Posts by David:

Profile: I'm MassBike's Executive Director, and I love riding bicycles. I'm a bike commuter, a road rider, a mountain biker, a singlespeeder, and a multi-modal folding biker. I read bike magazines and blogs, collect bike movies, and get my hands greasy working on bikes. When I'm not advocating for bicyclists, I take bicycling vacations. One-track mind? More like a one-cog mind! OK, two cogs - I also like coffee.

    Situation Worsens In House

    January 31st, 2012

    We reported last week that the House of Representatives was moving to eliminate critical federal funding for biking and walking. The situation in the House is even more dire than we thought. Today, the House releases its transportation bill, the American Energy and Infrastructure Act. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will vote on the bill [...]

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    Why Bicyclists Should Care About The T’s Financial Crisis

    January 17th, 2012

    MassBike exists to serve the bicycling community, and that is our focus. But we also take a broad view of our transportation system and how bicycling fits into it. To advance those efforts, in 2011 MassBike joined a new coalition of transportation-related organizations, Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA), working for an environmentally sustainable, reliable and affordable [...]

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    Save Biking, Donate To MassBike!

    December 5th, 2011

    This has been a watershed year for biking in the Bay State, and for MassBike. We are seeing record numbers of people on bikes, more media coverage than ever before, and bike projects and programs popping up all over the state. This year the state made real progress living up to its sustainable transportation policies, [...]

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    UPDATE: Reporting Crashes And Harassment In Boston

    October 7th, 2011

    Bicyclists have been following our advice and reporting crashes, harassment, and other incidents with motorists to the Boston Police Department. Unfortunately, some bicyclists have reported receiving a less-than-helpful reception from BPD, ranging from disinterest to disdain to outright hostility. MassBike took these concerns directly to the City of Boston and BPD, and learned (or confirmed) [...]

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    Thank You For Saving Federal Funding!

    September 16th, 2011

    Your voice has been heard in Congress! Thanks to all of you who responded to our Action Alert this week, federal funding for all transportation programs (including biking and walking) has been extended until March 31, 2012. Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School, and Recreational Trails will continue to receive funding. The bicycling community nationwide [...]

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