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Boston Officials Test-Drive New Electric Bikes for Potential Inclusion in the Bluebikes System
"We're looking at what it would take to add e-bikes to the Bluebikes system, and I wanted to try out the hardware," says Boston's Chief of Streets, Jascha Franklin-Hodge.
September 13, 2022
Mostly Smooth Rides For the First Full Weekday of Orange Line Closure
This morning was the first full weekday of the month-long Orange Line shutdown, coupled with the Green Line shutdown from Government Center to Union Square. On my way to work downtown, I left my house and tried to make peace with the uncertainty of the commute ahead.
August 22, 2022
Orange Line Shutdown: Here’s What You Need to Know
The entire Orange Line and a downtown segment of the Green Line will shut down for a month starting this weekend, and the MBTA and coordinating agencies in state and local governments are scrambling to nail down the details for alternative transit services.
August 15, 2022
Biking with Mayor Wu and Exploring Biking as Alternative to Orange and Green Line During Upcoming Closures
Early this Thursday morning over 50 community members gathered in the neighborhood of Roslindale to bike alongside Mayor Michelle Wu from Adams Park to City Hall in downtown Boston. The group rode together through various neighborhoods including Jamaica Plain and Back Bay with some folks dropping off or joining at various during the nearly 7 mile ride to City Hall. The video below shows a quick snapshot beginning with the arrival of Mayor Wu at Adams Park in Roslindale and shows glimpses of bicyclists riding down Dartmouth and Boylston Street near the Boston Public Library. A member of her staff, Yusufi Vali, can be seen riding along on a Bluebike.
August 12, 2022
Latest Round of Street Grants Focus on Safe Streets, Bikeshare Expansions, and Snow Removal
This latest round of grants awarded $16.4 million, the largest amount so far, primarily supports efforts grounded in making streets safer for everyone by reducing vehicle speeds and also investing in the equipment municipalities need to maintain their streets and facilitate safe active transportation.
August 5, 2022
Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership
Workers who got a $60 CharlieCard rode transit an average of 8.3 times during the first four weeks of the program, while workers with a smaller $5 CharlieCard took only 2 transit trips in the same period.
December 8, 2021
Inventories Take Stock of Growing Access to Bluebikes, Safer Bike Routes
Thanks to system expansions into more diverse neighborhoods, by 2021, non-white residents living in Bluebikes communities are slightly more likely to live near a bikesharing station than white residents.
December 6, 2021
Report: Bigger Bike Budgets Boost the Boom
August 25, 2021
Boston Announces Bluebikes Expansion Into Hyde Park
The city expects to begin installing the new stations in September.
August 23, 2021
Bluebikes System Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Smashing A Ridership Record
The Bluebikes system has set a new a single day trip record of 15,335 trips.
July 26, 2021
