Bicycles

The continuing construction of bike lanes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is bringing frustration for some in the city. The Cambridge Bicycle Plan requires the building of 26 miles of bike lanes over the next seven years. At One First Condominiums, out of the nearly 193 residents inside, about 50 of them are senior citizens. “For those of us who need to…

In Somerville, Massachusetts, police have ramped up enforcement on people riding their bikes through red lights. Some cyclists and city leaders say they should be focusing resources elsewhere. City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen said he started looking into this issue when he started hearing from people who had been given warnings by the police department. “What we’re talking about here...

Thursday was another busy day in Boston’s Back Bay for those trying to get around, but also for those working to keep traffic moving. A Boston parking enforcement officer wrote ticket, after ticket, after ticket for vehicles double-parked on Boylston Street. For those who cruise Boylston by bike, it’s long been a dangerous stretch. “It is scary, honestly, that...

A group of five people on bicycles joined traffic in a tunnel on Interstate 93 under Boston last week, according to video shared by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The video shows the group of what appears to be teenagers bike into the tunnel at Leverett Circle — one pops a wheelie — and descend, followed by cars. They travel…

Five people, who appeared to be teenagers, biked the I-93 South tunnel under Boston on Friday, May 12, in video shared by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

When new bike lanes suddenly popped up on the bridge between the Massachusetts communities of Salisbury and Newburyport, it threw drivers for a loop. “All of a sudden, it was changed,” said Newburyport resident Hailey Boulia. “So I think driving to work in the morning, I have to remember where I’m supposed to be.” The bike lanes cut driving...

The rules of the road are changing in Massachusetts. New legislation now in effect means drivers must give at least four feet of space while passing cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable groups with whom they share the road. Galen Mook is the executive director of MassBike, a group that’s been working to push legislation like this through the State...