Publications

This is a repository for MassBike Publications, you will find all manner of useful things here. Be warned however some are rather old, and are kept here for posterity not necessarily because they represent up to date information.

1989:

  • Massachusetts bicycle advisory board report 1989 (.doc)

1995

  • Massachusetts Bicycle Facilities Inventory: Prepared for the state by MassBike in 1995, this inventory was the basis for the State Bicycle Plan(.doc)

2006:

  • Our Crumbling Pathways: Maintenance Needs on the Charles River Paths (pdf)
  • Suggestions for Reconstruction of the Nonantum Road Corridor for safety and nonmotorized accommodation (pdf)
  • Mitt Romney vetoes the bicyclist safety bill the first time we got it passed (don’t worry though we kept working and got it passed). (pdf)
  • Two comment memos, submitted for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (1 pdf 2 pdf)

2009:

  • Same Roads Same Rules presentation for the Moving Together Conference October 2009 (power point)
  • MassBike provided these comments regarding the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project. (pdf) (link)
  • MassBike then teamed up with other advocacy groups to urge for better bike infrastructure on the Longfellow Bridge (pdf) (link)
  • Bicycling In Bostons Neighborhoods: MassBike with the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness utilized neighborhood youth groups to evaluate the bike-ability of various Boston Neighborhoods. (pdf)
  • MassBike memo about the proposed changes to the bike/ped engenering directive proposed by MassDOT (pdf) (link)

2010:

  • MassBike District Data Sheet: We gave these out to representatives at this years bicycle summit in D.C. They contain information about bike infrastructure spending, as well as our education program broken down by district. District 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (.xls)

Safe Routes To School Child Safety Documents

  • Student safety Poster: This covers a variety of important safety topics (version 1 pdf) (version 2 pdf)
  • What every parent needs to know: Covers safety for parents (English pdf) (Spanish pdf)
  • How To Start A Bicycle Train: Instructions on how to get a bicycle train going at your school (English pdf)

Bay State Bike Week Safety Documents

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Other Documents:

  • Start your own bicycle committee the MassBike 80 Page guide. (pdf)
  • Go By Bike: A Guide to Bicycling in Massachusetts (new 2011 update!):
    English (pdf)
    Spanish (pdf) (Note: Spanish version not yet updated)
  • How to lock up your bike, a handy brochure (.doc)
  • Police Officer Training Reference Guide: for more information on our police training, click here. (pdf)
  • Police Officer Training Presentation: for more information on our police training, click here (power point)
  • Same Roads Same Rules Spoke Cards: Print out and laminate this handy guide, keep it as a reminder, or give it to someone you think might need one.

    English (pdf)
    Spanish (pdf)

    You can print 4 per page by selecting “multiple pages per sheet” in the page scaling option when you print, then select 4.