Results tagged “biking”

Politics is hyper-partisan in the 21st Century. Usually, Bostonist enjoys the full-contact sport of politics. We also enjoy politicians who occasionally act without partisanship. more ›

We like bikes at Bostonist (as long as they're not fixies). We also don't mind the French, at least not too much. So now that the World Cup is over, and it's Bastille Day, we can turn our attention to Le Tour de France, the most prestigous of cycling's three Grand Tours (the others being the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España). Currently in its tenth of twenty-one stages, the Tour de France is about halfway over, and is scheduled for completion on July 25. Many riders took today as a working holiday, but will be grinding it out again tomorrow. more ›

Biking is hard. Cars threaten you, you get sweaty, bike lanes come and go, and—especially in Boston—it's pretty easy to get lost, easily adding some unnecessary miles onto your trip. But if you think tooling around the Greater Boston area on your fixie is tough, just think about this: biking around the world... and possibly not coming back more ›

Bostonist is a known proponent of biking (if not fixies), and today marks "bike to work day," the culmination of bike week (which we've celebrated before). It's beautiful weather for a ride, but many folks might fear biking. To hopefully help expose how silly some of the most annoying (and dangerous) driver behaviors are, we thought we'd present several great ways for drivers to piss off bikers, because the driver-biker feud clearly needs more fuel piled on it. (Don't worry, we'll follow up with bad biker behavior too.) To be clear, these are not things you should actually do, unless you are a real jerk. more ›

-- When life gives you tainted water, make coffee mugs. [Zazzle via Universal Hub] more ›

Apparently spring is not only a time for fires, but also a time for bike crashes. Boston Biker has a detailed post on a pretty big crash that happened earlier today at the intersection of Charles and Beacon near the common. It seems that a car took a left turn too sharp and slammed into a biker, who was taken away in an ambulance. Folks on twitter called the accident sad, nasty, and even gruesome. Be careful out there, everybody, and wear your helmets. [Boston Biker] more ›

Just in time for spring, Google Maps has rolled out one thing we always wanted: biking directions. The new feature keeps your wheels on bike paths (mapped through a Rails to Trails partnership) and in bike lanes as much as possible, avoids hills, and achieves other goals critical to a pleasant bike ride. The routes aren't necessarily the most efficient: getting from Harvard to the State House sends us down along the Esplanade, when we'd probably just take Broadway for the mileage and time it would save. (If you disagree with a listed bike route, you can report a problem). more ›

We've sucked at recycling in the past, and for all those green commuters, there still seem to be plenty of cars on the road. However, we do have some green colleges in New England; maybe these grads will come to town and keep the green commuting rate high. What do you think of Boston's transit footprint? Good and green, or not so much? more ›

The Boston Bike Film Fest opens tonight at the Brattle Theatre, taking a broad perspective on all things bike. Last year, we enjoyed films about soft pretzels in Philly and a bike-powered rock tour across Wisconsin. This evening the festival promises a bike rap video, a farm-raised bicycle-related story, and a feature on fat bikes in Alaska (not to mention the Louie video we've already seen). Tomorrow night we'll see a Boston-based perspective on biking from a local filmmaker, a take on the RAGBRAI ride across Iowa, and other bike-related goodness. It's a good chance to celebrate your love of two (or maybe one, or three, but not four) wheels. Just make sure you bike there. more ›

It might mean the end of an era. Bike advocates can come across as pretty self-righteous, especially when somebody suggests that bikers might not be the safest people on the road. Is all of that about to change? In a lengthy blog post, anonymous internet personality Boston Biker concedes a crucial point: "[T]here is no ‘cyclists’ in the same way there is no ‘motorists’ or ‘pedestrians’ there is only individual people who choose to obey or not obey the law (sic)." Does this mean that law-abiding cyclists are going to stop freaking out every time somebody writes about how badly some cyclists ride? Probably not, but as bikers ourselves, we'd be relieved if bicycle advocates would spend more time doing things like passing bike friendly laws or taking courses in civil engineering and less time whining about the bad rap Boston cyclists rightly or wrongly may or may not have. more ›

-- Even though Jay Severin will eventually resume spewing racism over the air, progressive radio has returned to Boston. [Blue Mass Group] more ›

Louie from Brian Moore on Vimeo. more ›

Tonight's the big night! The former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia (who we wrote about last week) is coming to the BPL to tell us how he took back his streets—and, hopefully, how we can do it, too. more ›

Phillyist took a personal look at this year's Super Bowl—even though it will be Pennsylvania's other team playing.

-- Celebrate the start to Obama's presidency in a tasty way with inauguration cupcakes. [Beantown Baker] more ›

A new federal program gives bike commuters $20 a month (that's like one meal! or almost half a cheap cell phone bill! or parking for one night out!) for biking to work... IF your employer is participating in the plan. At $20 a month, you could save up for a cheap new bike in a year! Amazing. Learn more about the Bicycle Commuter Act and sign up with your participating employer. Then, bike to work in the ice and snow! more ›