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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Jul 21

Didn't want to click this one because of the headline but glad I did!
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If you think electric bikes are bad, there’s a much bigger menace hitting our roads

Electric bikes are a menace. They go almost as fast as a car (if the car is parking), they’re whisper...

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · May 20

The vision we want to see realized for Camberville!

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Not The Subway, Not The Highway—Introducing The Landway! - Boston Cyclists Union

“Landway”—the network of off-street paths and separated micromobility lanes people of all ages and abilities can use, especially if they feel unsafe sharing street space with cars and trucks.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · May 20

Sign this petition to show your support for this crucial infrastructure!

"This petition urges action to complete both phases of the Belmont Community Path, one of few remaining gaps for the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) in the Boston Region."

www.gopetition.com/petitions/ac...

Accelerate Belmont Community Path Phase 1 construction and Phase 2 design

We, the signatories of this petition, endorse construction of the Belmont Community Path and urge…

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 29

“Every $1300 New York invested in new bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 added year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents.”

Among many other benefits, bike-lanes are a really smart public health investment. #CityMakingMath
www.reuters.com/article/busi...

People riding in a painted, slightly separated bike-lane

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Apr 29

Once again, @massdcr.bsky.social proposes to prioritize cars over conservation and recreation. Read about this plan and write to the DCR to let them know why this is misguided.
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Say NO to DCR’s 6-lane road through Brighton parkland

DCR is planning to rebuild the terrifying Soldiers Field Road rotary in Brighton near the Charles River, IHOP, Daly Field, Community Rowing and Watertown / North Beacon Street Bridge. Unfortunately...

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Apr 18

Massachusetts launches income based e-bike voucher program.

ma-ebikes.masscec.com

Massachusetts e-bike voucher program applicants

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David Edmondson @thegreatermarin.bsky.social · Mar 28

This is such an important study that I sent it on to my city's Engineering team, who are already all-in on bikes and Vision Zero.

Sharrows are ONLY good when they signify a truly shared street, where bikes and cars go at roughly the same speed. CROW and NACTO have good examples of both.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 28

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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Steve Singer @stevenrsinger.bsky.social · Mar 29

Another great #TeslaTakedown right now in Boston. Best chant so far: “We don’t want your Nazi cars, take a one-way trip to Mars!”

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TESLA TAKEDOWN @tesla-takedown.bsky.social · Mar 28

March 29, 2025, we are calling for a GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION to stop Musk! Join us!

Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it.

We are taking action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup. #TeslaTakedown

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 24

People love it and want more.

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Paris residents vote in favour of making 500 more streets pedestrian

Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday to pedestrianise a further 500 of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by the French capital's left-leaning town hall to curb car usage and improve air quality.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 21

"With so much debate over the impacts of congestion pricing, let’s take a look at the hard data and see exactly what’s happening:"

bettercities.substack.com/p/congestion...

Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle

Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it

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hamza @hamza.ai · Mar 19

Need to rebrand bike lanes as mobility lanes. Especially in areas like Charles street in beacon hill where locals and tourists are fighting for foot space amongst strollers on the bumpy brick sidewalks.

The Boo-ston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · Mar 19

These are the bike lanes that @edflynnforboston.bsky.social wants to rip out. Meet Antonia Sanchez who relies on these new lanes to move safely in her neighborhood using her mobility scooter.

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · Mar 19

What you can’t see are the three children riding bikes to my right side.

What you can feel is this drivers impatience with having to drive responsibly.

Do drivers not realize that this behavior puts undue stress on those outside of vehicles?

Give the kids a break, let ‘em ride their bikes.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 19

A participant’s account of the Boylston bus lane preservation protest:

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A Copley Square Field Report from Car-Free Boston

A participant’s account of the Boylston bus lane preservation protest. by Harmony Boyd I take public transit to protest, as I do everywhere. First a bus over the Tobin, then a quick jaunt on the Or...

