On Canada and “Common Sense”
By RICHARD FRIES As I pedaled onto the two-lane highway the onus of my actions gathered like a thunder cloud. On that summer day in 1995 I had brought my wife along with me on a tour of Nova Scotia. We...
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LAB Releases Latest Bicycle Friendly State Rankings
Mass Makes Great Leap Forward to Fourth Overall By LAUREN LeCLAIRE, MassBike Communications Coordinator BOSTON (May 11, 2015) – The League of American Bicyclists released its 2015 Bicycle Friendly...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cities
Are We Getting Bikes to Everybody? By Richard Fries, Executive Director I’m going to make a hideous assumption here that many of you readers actually drive through the Boston metro area on occasion....
View ArticleFinding Marie Antoinette in Plainville
A Route 1 Bike Lane Puts 20th Century Policy in a 21st Century Lens By Richard Fries, Executive Director Like many cyclists, I’m also a motorist. Our family of five gets by fine with just a 2006 Subaru...
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Three Ribbons and a Bow
By RICHARD FRIES, Executive Director Zagster at the YMCA. Left to right, Aaron Donahue, Councillor Josh Zakim, Tim Ericson, Nyesha Motley, David Tavares As I labored up a massive climb during the...
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Action Alert! National Public Transportation Safety Plan
Have you ever been passed too closely by a bus while riding your bike? Ever had to navigate a huge transit facility that felt unsafe? Can you think of a piece of property owned by a transit agency...
View ArticleHow to Stop Getting Buzzed – A Call to Action on Three Key Bills
By RICHARD FRIES, Executive Director I’m riding 2×2 with a good friend in Gloucester, which sees more than its share of bicycles. Car traffic is light on this splendid autumn Sunday. We’re riding to...
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Boston Marathon 2016 – MassBike’s Running to Ride Team!
Welcome aboard Jenn Blazejewski of Cambridge and Rob Larsen of Roslindale! We’re thrilled to announce that Jenn Blazejewski and Rob Larsen will be running Boston 2016 on behalf of MassBike as part of...
View ArticleFred Flintstone, George Jetson and the I-90 Interchange
The deadline for comment on the Interstate 90 Interchange project in Allston was this past week. Below is the letter filed by MassBike Executive Director Richard Fries. To Whom it May Concern, I...
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Your Town Tuesdays: The Significance of Westfield
By RICHARD FRIES WESTFIELD, Mass. (Feb. 8, 2016) – For many Bay State residents the city of Westfield is not much more than an exit on the MassPike. But this college town could soon boast the state’s...
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