As we enter 2026, many #Massachusetts families are feeling a serious financial strain. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ offers a concrete way for the legislature to help people who are trapped in cycles of debt. #mapoli #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/statement-of...
Destroyed flex posts on the BU bridge
Less than a week after they were installed, many of the flex posts on the BU bridge have been destroyed by vehicles. Appreciate the thought but cyclists clearly need more protection at these intersections.
The @streetsboston.bsky.social Tour de Streets transportation history walking tour, urban infrastructure bike ride and celebration are on October 25th:
EZRide has been expanded into an all day, every day fare-free service! ๐ฅณ Maha and Angela from LivableStreets went to the celebratory ribbon cutting on June 3rd, and thanked MassDOT Secretary Tibbits-Nutt for MassDOTโs commitment to supporting public transit. www.EZRide.info
Begin #BikeMonth tomorrow with a guided Fairmount Greenway Bike Ride led by our partners Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative :) Register here! tinyurl.com/fairmount-bi...
๐๏ธ Sat, May 3rd (raindate: May 17th)
๐ 1pm to 3pm
๐ Uphams Corner (exact meeting TBD)
Thereโs truly something for everyone โ all levels of experience, all ages! Letโs make this #BayStateBikeMonth the best yet! Grab your helmets, pump those tires, and weโll see you on the road โบ๏ธ#BikeMonth ๐ฒ
๐๏ธ And of course โ mark your calendars for the @boston.govโs Annual Bike to Work Day! Join a group ride from your neighborhood on May 16th from 7-9am. Register for a free t-shirt and check out routes here: tinyurl.com/me354vm9
๐ฒ Hosted by the Everett Active Transportation Committee @cityofeverett.bsky.social, this family-friendly event is open to all ages! Bring your bike and get a free tune up from @landrysbicycles on May 17th from 11am-1pm: tinyurl.com/338xdu5k
โ๐พ Learn about famous Black cycling pioneers Major Taylor & Kittie Knox at The West End Museum on May 10th at 4pm! See their stories being brought to life through theater and film. Make sure to get your tickets today: tinyurl.com/4hppy229
๐Kick things off by celebrating National Ride A Bike Day with Cambridge Bike Safety on May 4th! Learn more and RSVP here: tinyurl.com/34xswm5n
The sun is out โ๏ธflowers are blooming ๐ธand that meansโฆ Itโs #BayStateBikeMonth! @massbike.bsky.social has a calendar full of events across Massachusetts this month: tinyurl.com/4kmhe85x Hereโs whatโs coming up โฌ๏ธ
Poster for Fairmount Greenway Bike Ride on May 3rd at 1pm, led by Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative. Free BlueBikes available, drinks and snacks provided.
Kick off #BikeMonth with a guided Fairmount Greenway Bike Ride led by our partners @Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative :) Register here! tinyurl.com/fairmount-bi...
๐๏ธ Sat, May 3rd (raindate: May 17th)
๐ 1pm to 3pm
๐ Uphams Corner (exact meeting TBD)
Three street murals are coming to Columbia Road, and we want YOUR ideas for art that will inspire, celebrate, and bring our community together.
โณโ Submit your ideas: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@streets.boston.gov @streetsboston.bsky.social
Thanks to our partners for hosting such fun events! ๐ Which ones will you be joining??
A picture of Betty Reid Soskin from the documentary โSign My Name To Freedomโ about the iconic National Park Ranger, her hidden life as a singer/songwriter and a civil rights pioneer in California.
๐ฝ๏ธApril 16th @ 7pm: screening of Sign My Name to Freedom by Black Girl Environmentalist and Tufts CORE Fellows tinyurl.com/4n6hphct
โA feature documentary about iconic National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin, her hidden life as a singer/songwriter and a civil rights pioneer in California.โ
The next Streetwise series speaker, Chris Schmidt, who founded the e-bike lending library. The talk is titled 'Running an e-bike lending library: getting more butts in seats' and is Wednesday April 16 at 6pm at the Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street Somerville.
