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@gogreenstreets.bsky.social
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Green Streets Initiative helps people shift trips to healthier, more affordable, more fun alternatives — and measures the impact, trip by trip, community by community.

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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 7h
Shift's first four months, since launching May 27: more than 32,000 active trips from 338 people across Massachusetts. 16,630 walks, 9,694 bike rides, 5,948 bus, train and ferry trips. 93,700 miles, $73,031 saved. www.gogreenstreets.org/shift
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 8h
Tonight in Cambridge, 6-7pm: a Rules of the Road workshop for new riders at the Valente Branch Library, from Cambridge's Community Development Department. Traffic laws for people on bikes, safety tips, route ideas, real scenarios. Registration required. cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/17526608
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just moved? New Shift members can unlock $15: enter code NEWROUTES at sign-up, then take 10 walking, biking or transit trips in 30 days. Pick a local shop or digital gift card. First 200 people, through Dec 15. shift.gogreenstreets.org/go/newroutes
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oct 30 is Walk/Ride Day: one walking, biking or transit trip anywhere in MA is a chance to win a gift card to one of 42 local shops. No purchase nec. MA residents 18+. Rules: gogreenstreets.org/events/walk-ride-day/rules www.gogreenstreets.org/programs/wal...
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shift Your Semester rewards MA college walking, biking and transit trips. Two weeks in: BU leads with 550 trips; @harvard.edu went from 37 in week one to 110 in week two, @mit.edu 16 to 46. Join: code SEMESTER. www.gogreenstreets.org/shift-your-s...
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Want to bike to work or the store but never learned to ride? Free adult classes from Boston Bikes: Sat Oct 3 noon in Hyde Park, Sat Oct 17 10am at City Hall Plaza. Bikes and helmets provided; register ahead. www.gogreenstreets.org/events/ce_sy...
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Free bike help in Boston: a pro check-up at the Seaport Wed 9/30 (last of the season, by appt), then the city's free learn-to-fix workshops Oct 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 3:30pm. Check each page before you go. www.boston.gov/departments/...
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MA public high schoolers: win up to $500 for a 30-60 second video on riding e-bikes and e-scooters safely. MassDOT contest, due Sun Oct 4 at 11pm. $500/$300/$100 in each grade category. www.mass.gov/roadway-safe...
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Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 26/09/2026
RAIN DATE! RAIN DATE! RAIN DATE! We know you’ve got cargo-curious neighbors, friends, and colleagues. Invite them to our last Test Drive of the year! Register ahead of time at www.familybikeride.org/testdrive
Event Flyer
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Holley 🏳️‍⚧️ @holleywithane.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The real danger of bicycling is learning just how good things could be if more people rode bicycles.
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MassBike @massbike.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This month, we celebrated four years since our first E-Bike Program deployment, which started with a pilot program of 100 #ebikes available to income-eligible Worcester residents. Hear from Joe, an E-Bike Program participant, about his experience. Read more at: www.massbike.org/four_years_l...
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Cambridge Somerville Independent @csindie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Free test drives become parties for the cargo bike-curious with Community Pedal Power
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Free test drives become parties for the cargo bike-curious with Community Pedal Power
With the temperature and air quality finally reaching more comfortable levels, now is the perfect time to try out a new bike. A perfect place to do it is at a Community Pedal Power cargo bike test drive. The group regularly hosts test drives connecting parents searching... The post Free test drives become parties for the cargo bike-curious with Community Pedal Power appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
See you there?
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Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 22/07/2026
Our next event is this weekend! Sunday, July 26th from 10-noon at Somerville High School
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City of Boston Streets Cabinet @streets.boston.gov · 23/06/2026
The next Road Readiness workshop is coming up on June 25 in Mattapan! This is part of Boston's Learn-to-Bike for Adults program. Taught in a parking lot, this 90-minute class will help you with street-readiness skills. Bikes and helmets provided. Registration required: boston.gov/adults-bike
Instructors and students practice bicycle hand turn signals together in an open parking lot on a sunny day.A group of adult bike workshop participants gather with their bicycles in front of City Hall, listening to instructors explain how the training course worksAdult students wearing helmets line up on bicycles to practice riding skills during a Road Readiness class in a spacious parking lot.Workshop participants learn how to unlock and use rental bicycles on Bluebike docks.
