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Tag Archives: Commute
Taking Back the Streets?
Tweet What you see above is an image of what the streets of San Jose, CA look like when mapped for ease of bike-ability. Looks like a lot of islands doesn’t it? Islands Peter Furth, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Boston’s Northeastern University has co-authored a report from the Mineta Transportation Institute that examines [...]
Posted in Commute, Environment, Lifestyle, Recreation Also tagged bike safety, liveable streets 1 Comment
For Whom the Red Light Turns
Tweet Recently an article ran in The New York Times Opinion Pages by Randy Cohen. The author makes an argument that while running a red light may be illegal it is ethical by his considerations, as his actions could only injure himself. He invokes Emmanuel Kant and continues to note the exceedingly great differences between [...]
How to Get Around
Tweet We’ve been focusing on urban cycling recently, but what happens when you travel? When you live just a bit further than is comfortable to ride from, for whatever reason: time, distance, infrastructure limitations. The image above comes from the current exhibit as the BSA Space, called “Let’s Talk About Bikes”, curated by over, under, [...]
Band-aids
Tweet With the influx of cycling and new cyclists in our city and around the world, there are sadly more accidents -and bound to be more – as drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike acclimate to the new street dynamic. Our emergency services must adjust as well; from police enforcement, to ambulances. And in the aftermath of accidents, [...]
Past and Future Tense: Health of a Nation
Tweet Villages – Were We Started From Once upon a time, we started out in villages. Well, obviously it’s a quite a bit more complex than that, but for our purposes we’re starting here. In small communities you know the people who pass you on the street, things are near enough to get to simply, [...]
Posted in Commute, Environment, Lifestyle Also tagged boston, communities, health, liveable streets, London, new york Leave a comment
Getting Ready for Bike to Work Week
Tweet As we know, May is National Bike Month here in the U.S. (in Canada, with its later spring, it’s June), and the coming week (May 14-18) is Bike to Work Week, which culminates on May 18, with Bike to Work Day. Throughout the week, look for specially themed bike events, and most importantly, get [...]
Posted in Commute, Events, Maintenance Also tagged bike repair, Bike to Work Week, commuter, commuter bike, commuter clothing, commuting advice, National Bike Month Leave a comment
Shape Magazine Features Montague’s Boston 8 Folding Bike
Tweet In line at the grocery store? Check out page 28 of Shape magazine – you might see a bike you recognize! That’s right – Montague’s Boston 8 folding bike is in Shape’s Bike to Work feature, “Ride and Go Chic”. The text reads, Smart Cycle Can’t find a bike rack? Take it inside! this [...]
May is National Bike Month
Tweet Ever since 1956, the League of American Bicyclists has designated May as National Bike Month. This means that, throughout the month of May, you should be keeping an eye out for special bike-themed events in your area – rides, maintenance and safety classes, film festivals, you name it. And, of course, there are a [...]
Posted in Activism, Events Also tagged bike commute, bike to work, League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month 2 Comments
New Year’s Revolutions: Bicycling Magazine Reviews the Boston Folding Bike
Tweet Is this the year you finally decide that you want to get more exercise? Do something good for the environment? Cut down on your expenses? If so, then riding a Montague folding bike is a great place to start. With a full-size folding bike, you’ll find that it’s easy to motivate yourself to ride [...]
Posted in Commute, General, Lifestyle, Travel Also tagged Bicycling, Bicycling magazine, boston, folding bike, New Year's Resolution, park and pedal, Review Leave a comment
Montague Overhaul V: Track Cogs and Chains