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While City Hall Dithers, Boston Cyclists Union Takes Snow Removal Into Their Own Hands
After weeks of waiting for the city's snow removal crews, volunteers dig out the Commonwealth Avenue bike lane themselves.
February 10, 2026
Boston Data Show New Bike Lanes Successfully Shift Traffic, With Fewer Cars and Way More Bikes
Mayor Wu has hard evidence that her bike lane projects are helping reduce traffic – but her administration is reluctant to share it.
December 5, 2025
Boston Cyclists Union Promotes New 311 Reporting App
Editor's note: this news brief is adapted from a Boston Cyclists' Union press release.
March 11, 2024
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
Advocates Rally for E-Bike Legislation at Mass. State House
On Wednesday afternoon, a crowd of bike advocates and elected officials gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to urge lawmakers to follow the example of 46 other states and formalize a new legal definition of and regulatory framework for pedal-assist electric bicycles.
March 30, 2022
Street Updates from Boston City Council’s Budget Hearings
The Boston Cyclists' Union is petitioning the city to accelerate its bike network plans in order to meet short-term goals from its Go Boston 2030 plan.
May 25, 2021
Poor and Black ‘Invisible Cyclists’ Need to Be Part of Post-Pandemic Transport Planning Too
As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work.
May 29, 2020
Boston Cyclists Union to Offer Deeply Subsidized Bluebikes Passes
The Boston Cyclists Union, with financial support from Boston's Wagner Foundation, will offer limited-income applicants annual Bluebikes passes for just $5 – a 95 percent discount from the typical price of an annual pass.
May 28, 2020
