The Bicycle Film Festival comes to Boston this week, continuing its 17 city worldwide tour. Boston may not be the most bike-friendly city; riding bikes in Boston can be dangerous, even for the mayor. But many Bostonian persevere and do things like ride bikes to work anyway. The Bicycle Film Festival is for those people. It's an expression of the emerging urban bicycle culture and it features films from the likes of Jorgen Leth, Mike......

-- Bikers and drivers share the "love" in this "so Boston" signage. Good thing bike lanes are on the way. [Boston Biker] -- Someone took a picture of a rather specific T Alert on their phone. In LiveJournal fashion, the thread became a debate about humor and censorship. [LiveJournal b0st0n] -- Menino can't stand the noise, but can he stand the irony of barricading off the Freedom Trail in his pursuit of a bucket drum-free......

Next time you are driving and you feel like nudging a slow cyclist, hold yourself in check, not just because you would be a huge asshole if you did so. You might wind up running over the mayor. Mayor Menino, whose cycling is not just limited to photo ops, was on his morning bike ride when a driver gave him a thump a while back: The woman was driving on River Street May 26 when......

--Flu isn't just prevalent in Boston right now. It's "raging." Don't leave home without the Purell. [Boston Globe] --Comm Ave is getting a 5-foot-wide bike lane on both sides between Kenmore Square and the BU Bridge by summer. [Boston Herald] --Chinatown continues to evolve into Condo Central. [Boston Herald] --GateHouse Media is cutting about 60 staff positions. Brighton Centered analyzes how that will impact one of GateHouse's local papers. [Brighton Centered] --Enjoy a slideshow of......

--Pants not here, pants not there, pants not anywhere! [Boston Globe, WCVB] --Good thing No Pants 2K8 was yesterday because a nasty snowstorm is coming in overnight, with the worst of it tomorrow morning. We're talking a foot during the commute. Find a way to stay home tomorrow. [WCVB] --Tips on parking, shoveling, etc., in a snow emergency. [Bostonist] --Are you a state employee? Your insurance premiums might be going up soon. [Boston Globe]......

Boston Bike Film Festival Brattle Theatre, Cambridge Friday, October 19-Saturday, October 20, 7:00 $20 in advance / $25 at the door More info Full schedule It's hard riding a bicycle in this city. Even though Boston's mayor just discovered bikes, cyclists have to face numerous road hazards. This year's Boston Bike Film Festival will give bike-lovers the opportunity to revel in their chosen means of travel, and it will also give those who are afraid......

Honk! Friday, October 5, through Sunday, October 7 Honk!'s official site The full Honk! schedule Despite the festival's name, Honk! is about more than making noise. Street bands will be performing, but the purpose of the second annual Honk! celebration is to "Reclaim the Street for Horns, Bikes, and Feet!" Honk! is a sound, a lifestyle, and a movement, according to the Honk! mission statement: "Honkers have been providing a heartfelt musical antidote, a soundtrack......

There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren't many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to get everyone from A to B. Brighter news came in the form of the first ever female Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater as the position is more commonly known, and......

Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. gentrification spawned a fantastic debate amongst SFist's readers. Finally, from the sublime to the ridiculous: video of a man that confused a Board of Supes meeting with "open mic......

Tomorrow a public hearing on Bicyclist Safety Bill (aka S 1414) will take place in room B-2 of the Statehouse at 10 am. The bill is the same bill that Kerry Healey vetoed when she was governor helping Mitt out when they were both lame ducks. As we learned the first time around the executive office seemed to misinterpret the bill, thinking that it imposed a new set of rules on recreation. The bill's intention,......

When The Boston Phoenix hit newsstands on Thursday, a month and a day had passed since Kelly Wallace was killed at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Harvard Avenue in Allston. Wallace was riding her bicycle when the accident occurred on May 6 - her death marked the second Boston bicycle fatality in about a month. Two lives, two scenes, two ghost bicycles. According to the Phoenix story that ran late last month, Wallace wrote......

All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried......

This week is officially Bike Week. Regular commuters, part time enthusiasts, friends, and allies of bikers will be donning their helmets (please put on your helmet) and taking to the streets to celebrate a great form of human powered transportation. While many events take place from Boston to NoHo we're focusing our attention on those happening close to home. Free biker appreciation breakfasts and group rides have been organized. Check out the full listing at......

a Herald review shows passengers at busy MBTA stations such as Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Ruggles in Roxbury and Dorchester’s Ashmont stop are most likely to be victims of assaults, robberies and other mayhem. Watch out, "other mayhem" may afflict you next time you're looking to hop a train. The Herald has a write-up today (with interactive -but incorrectly labled (thanks for the tip reader GreenLine) - maps if you head to the website)......

As the world holds its breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. Austinist was in a musical frame of mind as they listened to the new Shins album, updated the SXSW band listings and got called "punk rock" for their efforts by MTV. And an ice storm swept through the area. Bostonist said goodbye to John Kerry's plans......

