Biking in Boston

[cubbe8]

May 8th Chestnut Hill Avenue Neighborhood Meeting Follow-up Discussion - Zoom

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May 8 meeting recording. Today at the bicycle advisory committee it was discussed for having Alternative 4 between Dean and Beacon and a new plan with a gutter northbound and parking protected bike lane southbound between Dean and Boylston.

 

[sneijder]

“A two-way separated bike lane has been installed on Dartmouth Street between Bolyston and Back Street as part of a citywide transportation plan to prioritize Boston's bike corridors.”

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This bikeway is decent and will provide a useful link once complete south of Comm Ave. However, I'm dumbfounded how they didnt make room for ANY bike infrastructure in the Copley Square park rebuild. You know if Cambridge built this they would've added side-walk level bike lanes on every side of the park. Now we have a great Dartmouth St bikeway, but in order to reach it you have to ride in a dangerous bike gutter across from the Boston Library.

 

[KCasiglio]

As a Quincy resident it's been tough holding this one close to the vest so long. Excited to share that Quincy will be expanding into the Bluebikes system once a new operator is settled on. Today the City and the MPO kicked off a partnership project to develop a prioritized location list for stations, which will be completed within the fiscal year (End of September).

 

[themissinglink]

As a Quincy resident it's been tough holding this one close to the vest so long. Excited to share that Quincy will be expanding into the Bluebikes system once a new operator is settled on. Today the City and the MPO kicked off a partnership project to develop a prioritized location list for stations, which will be completed within the fiscal year (End of September).

That's great! I've been wondering when Quincy was going to get BlueBikes.

 

[BOS2BON]

As a Quincy resident it's been tough holding this one close to the vest so long. Excited to share that Quincy will be expanding into the Bluebikes system once a new operator is settled on. Today the City and the MPO kicked off a partnership project to develop a prioritized location list for stations, which will be completed within the fiscal year (End of September).

Do you know if the search for the new operator is putting Boston's expansion plans on hold for the moment? It seemed like there was a lot quicker turnaround for the earlier phases of expansion.

Bike Share Expansion 2024-2025

We are working to make our public bike share more reliable and convenient for you to use. We will add more stations in every neighborhood across Boston. We are adding stations to high demand areas, and expanding into new areas too!

www.boston.gov

 

[HenryAlan]

Do you know if the search for the new operator is putting Boston's expansion plans on hold for the moment?

Just a point of clarification, but the system is not necessarily looking for a new operator. The contract held by Motivate (Lyft) is expiring, so a new contract was put out to bid. Lyft is bidding on it, and quite possibly will continue to be the operator when the new contract is awarded.

 

[themissinglink]

After heated neighborhood meeting, community remains divided over Chestnut Hill Avenue redesign - Brookline.News

The town and community members are still wrestling with how to best redesign Chestnut Hill Avenue, with a heated neighborhood meeting on May 8 demonstrating a deep divide. The central tension remains the same: Should some of the curb space on the street be used for wider, protected bike lanes to...

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Some said they were concerned about losing access to the curb for parking, delivery vehicles and other services if bike lanes are added.

Resident Avi Shahrooz said he believes changing the conditions of the road would make it less safe, including for residents trying to back out of their driveways.

“I completely oppose any changes to the way the road is because we are risking the safety of everyone, especially the residents, even the bikers,” he said.

One woman, who said she was a Chestnut Hill Avenue resident but did not provide her name, said losing curb access would “ruin and affect in an awful way our lives.”

“I think that people need to think about us, the residents, the taxpayers. I know lots of people here paying taxes, but we live on that street. We have a great neighborhood, and the curb access allows us to enjoy our quality of life.”

 

[cubbe8]

After heated neighborhood meeting, community remains divided over Chestnut Hill Avenue redesign - Brookline.News

The town and community members are still wrestling with how to best redesign Chestnut Hill Avenue, with a heated neighborhood meeting on May 8 demonstrating a deep divide. The central tension remains the same: Should some of the curb space on the street be used for wider, protected bike lanes to...

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Nobody at the meeting liked Alternative 2 and 3.