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Cycle Massachusetts @cyclema.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Northampton Ice Cream Social bike ride delayed to the 25th due to the weather!
June bike party ice cream social ride 6 pm Thursday June 25, Pulaski Park Northampton Massachusetts - cartoon ice cream cones ride a scooter and a bicycle
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WalkMassachusetts @walkmass.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Our report is now out; it examines fatal pedestrian crashes throughout Massachusetts in 2025. arcg.is/8XbWD
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Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2025)
Compiled by WalkMassachusetts, a statewide pedestrian advocacy organization.
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Our summer challenge starts today! From June 15 - August 15, every walk, bike ride, or transit trip is an entry to win a Segway e-bike and more than $5k in prizes. Open to MA residents 18+. More details and official rules here: www.gogreenstreets.org/events/shift...
Walk, ride, roll. Win the summer. Visit gogreenstreets.org for more detail and official rules.
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Greyrigs @greyrigs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I used to commute train and bike. The commute was the best part of my day. No matter the weather
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 10/06/2026
Boston, MBTA to extend free bus service on three routes until at least the end of the year www.universalhub.com/2026/boston-... #Roxbury #Dorchester #Mattapan
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The US is now spending more on data center construction than on public transportation infrastructure
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The MBTA just made summer a lot easier to plan around. Free Commuter Rail Fridays, 50% off monthly passes, and $1 weekend companion fares on the weekends — all summer 2026. Full details at mbta.com. #ShiftYourSummer #MBTA #Boston #CommuterRail #GoByTrain www.mbta.com/news/2026-03...
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Boston Bike Data @bostonbikedata.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026
BCU Labs just released our Crash Map! Read about why this is so critical here: bostoncyclistsunion.org/bcu-labs-ne… And explore the map here: labs.bostoncyclistsunion.org/crashes @universalhub @mass […]
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Carnaval is back in East Somerville on Sunday, June 7, 2–6 PM on Broadway! We made a wayfinding map to help you get there by bike, transit, or on foot, plus a directory of places to eat and shop along the way.
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"We find that re-allocating street space from cars to buses and especially bicycles improves efficiency" In a simulation of Scenario 4 where "space for buses increases to 4.8%, and for bikes to 4.6%" in NYC, the city attains a $28,715/km efficiency gain www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Graph of efficiency gains when street space is reallocated
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Boston Bike Data @bostonbikedata.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026
Ever want to know if there is bike parking where you are going? @bikeboston.bsky.social BCU Labs is trying to make that easier! Check out our map labs.bostoncyclistsunion.org/bikepa… And our announcement that highlights the disparities of the different cities' efforts to install […]
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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 17/05/2026
Today in “The Kids Are Alright”: The middle schoolers of Darby Vassal Uoper School here in Cambridge have a petition in support of transit lanes on Mass Ave. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Flyer that reads: Tired of Bus Delays on Mass Ave?
Despite how many people take the bus in Cambridge, cars are still the main priority. Certain parts of Mass Ave have dedicated bus lanes already but that isn't enough. The City of Cambridge has proposed a plan to add more, but hasn't committed to making this happen. We need your help to pressure the city.
CURRENT CROSS SECTION OF MASS AVE:
SIGN OUR PETITION:

Average Weekday Bus Ridership (2023)
• Route 77 - 4,853
• Route 83 - 1,302
• Route 96 - 1,041
For more information or help signing the petition, email darbyvassalstudents@gmail.com

This petition is brought to you by students of Darby Vassal
Upper School
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MassBike @massbike.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
#MassBikeMonth2026 Social Media Challenge 3: From May 18-24, tag MassBike in a photo of you with your bike at your favorite place to eat or drink along your bike route for a chance to win a free tour for 4 people at the Taza Chocolate Factory! Winner is picked on May 26 & notified via social media.
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Beautiful day at the Everett Transportation Fair, right off the Northern Strand path. Great to see friends from @massdot.bsky.social @ridecargob.bsky.social @biketothesea.bsky.social @massbike.bsky.social — and thanks to Landry’s for the quick tune-up
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Green Streets Initiative @gogreenstreets.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Janie Katz-Christy started Green Streets Initiative in a Cambridge school 20 years ago. It became a force for active transportation across Greater Boston. Now she's Founder Emeritus, and we're throwing a party. Tue May 27 · 5:30–8:30 PM · Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville · Drinks on us. lu.ma/8djn3smj
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