. The danger of street traffic is often cited as a primary reason for the development of off-road routes or bikepaths, but just as importantly, we need to develop alternative routes which go all the places cars can go.

One of the skills which bicyclists develop is the ability to select from a multiplicity of routes to get where they need to go. A network of bicycle routes, lanes, and paths is growing which can connect cyclists and their destinations to make bicycling a more desirable transportation option. An advantage of the bicycle is that the road system can be used to bridge uncompleted portions of the network, so there is no need to wait until the system is "complete".

Check out this record of 2009's bikeways and events.

Here are upcoming rides and events:
  • Saturday, August 28, 2010: Bike Along Stony Brook
    Leave Adams Park in Roslindale Square at 1:30 pm
    We'll head up Bellevue Hill (on a potential backstreet route across Roslindale) to the headwaters of Stony Brook after the Roslindale Farmers Market closes. We'll follow Stony Brook until it goes underground west of Cleary Square in Hyde Park, then we'll stay as close to its actual route as we can all of the way to the Charles River. We'll return along the Emerald Necklace, using a largely off-road route back to the starting point.

And here is what we have done:

Check out the latest bike path and bike lane snow plowing reports

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