Keep up-to-date with MassBike media coverage. In addition, we encourage you to visit MassBike Updates for our communications to our members.

This page is updated periodically with news articles that feature MassBike's work across Massachusetts. 

2023

Articles

• "If you buy an electric bike, you could be eligible for a rebate in Massachusetts" (CBS News Boston - 5/31/23)
• "Bicycle activists gather in Northampton to celebrate Bay State Bike Month" (The Reminder - 5/23/23)
  
• "Rep. Pressley and Sen. Markey are working to make buses fare-free. Here's what that would mean." (Boston.com - 4/24/23)
• "Heads up drivers: A new Mass. law on passing cyclists and pedestrians is now in effect" (Boston.com - 4/3/23)
• “Massachusetts law enacted to protect cyclists” (The Cyprus - 2/27/23)
• "Worcester E-Bike Users Have Traveled Halfway Around Earth" (Patch - 1/24/23)
• "Getting Boston on board with e-bikes" (Commonwealth Magazine - 1/11/23)
• "Cars need to stay 4 feet away while passing bikes, pedestrians, new Mass. law says" (MassLive - 1/3/23)
• "Pedestrians, cyclists gain protections with new law meant to reduce traffic deaths" (Boston Globe - 1/3/23)

Video Interviews

• "New Mass. Law Requires Drivers to Move Over When Passing Cyclists and Pedestrians" (NBC 10 Boston - 4/4/23)
• "MassBike shares why bicycling in Massachusetts is tops in the nation" (WWLP - 1/24/23)

2022

Articles

• "Road safety bill again headed to Baker" (Newburyport News - 12/31/22)
• "Prospective Buyers Await Details of Mass. E-Bike Rebate Program" (Streetsblog MASS - 12/15/22)
• "How To Bike through a Boston Winter" (Streetsblog MASS - 12/5/22)
• “Baker gets bill to protect ‘vulnerable’ road users” (WWLP - 09/14/22)
• “A bill sent to Gov. Charlie Baker would protect ‘vulnerable road users’ like cyclists and pedestrians” (The Berkshire Eagle - 09/13/22)
• "New Worcester E-Bike Users Take Group Tour Of City" (Worcester Patch - 08/22/2022)
• "Politics and the City: E-Bikes 'take the lane' on Worcester Streets in Pilot Project" (Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 08/21/2022)
• "Orange Line shutdown: Some tips to safely bike around shuttle bus routes" (Boston Herald -08/20/2022)
• “Last-Minute Legislation Legalizes (Some) E-Bikes, Axes Low-Income Fares, and Throws More Cash At EVs” (Streetsblog MASS - 08/01/2022)
• “Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition starting Worcester e-bike program” (Spectrum News1 - 06/10/2022)
• “Cyclists honor Black female biking pioneer of the late 1800s” (Boston Globe - 05/05/2022)
• "MassBike giving away 100 free electric bikes to Worcester residents, workers; Here's how you can get one" (MassLive - 05/26/2022)
• "Green Program Offering Free E-Bikes To Worcester Residents" (thisweekinworcester.com - 05/24/2022)
• “What is an e-bike? Advocates in Mass. want to update definition, legal framework in hope they help reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (MassLive - 05/11/2022)
• “Massachusetts Ranked #1 in 2022 Bicycle Friendly State Report Card”  (MassDOT Blog - 04/19/2022)
• “Worcester MassBike Program Provides Free E-Bikes to Low Income Residents” (WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - 04/05/2022)
• “How Massachusetts is getting electric vehicles, e-bikes to low-income populations” (Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 03/31/2022)
• "Mass. Clean Energy Center Awards $3 Million to New E-Bike Subsidy Programs" (Streetsblog MASS - 03/09/2022)
• "Push to strengthen Massachusetts' hands-free driving law hits Beacon Hill" (WCVB 5 - 03/09/2022)
• "E-Bikes For Worcester Residents: Grant Funds Test Program" (Patch - 03/08/2022)

Podcasts

• The Horse Race - Episode 218: E-Bicycle Built for Who? (6/23/2022 - Featuring MassBike ED, Galen Mook)

