Boston Bike Share: The helmet issue
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Dave M.Posted
Tue 01 May 2012 3:05pm
Look at the above picture; why is this woman not being hauled off to jail for child endangerment? Why are these children not being taken into protective custody?
The answer is simple; the picture is from Holland where 99% of the population ride a bicycle at some time or other; for most it is their main form of transportation.
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Boston Square Community Bikes
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Cyclin' MissyPosted
Wed 28 Apr 2010 12:00am
Last night I discovered a true diamond in the rough of bikey goodness - Boston Square Community Bikes .
Boston Square is a program run through Oakdale Neighbors . It's... even stopping the bike.
Everyone at Boston Square Community Bikes was friendly, helpful, welcoming and a total bike geek like me. While we worked on one of the bikesRead on »
Bike Fridays in Boston, plus Hub on Wheels
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Paul L.Posted
Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:50am
. All convoys finish at City Hall Plaza Boston.
FREE BREAKFAST, BIKE EXPO AND MUSIC Whether you ride in with a convoy or ride along, join us at BostonCity Hall for free food...
A note I am passing along from the City of Boston'sbiking czarina, Nicole Freedman:
RIDE INTO WORK WITH A POLICE ESCORT.
July 25 and August 22
WHAT: SAFE, GUIDED
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Partners Center for Connected Health BostonSpins Off Venture To Create “Fun” Algorithms and “Fun” Devic
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Medical QuackPosted
Wed 09 Jun 2010 4:25pm
of Partners Center for Connected Health, the unit of Partners HealthCare System in Boston that studies the use of technologies like text messages and the Internet to keep people healthy... financing, which also included investments from Boston-based Egan-Managed Capital and Long River Ventures in Amherst, MA. Rick Lee, a veteran managed healthcare executive, is CEO
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Cycling in the Suburbs of Boston
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Dr. John H.Posted
Fri 26 Sep 2008 2:49pm
of these activities, but I've not written about cycling in the Boston area.
For folks from bike friendly cities like Portland, Oregon, you should know that cycling in Boston is a death sport... has been killed while cycling in Boston.
On the scale of Morts, cycling is probably about the most dangerous activity I do.
How do I mitigate risk? I cycle in Dover
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8/6, 7pm @ The Estate: Show Your Support for Boston’s Bid for Gay Games IX
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Paul T.Posted
Sat 25 Jul 2009 10:34pmBoston 2014, the group organizing the city’s bid for Gay Games IX, is hosting a Kick-Off Rally at The Estate, a popular nightclub at 1 Boylston Place, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm... and DC. The decision will be made in less than 3 months!
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Boston’s Gourmet Pizza, an update
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adventuresgfmomPosted
Fri 18 Sep 2009 12:00am
I received a very nice email from the Manager who assisted me at Boston’s Gourmet Pizza last week after I was accidentally “glutened.” I wanted to share with everyone the email and the steps that the Albuquerque Boston’s has taken to see that this will hopefully not happen again. It puts a smile of gratitude on my face for their effort
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Bye bye to Boston’s Canadian drug importation program
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David W.Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 4:08pm
reimportation from Canada, yet his program to encourage it was ill-conceived and is now being abandoned.
Boston made Canadian drug reimportation an option for some of its retirees... has saved about $3 million per year through its reimportation program but Boston’s only captured $4300! What a joke. Now the program is ending.
Truth be told there is little
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In the Boston area? Go to my friend’s friend’s Boston Marathon Fundraiser Event!
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LittleMissRunshinePosted
Thu 03 Feb 2011 12:00am
If you are in the Boston area, one of my friend’s friend’s is raising money for the Boston Debate League . They are hosting a fundraising event and I think you should check it out!
Here is the down low:
Date/Time: March 24, 6-8 PM
Location: 38 Newbury St.
Details: $20 at the door for attendees. Snacks
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