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0 Poll: Can Bikes & Cars Share Boston’s Roads?

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Yes they can! The city already has a tremendous amount of bikes already on the roadways, but drivers and bikes riders need to obey the same set of laws. Not only do we have cars running reds lights, but we have cyclists doing the same thing. So, enforcing the laws we have in place would help to create safer roadways cars and bikes along more with bike lanes.

A BBJ poll showed mixed results: Can bikes and cars share the roads in Boston?

Yes. It’s better for traffic and the environment. 18%

No. The roads are too narrow in the city. 38%

Perhaps. But drivers and bicyclists must be more aware. 44%

Follow the link to vote on the Boston Business Journal poll.

0 Boston to become more Bike Friendly

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Bike lanes in Boston make the city more bike friendly

Photo Credit: Boston Globe

We have all seen them, some of us know them, and others are them. I am a firm believer in sharing the road, but all that use the road need to obey the same laws. Countless times I have nearly been hit by cyclists heading the wrong way on Boylston Street. I’m not too sure what they are thinking, but I know as a driver, it’s against the law.

An editorial in the Boston Globe, based on a comprehensive multi-year study on city-wide bike collision data, reports “city transportation officials hope to introduce cycle tracks, bike lanes separated from the street by a barrier, on a few sections of busy roads…Police, who have for years ­issued warnings to cyclists who run red lights or glide through stop signs, will now hand out $20 citations…and city officials are considering a plan to push city councilors to pass a law requiring all cyclists to wear a helmet.”

You can read the complete article on the Boston Globe website: Boston Bicycling Safety

0 With Bike Lanes, Retail Sales up 49% in NYC

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Is a bike lane coming to a street near you?  Our neighbors to the South in NYC have seen a surge in retail sales traffic after lanes have been added.

According to an article on the Boston Business Journal website — citing a report from the New York Department of Transportation from November, 2012 — “after the city of New York installed bike lanes on 8th and 9th avenues in Manhattan, retail sales on 9th Ave. from 23 to 31st streets grew 49 percent, compared to 3 percent boroughwide.”

Graphic detailing the impact Bike lanes have on retail sales

Photo Credit: NYC DOT via Boston Business Journal

You can read the full BBJ article, here.