2021

• "MassBike Gives & Sheds Light on Bicycling Safety" (WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - 12/7/2021)
• "Road-safety advocates push Massachusetts lawmakers to pass road safety bills as fatalities pile up" (Boston Herald - 11/21/2021)
• "This Sunday, think about ways to reduce traffic fatalities" (Commonwealth Magazine - 11/19/2021)
• "MassBike Hands Out Free Lights for the Long Nights" (Streetsblog MASS - 11/8/2021)
• "E-bikes are here – the question is where should by be?" (The Boston Globe - 10/31/2021)
• “As e-bikes soar in popularity, a proposed Massachusetts law would clarify how and where they can be used” (The Berkshire Eagle - 10/21/2021)
• "MassDOT chooses design for $1.7B Allston Pike project" (ConstructionDive - 10/5/2021)
• "MassDOT Picks "At-Grade" Option for Allston/I-90 Project" (Streetsblog MASS - 9/29/2021)
• “September is Bike Month in Massachusetts” (22 News WWLP - 9/21/2021)
• “Cape Cod Celebrating Bike Month with Several Events” (Patch - 9/20/2021)
• "Five steps toward a better bike strategy" (Commonwealth Magazine - 9/18/2021)
• “MassBike Celebrates Bay State Bike Month In September” (massitsallhere.com - 9/10/2021)
• “The West End Museum Celebrates Bay State Bike Month on Sept. 18” (Beacon Hill Times - 9/8/2021)
• "New Berkshire County Campaign Celebrates Bike Safety" (WUPE.com - 8/31/2021)
• “Berkshire Bike Path Council Kicks Off Berkshire Streets for All” (iBerkshires.com - 8/31/2021)
• “Group to launch bike safety campaign with ride down Pittsfield’s North Street” (The Berkshire Eagle - 8/30/2021)
• “Getting tuned up: Bike Repair clinic at Florence Heights gets cyclists back on the road” (Daily Hampshire Gazette 8/22/2021)
• "MassBike giving away free bike lights to cyclists" (22 News WWLP - 4/9/2021)

2020

• “Meet Peter Cheung, MassBike’s ‘Advocate of the Year’” (Streetsblog MASS - 12/17/2020)
• “New Ghost Bike, and finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU student Killed in 2021 Crash” (BU Today - 12/2/2020)
• “Ghost bike honors cyclist’s memory, impact on Commonwealth Avenue” (Boston Globe - 11/21/2020)
• “‘Ghost bike’ memorial in Boston dedicated to victim of deadly 2012 crash” (WCVB 5 - 11/21/2020)
• “Bicycle light giveaway in Turners Falls encourages road safety” (Greenfield Recorder - 11/6/2020)
• “As I See It: Biking for health in the face of pandemic” (Newburyport News - 10/13/2020)
• “Local bicyclist honored with Minuteman Bikeway memorial” (yourArlington.com - 9/9/2020)
• “Bicyclist dies after crash involving tractor-trailer in Harvard Square” (Boston Globe - 8/18/2020)
• “‘Bike boom’ clearing out bicycle shops in Boston” (Boston Herald - 8/2/2020)
• “Meet the Pedal People, Northampton’s Bike-Powered Cargo Haulers” (Streesblog MASS - 7/6/2020)
• “Hamilton-Wenham Public Library announces upcoming programs” (Wicked Local - 6/9/2020)
• “Charlie Proctor Memorial Fund” (Scuttlebut Sailing News - 5/13/2020)
• “Biking in the Valley: Even with COVID-19, bicycling is the way to go for many” (Daily Hampshire Gazette - 4/6/2020)
• “Bike Shops Deemed ‘Essential’ As Bike Transport Surges” (Streetsblog MASS - 4/24/2020)
• “Westfield Breaks Ground on Columbia Greenway Extension” (Streetsblog MASS - 1/30/2020)

2019

• “Should low speed electric bikes be allowed on multi-use paths in Mass.?” (Boston Globe - 12/19/2019)
• “Street Safety Advocates Hold ‘Day of Remembrance’ Vigil This Sunday” (Streetsblog MASS - 11/15/2020)
• “E-bikes get green light on National Seashore trails” (Cape Cod Times - 9/30/2019)
• “Biking In Boston: What To Know Before You Get Rolling” (WBUR - 5/30/2019)
• “Junior high schoolers giddy up at bike rodeo” (Sippican Week Today - 5/2/2019)

2018

• “Bike Activists, Armed with Video of Fatal 2015 Back Bay Crash, Say Police Got It Wrong” (Boston Magazine - 1/24/2018)
• “Cyclists Want Truck Driver Charged After Fatal 2015 Crash” (CBS Boston - 1/23/2018)
• “Group blames truck driver for fatal 2015 bike crash; police say prosecution’s not warranted” (Boston Globe - 1/23/2018)