Boston Bikes seeks to make Boston a world-class bicycling city by creating safe and inviting conditions for all residents and visitors.
As the weather warms up, those looking to beat Boston's traffic, Sure, I do it sometimes. This has the debate over the future of them in the city is heating up too, and now a push to let voters decide the future of biking in Boston. NBC 10's Eli Rosenberg has a closer look. If Jerry Zhao needs to get somewhere, anywhere, he is no doubt on his bike. It's a lot faster than walking, and you want my bikes always there for me to take me places. The Boston University junior says the convenience increasingly coming at an alarming cost. It is pretty dangerous. I mean, I've gotten hit on my bike four times. That is why Zhao applauds any move by the city to make Boston's miles of bike lanes as safe as possible. From creating buffered bike lanes We teamed up with journalism students at Boston University taking an in-depth reporting class taught by NBC 10 investigator Ryan Kat to take a closer look at Boston's bike lanes. My mom worries for me. Every day when she hears I'm going to bike to class, she's And bike lanes Now one man is wondering if it's time to blow the entire thing up and pave a new way forward. If there's anybody in this city that can claim that they're an expert at infrastructure, it's me. And I wouldn't say that, kind of, shine a star on my lapel, but it's accurate. Jay Cashman is founder of PedalSafe Boston. The avid biker says he wants to put the future of bike lanes in the hands of voters in the form of a ballot question, which would form a five-person commission that would create a master plan and shut down any unsafe bike lanes. Actually, to tell you the truth, I wish I didn't have to go do all this, okay? But I've kind of taken this as like my civic, The goal, n When you talk about something like, The city did recently conclude a 30-day review of street projects including Boston's bike lanes, and is reviewing the findings. As those who use these bike lanes pedal on, unsure what may be down the road. I just wish you were safer. I wish my mom didn't have to worry about me. In Boston, Eli Rosenberg, NBC 10, Boston.