As 2006 ends and 2007 begins, the -ists look back not at the past week, but at the past year. So here it is, your Best of 2006 Spectacular. And from all of us at the -ists, happy New Year! Austinist was all about controversy as new construction to increase urban density ran rampant in 2006, as did threats to the city's image from gigantic corporations looking to set up shop in town, leading......

As fall settles in and another calendar page gets turned, thoughts turn from bbqs and vacations to holidays and the realization that '06 is coming to an end. With all that going on, with change in the air, we wonder what is it that made that makes the -ists ponder? Phillyist is concerned that the war on Trans fats could affect it's beloved cheese steak sandwiches, something for which we should all be concerned.......

A free concert put on every Thusday Night in the summer by the Springfield Business Imporovement District starts at 7:30 pm, and runs till late. The event first happened in 1999 and has been a huge success since, drawing 4,000 to 6,000 people for each Thursday night, and has become a big draw for bikers and music lovers from NY, Conn., Eastern Mass., Rhode Island, and Vermont, in addition to Western Mass. locals. With......

Hey, have y'all been using our new "Recommend this" feature at the bottom of each post? This week we're bringing you the "Most Recommended" posts from across the -ist world, as well as recommending some of our own. Phillyist thinks that readers recommended this post the most because "most of our quieter readers (probably) agree with us that rude commenting sucks." Know what else sucks? Philly's not getting the Olympics, but they are getting thinner.......

The Subversive Choppers' Urban Legion (a.k.a. SCUL) has been on the Boston radar for a couple of years anyhow. Today MAKE blog, the blog behind the incredibly hot DIY magazine, has uncovered the (mostly) Cambridge/Somerville/Allston wonderment that is the SCUL brand of modified bicycles. If you haven't seen one of their tall bikes, choppers, or other tricked out two-wheeled vehicles you haven't been paying enough attention to your surroundings when walking the streets of Boston.......

Springtime is on the horizon, the days are getting longer, and that means (in addition to baseball, and a young man's fancy lightly turning to thoughts of love) bicycles. Bostonist, of course, persists with the bicycle, without respite, through the punishing winter months, but soon the narrow lanes of Cambridge streets will be practically choked with two-wheelers, and bike ticket revenues will once again skyrocket. Perhaps in recognition of this perennial reawakening, the Boston Bicycle......

Bostonist has found that biking around the city is much more convenient that other vehicular travel. Boston may be a walking city, but when you’re looking to get from Central Square to Centre St., the bike ride is only about 20 minutes, it’ll take you that long in a car with no traffic, and a bit longer if you’re taking the subway or busses. The Southwest Corridor park is one of our favorite ways to......

The Boston Public Health Commission has docked their bikes in the garage for the winter. They’re not hitting local parking lots with bike rodeos and their summertime slogan of “Use Your Head, Wear a Helmet.” The wintry mix falling throughout the day reminded Bostonist that even big-kids like us can have a little trouble walking down those brick laden sidewalks. The BPHC Child Injury prevention team will visiting classrooms across the city delivering tips for......

Bostonist had the misfortune this morning to be pulled over and ticketed for running a red light on our bicycle. We could offer all sorts of excuses for why this wasn't as egregious a red-light-running as some (all the cars at the intersection had a red light and there were no pedestrians; we proceeded with great care; no one was killed; etc.), but the fact is, we broke the law and we got caught, and......

Bostonist is an advocate of the bicycling life, but we know that it can sometimes be a lonely endeavor - just today, as we suited up in our baggy blue rain pants and slicker, preparing to leave work and brave the torrential downpour, we had to endure the curious/incredulous stares of our co-workers (and we weren't even wearing (nor do we ever) the dreaded spandex shorts so popular with the cycling set). Wouldn't it be......

Bostonist should have mentioned it sooner, but better late than never: this is Bike Week (sometimes known as Bike to Work Week). That means tons of bike-friendly activities all over the state, which are listed at the helpful website of Massbike, our favorite tireless champion of two-wheeled transport. Being great lovers of free stuff, we especially recommend the free breakfasts for bike commuters. There's one tomorrow in front of the Au Bon Pain in Harvard......

Bikes Not Bombs may be one of Bostonist's favorite local non-profits. Its purpose is pretty awesome (and slightly awesomely absurdist): on the website, they say they work "to achieve peace and social justice through grassroots organizing and promoting community-based education and development projects involving recycled bicycles and other environmentally sustainable modes of transportation." This translates to the community in several ways. First, they run a bike shop that sells pretty refurbrished bikes and will......

It's spring, which means that the bikes are back on the street en masse. Bikes are great--exercise and transportation and saving the earth all in one. However, Bostonist would like to reiterate a couple of rules of the road. 1. Are you riding your bike on the streets? Please make sure that you are WEARING A HELMET! Bostonist was appalled to see last week that about one out of every three bikers coming down the......

Bostonist's mother always told us not to stare; and yet, with all the tricked-out bicycles on the street this spring, we seem to have gawked away our good manners. Color Bostonist impressed. It's not easy to stand out from the two-wheeled crowd these days, what with every Tom, Dick, and Huffy mass-producing lowriders and pseudo-Sting-Rays for the kiddies. In fact, more often than not, standing out requires bounties of scrap metal and unlimited access to......