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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Two months after we lost Louisa, Tremont St remains dangerous. Read the BCU’s full statement here: bostoncyclistsunion.org/two-months-a...
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Two months after we lost Louisa, the intersection of Tremont and Parker St remains dangerous - Boston Cyclists Union
Where things stand on Tremont St two months after we lost Louisa Gag, and an "emergency" hearing order in City Council.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Phase 1 and 2 of the Fenway Path has been complete but MBTA is stalling with phase 3. Here is the complete plan: www.boston.gov/departments/...
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Fenway Path
Fenway Path - The Fenway Path is a planned off-road path along a former railroad right-of-way that extends from the Muddy River path in the Emerald Necklace to Lansdowne Station. - - The Fenway Path i...
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please complete Phase 3 of Fenway Multiuse Path under Park Drive to connect from the Emerald Necklace!
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Safe Streets Can’t Wait! @bostonstreets.bsky.social
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s been two months since we lost Louisa Gag to traffic violence. Is Tremont St any safer today? The answer is evidently not. Residents have taken it upon themselves to improve Tremont St. Now, City Council is noticing. bostoncyclistsunion.org/two-months-a...
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Two months after we lost Louisa, the intersection of Tremont and Parker St remains dangerous - Boston Cyclists Union
Where things stand on Tremont St two months after we lost Louisa Gag, and an "emergency" hearing order in City Council.
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WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
People for Bikes ranks Cambridge sixth in Massachusetts for the quality and connectedness of its bike networks, while Boston ranks 35th. Do you feel safe on Boston's streets? www.wcvb.com/article/boston-bike-sa… 
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is good coverage on Wu's backpedaling and broken promises on safer streets. The reporter asks her point blank about her "dangerously underwhelming" plans and she starts up with word salad I know I don't feel safe enough to bike in Boston youtu.be/Ny-5wWVPupg?...
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Boston bike safety under scrutiny after cyclist death, advocates demand action
YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston
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DotNews @dotnews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hundreds gathered in Morningstar Baptist Church on Thursday evening (Sept. 10) to review the latest designs of a $163 million Blue Hill Avenue infrastructure plan that would bring center-running bus lanes, more parking, and bike infrastucture. www.dotnews.com/2026/09/11/b...
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Blue Hill Avenue town meeting drew opponents, supporters to Morningstar Baptist Church - Dorchester Reporter
Hundreds gathered in Morningstar Baptist Church on Thursday evening (Sept. 10) to review the latest designs of a Blue Hill Avenue infrastructure plan that would bring center-running bus lanes to the s...
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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 09/09/2026
Despite the somber news out of Cambridge, it is still lovely to have to have safer rides and ped. crossings on Broadway. Please join @cambbikesafety.bsky.social and @bikeboston.bsky.social for a group ride & lunch together on Sunday, September 20th, meeting at 11 in Galaxy Park (Kendall Square)!
Broadway Safety Improvement Thank You Mini-Ride!
Connect with your community and celebrate the new pedestrian and micromobility improvements on Broadway.

Sunday, September twentieth.
11:00 A M, Gather in Galaxy Park, Kendall Square.
11:20 A M, Ride down the new Broadway bike lanes together
11:45 A M, Picnic together in Joan Lorentz Park, Cambridge Library.

Cambridge Bicycle Safety members can also help you register to vote or get involved with safe street advocacy!

Can't make it?  You can still send a thank you to Council@CambridgeMA.gov & TPT@CambridgeMA.gov!

Boston Cyclists Union, Cambridge Bicycle Safety.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 09/09/2026
What’s Changed, And What Hasn’t, In Boston’s New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/09/w...
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What's Changed, And What Hasn't, In Boston's New Blue Hill Avenue Busway Plan - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Late last week, the City of Boston and the MBTA released yet another revised design for the Blue Hill Avenue busway project, which aims to speed up Route 28 and 23 buses between Mattapan Square and Gr...