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 17

Protest TOMORROW, 3/18, 6PM, Copley Square

Back Bay millionaires want to remove the Boylston St. Bus lane, negatively impacting 20,000 bus riders. Demolition is scheduled to begin Tues at 7pm. Be there to stop it.

Back Bay millionaires want to remove the Boylston Street bus lane, and Mayor Wu is letting that happen. Demolition begins Tuesday at 7pm, and 20,000 daily bus riders will suffer. We're here to stop that. You deserve to get to work safely. Don't let the city tear apart critical infrastructure. Bring your bikes, bring your signs, bring yourself and a friend. Boston will not be bought.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 17

Protest TOMORROW, 3/18, 6PM, Copley Square

Back Bay millionaires want to remove the Boylston St. Bus lane, negatively impacting 20,000 bus riders. Demolition is scheduled to begin Tues at 7pm. Be there to stop it.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 12

A few recent articles in prominent Boston publications needed a proper response. The anti-bike backlash is in full swing and we're not having it.

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Rebutting Boston’s Carhead Journalists

Boston is uniquely unsuitable for automobiles. Our narrow streets are not meant for car traffic, let alone the bigger autos of our time. Cycling infrastructure makes the road safer for all

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · Mar 11

Michigan man ditches car to save enough money to buy a house - bit.ly/4kDFNNX

Michigan Man Ditches His Car To Buy His First Home—Here's How

A Michigan man gave up his car, took public transit, and saved enough for a home. Can cutting car costs make homeownership possible?

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ᴀɴᴅʀᴇw вıԍԍs @biggsky.bsky.social · Mar 11

watching an empire fall in real time as their physical seat of power is turned into a used car lot

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 11

Disturbing trend. This is not caused by adding bike lanes in Boston.

Graph showing graph of deaths from cars going sharply up in the past few years and now worse than most developed countries and worse than Russia

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The Boo-ston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · Mar 8

Went down to Mass Av today to see where @mayorwu.boston.gov is having bike lane infrastructure removed and met Fernando who bike commutes year round and relies on the new Mass Av bike lane in Dot to keep him safe

You can see how the flexposts are no longer installed behind him 😳

Biker in winter gear including black jacket and gloves and a black bike helmet and black sunglasses also wearing an orange visibility vest with yellow reflective stripes on a sunny day in the bike lane

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 7

Extremely frustrating. We need more barriers, not fewer, to prevent cars from blocking the bike lane.

mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/05/b...

While Constituents Demand Safer Streets, Boston Is Removing Protective Barriers From New Bikeways - Streetsblog Massachusetts

A City Hall spokesperson declined to say whether the removals are permanent, or only temporary.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Mar 5

Tell Boston not to remove the Boylston St. bus lane:
transitmatters.org/blog/media-s...

Media Statement: TransitMatters Calls Upon the City of Boston to Pause Boylston Street Bus Lane Removal — TransitMatters

The City of Boston must make data-informed decisions and value riders’ input when making decisions about public transportation.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Feb 20

In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing.

Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.

The cameras are staying on!

A cartoon with a sign that looks like a classic NYC no parking sign but is modified to say "No King Any Time", above a cartoon showing a cybertruck with a crown on it running over speed bumps and sawhorse barricades labeled Congress, Executive Branch, and Courts. It is stopped in front of bollards with a Congestion Pricing sign above it. In the background on the left is the Washington DC skyline with tire tracks coming out of a building. On the right behind the congestion pricing sign are the Statue of Liberty in front of the Jersey City skyline, an NYC walkup apartment with a bodega, people on bikes and walking, the Manhattan skyline, a subway train, and a bus in a bus only lane, and Pizza Rat.

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Car Free Boston @carfreeboston.org · Feb 20

Love to see more cities promoting car-free zones. Public spaces are always better without cars! Do it Seattle.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle mayor proposes car-free Pike Place

Mayor Bruce Harrell tried to walk the line between acknowledging Seattleites’ continued frustration and highlighting where he sees progress on contentious issues.

www.seattletimes.com

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