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Mayor Wu Announces Expanded Open Streets Events Calendar for 2023
The Mayor also announced a major expansion in the city's Open Newbury events, which will occur every Sunday from July until mid-October this year.
May 2, 2023
News Briefs: Rally For Riverbend, Street Project Screening, WalkMassachusetts
Activists in Cambridge are planning a rally this Saturday to restore the city’s popular “Riverbend Park” events on Saturdays.
April 26, 2023
Worcester Film Screening to Discuss the Realities of ‘Biking While Black’
"When there's a disenfranchised community with unsafe streets – how can you tell a kid to go out and ride a bike when they could be killed?" asks filmmaker Yolanda Davis-Overstreet. "The wellness and the joy that bicycling brings, it’s missing for so many households."
April 24, 2023
NACTO Comes to Boston
While the transportation engineering profession generally has a reputation for neglecting anyone who isn't inside a motor vehicle, NACTO's members are working to change that culture.
September 8, 2022
Introducing Transit Bingo: Explore New Places, Win Prizes This September
Save our bingo card on your phone or print out a copy, then tag @streetsblogmass on social media with the hashtag #streetsblogbingo as you mark off each square during the month of September.
August 26, 2022
Photos: Open Streets Event in Roxbury Neighborhood
This past Saturday, the City of Boston hosted its second Open Streets event in the neighborhood of Roxbury along a stretch of Blue Hill Avenue from Warren Street to Dudley Street. The event temporarily closed off a section of Blue Hill Avenue to traffic and opened it to families, people on bikes, and anyone else who would like to walk or roll without having to worry about cars. Despite the high temperatures, some folks braved the heat to partake in the day's festivities which included live music, food trucks, and even parades.
August 9, 2022
PHOTOS: Boston Celebrates Open Streets In Jamaica Plain
Without cars crowding the way, thousands of people – far more than the street typically carries – were able to walk and bike along Centre Street without fears for their safety.
July 11, 2022
Open Streets Celebration Coming to Jamaica Plain This Weekend
"It's a space where people can be active and not have to worry about traffic and all the things that come with it,” said Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge.
July 8, 2022
Photos From Boston Cyclists Union’s Inaugural Pride Ride
“The most vulnerable people in our community need the most support and so we wanted to make sure queer people felt safe on a bike… If you’re a queer person and you’re running around town blasting some gay music, some queer music, it is so much fun! And you feel, at least I feel, so good!” said BCU organizer Alex Shames.
June 14, 2022
‘Open Streets’ Events Expanding to More Boston Neighborhoods This Summer
"This is about community, this is about bridging the gap, this is about opening the door so people can see what businesses are out there and actually patronize them,” said Warren Williams, Executive Director of Jamaica Plain’s Three Squares Main Street organization.
June 2, 2022