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Cambridge Day @cambridgeday.com · 05/09/2026
MIT professor dies after bike crash at Memorial Drive intersection The intersection at Massachusetts Ave and Memorial Drive had been flagged for safety concerns... www.cambridgeday.com/2026/09/04/mit…
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MIT professor dies after bike crash at Memorial Drive intersection
The intersection at Massachusetts Ave and Memorial Drive had been flagged for safety concerns
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I've seen enough. The Cummins "Highway" (that name) complete streets redesign is a shining example of what Boston can do when we put people and safety first in our priorities in street design Sidewalk level bikeway, raised crossings, new trees, traffic circle slowing down drivers. Beautiful & safer
New bikeway to the left of the sidewalkGroup of bikers gathered at the traffic circle
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Petition from @cambbikesafety.bsky.social asking @massdcr.bsky.social to fix their bucolic parkway that keeps killing people. click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Et...
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Petition: Make Memorial Drive Safe, Green, and Accessible
We are heartbroken by the death of MIT Professor Thomas Rose, who died from injuries sustained while biking at Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive. Professor Rose is the fifth person killed while ...
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mandercamp @mandercamp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Repaving Dot Ave, and bike lane is very clearly marked, but wish Boston would just figure out what cities around the world have and put bike lane next to the curb, then street parking, then traffic lane. Protected bike lane for just the cost of some paint
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Please sign this petition to call for a safer Mem Drive and share with friends and neighbors who care about after safety docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Petition: Make Memorial Drive Safe, Green, and Accessible
We are heartbroken by the death of MIT Professor Thomas Rose, who died from injuries sustained while biking at Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive. Professor Rose is the fifth person killed while ...
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David Marshall @illdave.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Moving day on Columbus Avenue near Ruggles. The sidewalks are wide enough belongings and pedestrians, and no other movers did this. There's no excuse. #blockingthebikelane #whydonttheyrideinthebikelane #justanotherplacetopark #movingday #davesbikerides #blackcyclist #bikinginboston #cyclinglife
Bike lane blocked by belongings of moving students Angry cyclist reaction Apple Map of where this happened
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/09/2026
UPDATE: State Police and the DA's Office continue to withhold information, but @cambridgemass.bsky.social police have confirmed that an unidentified driver of a motor vehicle was involved in the crash that killed Rose: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/m...
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MIT Professor Dies of Injuries Sustained In Previously Unreported Crash On Memorial Drive - Streetsblog Massachusetts
State Police, who are responsible for investigating fatal crashes and homicides on state-controlled roadways like Memorial Drive, have not released any information about Rose's death or the crash that...
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#NoMoreGhostBikes mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/03/m...
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MIT Professor Dies of Injuries Sustained In Previously Unreported Crash On Memorial Drive - Streetsblog Massachusetts
State Police, who are responsible for investigating fatal crashes and homicides on state-controlled roadways like Memorial Drive, have not released any information about Rose's death or the crash that...
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Silent vigil honoring the life of MIT Professor Thomas Rose. Today, Friday at 4pm at Killian Court.
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
These deaths are so horrible, the loss of a human soul is so tragic, but then the entire community is affected in mourning as a piece of us is taken, forever Traffic deaths are preventable. Please sign this petition to urge Mass DCR to fix this deadly roadway docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Petition: Make Memorial Drive Safe, Green, and Accessible
We are heartbroken by the death of MIT Professor Thomas Rose, who died from injuries sustained while biking at Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive. Professor Rose is the fifth person killed while ...
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 03/09/2026
MIT professor dies from injuries in crash while he was riding a bike at Mass. Ave and Memorial Drive last month csindie.com/death-of-bic... #CambridgeMA
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Death of bicyclist MIT professor takes community by surprise after state stays silent about Aug. 21 incident - Cambridge | Somerville Independent
New MIT professor Thomas Rose has died from injuries sustained in an Aug. 21 collision at Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Jamaica Plain folks! You may have noticed that Centre Street was recently repaved without putting in any improvements for either pedestrians or bikers. That's bc @wutrain.bsky.social cancelled the Centre Street improvements project Sign here @universalhub.com actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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Refund the JP Centre/South Transportation Action Plan
Mayor Wu has quietly cut the funding for the Centre St./South St. redesign plan that would have helped improve the speed and efficiency of the 39 bus, the 4th highest ridership route, and the safety o...
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Do it, Boston. No one has the right to torment neighbors with engine noise.
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Boston’s considering noise cameras: Look inside the tech already monitoring loud cars in Newport, RI
The cameras capture the license plates of vehicles that exceed a certain decibel level, and the driver then receives a fine in the mail.