๐คWeds, April 16th @ 6pm: Streetwiseโs monthly speaker series tinyurl.com/yry8cf5y
Allston-Brighton BlueBikes Group Ride, starting and ending at the Herter Park BlueBikes station on Sunday April 13 at 11am. The rain date is Saturday April 26. There will be free BlueBikes, helmets, and pizza; the route is beginner friendly.
๐ฒSunday, April 13th @ 11am: BlueBikes Group Ride by Allston Brighton Health Collaborative, City of Boston, and BlueBikes (Lyft) tinyurl.com/26yhene7
Check out these amazing events hosted by our partners! Be sure to join the fun over the upcoming week ๐
Allston-Brighton BlueBikes Group Ride, starting and ending at the Herter Park BlueBikes Station on Sunday April 13 at 11am. The rain date is Saturday April 26. There will be free BlueBikes, helmets, and pizza; the route is beginner friendly.
๐ฒSunday, April 13th @ 11am: BlueBikes Group Ride by Allston Brighton Health Collaborative tinyurl.com/26yhene7
Participate in a PAID focus group on Monday, 4/14 @ 5:30PM!
@bostonregionmpo.bsky.social is organizing a focus group for adults with disabilities to discuss road safety! If youโre interested in participating, drop an email to projectteam@bostonmpovisionzero.com
Do you want Mass. streets to be safe even for kids, parents with strollers & older people to walk around? Do you want to ensure drivers can see pedestrians & deadly intersections are fixed? Support @walkmass.bsky.social & come to our Annual Celebration on April 9! www.givesignup.org/TicketEvent/...
Co-ED Catherine spoke in the program supporting the #RoadToOpportunityAct. This bill will end the practice of suspending driver's licenses for unpaid fines/fees, making MA part of a nationwide movement to stop the criminalization of poverty + break cycles of debt.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/rm8m9ay4
Thank you T4MA for hosting todayโs legislative Day of Action! Weโre proud to come together with our partners in support of transportation equity in Massachusetts! ๐ #mapoli
๐ฒ MBTA closures? No problem! Thanks to our title sponsor, Blue Cross MA, get a FREE $20 Bluebikes credit to help you get where you need to go!
Redeem code BLUECROSSMAMBTA in the Rewards section of the Bluebikes app โ while supplies last!
bluebikes.com/blog/bcbs-mb...
#MBTA #Bluebikes
This crash is frightening and absolutely unacceptableโ5 pedestrians were hit by the driver of this box truck. Keeping those injured in our hearts, and wishing everyone a speedy recovery ๐
So far we know very little about how this happened. No one should fear being hit while on the sidewalk.
Highlights from March Streetlife: Columbia Road Updates, T4MAโs Day of Action, and Women in Transit!
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Next Monday the 24th at noon, Transportation for Massachusetts and the @wgbh.org Forum Network will host an online conversation about the 15-minute city concept and how it might apply in Massachusetts. Find out more and register here:
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/03/17/n...
Photo of LivableStreets Staff at Tavern of Tales (Catherine, Maha, Makayla C, Lorraine, Michaela G, not pictured: Ammi)
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth ๐ฉ๐ฝ๐ง๐ป๐ง๐พโ๐ฆฐA big shoutout to the amazing ladies in transportation advocacy! As a women-led organization, weโre proud to be a part of that work. Hereโs to lifting each other up and celebrating the power of women leading the way! #WomenInTransit ๐
๐ TY, @transit.app, for adding our Action Alert to trips on the 9, 39, & 55!
๐ Riders on these routes will get a pop-up with our Action Alert after answering the rate-my-ride questions.
โก๏ธ Don't worry; if you haven't sent yours yet, you can do so here: secure.everyaction.com/VgH2ZROCbEiK...