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ACLU Massachusetts: Speed cams =/ flock www.aclum.org/news/were-pr...
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We’re privacy hawks. Here’s why we’re alarmed by license plate readers, and not necessarily by speed cameras - ACLU of Massachusetts
When properly regulated, speed cameras don't pose the same threats to privacy as license-plate-reader surveillance
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
BCU is volunteer driven! We welcome folks who want to get involved to make Boston greener & more bike-friendly. Come table with us & talk to your neighbors about safe streets. Just fill out this form and we'll reach out for future volunteer opportunities bostoncyclistsunion.org/volunteer
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Volunteer - Boston Cyclists Union
Volunteer With Us! Volunteers are integral to creating and carrying out the Boston Cyclists Union’s programming, events and advocacy campaigns. Our work would not be possible without our dedicated network…
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Wu-Turn continues. Yesterday, the Public Improvements Commission (PIC) voted to remove the Bennington St protected bike lane that was supposed to be built as part of the 355 Bennington St project. Read our full statement on our blog.
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Boston's Public Improvements Commission Votes to Remove Protected Bike Lanes in East Boston - Boston Cyclists Union
This is a betrayal to our community. No community groups were consulted. No residents were consulted. When the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services and Councilor Coletta-Zapata’s staffers were pressed for information on the stakeholder engagement which resulted in this decision, the process remained unclear.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The data show that Somerville and Cambridge increased bike ridership while reducing crashes involving bikes. Boston reversed it's progress on this front in 2025.
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Safer Streets Now: How Brookline Can Learn from its Neighbors to Achieve Vision Zero — Brookline Insights
Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston offer insights as Brookline strives to eliminate crashes resulting in deaths and serious injuries.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is a powerful statistic in a Boston Globe editorial about the dangers posed by large trucks in cities. There are many possible solutions: Redesigning trucks, limiting them in some areas, and using smaller vehicles such as cargo bikes for last-mile delivery. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/09/o...
Only 2.6 percent of registered vehicles in Massachusetts are trucks, but they account for 28 percent of cycling fatalities and 5 percent of pedestrian deaths on the road.

“If you are pedestrian or bike rider on the street, the number one danger to you at all times is trucks,” said Alexa Sledge, senior director of strategy with Transportation Alternatives, an organization that promotes better walking, biking, and public transit in New York City.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 11/08/2026
@boston.gov Is On the Verge of Cancelling Privately-Funded Safety Improvements For Deadly East Boston Roadway mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/11/c...
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City Hall Is On the Verge of Cancelling Privately-Funded Safety Improvements For Deadly East Boston Roadway - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The developers of a new apartment building near Day Square had been planning to build traffic-calming safety improvements on a segment of Bennington Street in East Boston. A new plan to cancel those i...
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Jeff Wachter @jeffwachter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Great analysis on Vision Zero progress in Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, & Brookline. Recommended takeaways for Brookline are to start now, add safe bike / traffic calming infrastructure every time a road is paved, & improve data collection. Doesn't seem impossible! Nice work from Gregory Wheeler.
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Safer Streets Now: How Brookline Can Learn from its Neighbors to Achieve Vision Zero — Brookline Insights
Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston offer insights as Brookline strives to eliminate crashes resulting in deaths and serious injuries.
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Rev Laura Everett @reveverett.com · 11/08/2026
One of the things I LOVE about riding my bike as a form of transportation is being able to spot change at eye level. To wit: a new store popping up! Nuba by Nubian Market on the (ever expanding) Northeastern campus on Columbus Ave. #BetterByBike #Boston
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nathanpboston @nathanpboston.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
@streets.boston.gov why wasn't the bike lane where Louisa Gag was killed parking-protected? And why is it not parking-protected today? The same fatal risk exists. @mayorwu.boston.gov
Streetview of Tremont St., Boston, approaching Parker St., the intersection where Loiusa Gag was struck and killed by a Peterbilt Tractor Trailer.
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Somerville proves that #VisionZero can be achieved by taking concrete steps. Protected and separated #CompleteStreets give more people safety and build a resilient and green city
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Boston is considering tougher enforcement against drivers who block bike lanes and crosswalks, including increased ticketing and potentially automated camera enforcement. momentummag.com/boston-wants...
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
All neighborhoods in Boston deserve the right to mobility, health, and community #mobilityjustice
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@mayorwu.boston.gov has promised to re-protect bike lanes and provide enforcement on scofflaws who block bike lanes. This study shows exactly where to start. We must act now, not wait for a tragedy. Please fix these problem areas @streets.boston.gov @mohammedmissouri.bsky.social
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This event is happening tonight! Join us at Aeronaut Brewery to learn now our all-volunteer BCU Labs group is using data to tell stories and make Boston a better and safer biking city!
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Join BCU Labs on Wed August 19, 6PM for the August Streetwise presentation at Aeronaut Brewery! Learn how BCU Labs has built open source maps using public data and open source code to tell stories about biking infrastructure and to present a vision of a regional bike network and infrastructure
Streetwise talks Scott Kilcoyne, Zachary Yaro and Jack Dougherty 14 Tyler St Somerville MA
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Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Boston City Council is moving to protect vulnerable road users. We welcome the support from City Council and commend them for their action. At the same time, we want to see them go further. Read all of our thoughts in our most recent blog post. bostoncyclistsunion.org/boston-city-...
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Boston City Council Moves to Show Support for Safe Streets - Boston Cyclists Union
In the past month, Boston City Council has introduced four pieces of legislation showing their commitment to safer streets. Here's our take on them and what we think should come next.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 05/08/2026
Guest Column from @aclum.bsky.social: For Privacy Advocates, License Plate Readers Are A Bigger Threat Than Carefully-Regulated Speed Enforcement Cameras mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/05/g...
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Guest Column: For Privacy Advocates, License Plate Readers Are A Bigger Threat Than Carefully-Regulated Speed Enforcement Cameras - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Traffic enforcement cameras do not pose the same threats to privacy as license-plate-reader surveillance, which is already in widespread use in Massachusetts.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/05/b...
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Boston city councilor wants to fine cars who block bike lanes, declares pedestrians ‘king’ of Hub
A Boston city councilor is calling for the city to fine drivers who create a “dangerous environment” by blocking bike lanes, and ensure that pedestrians “are king” in Boston.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Pedestrian & Bike path connecting to Fenway Multi Use Path from Park Dr. / Landmark Center. Now we need to complete Phase 3 and connect the Emerald Necklace with connection under Park Drive.
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Boston's biking advocates boost pressure on city leaders in wake of Louisa Gag's death @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/08...
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Boston street safety advocates keep pressure on city leaders in the wake of cyclist's death
Bike safety advocates say theyare more motivated than ever press city leaders for improvements after the loss of transportation planer Louisa Gag.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I was on WBZ radio talking about making Louisa Gag ghost bike.
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New Ghost Bike Honors Louisa Gag - WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - News Audio
The cycling community comes together for a new memorial for Louisa Gag, a transit planner killed in a traffic accident. WBZ's Kyle Bray spoke with the artist.
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
BCU Labs, a volunteer tech collaborative from @bikeboston.bsky.social has created an open source Stress Map for the Boston area labs.bostoncyclistsunion.org/stressmap/
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Bike Stress Map - BCU Labs
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Cycle Massachusetts @cyclema.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
. @bikeboston.bsky.social invites you to join their 2-day bikepacking trip Boston-P-town 8/29 & 30 This is a great introduction to bikepacking for those curious to try it out! Register: bostoncyclistsunion.org/event/bop-to...
August 29 & 30
BOPTOWN
BikePack from Boston to Provincetown with the Boston Cyclists Union!
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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you’re in Boston, please take action: bsky.app/profile/bike...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/08/2026
Nick Gove, who had publicly struggled to manage Boston's street infrastructure projects during his brief tenure as the city’s Chief of Streets this year, is being demoted back into his former role. #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/g...
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Gove Gone, Osgood In: Mayor Wu Shakes Up Streets Cabinet Leadership - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Mayor Wu is shaking up the leadership in her Streets Cabinet in the aftermath of last month's homicide of Louisa Gag, who was killed by a truck driver while riding her bike in Mission Hill.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Car brained leaders and NIMBYs like to portray bike and safe streets advocates as some tiny group of extremist elites and videos like this are a good reminder of just how many of us are out there fighting for our lives.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
New Chief of Streets, Chris Osgood, stopped by BCU tent at Open Streets Jamaica Plain
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