We’re sorry about the political post. We had a larger agenda there…Wish us luck!
The clocks fall back soon and then those of us that are on the road before 7pm will get some well deserved light. Most of us however will be sentenced to riding home in the dark. Time to get your lighting and light clothes organized. We’re used to not being seen anyway, but it is far worse this time of year. It’s fun to ride through Franklin Park even though parts of it are closed after dark…No worries Bernie and his minions all leave by 3. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a car parked in the Parks employee lot after 4. But hey they start early.
We went riding with Dotbike on their art tour. For those who have been on it before and noticed the loop was about the same you missed a lot of NEW art! The Everett Square installation is more than art it includes a wonderful representation of history as well. Thanks Laura for your fine efforts in this regard. We’re not sure if it’s too late to donate for a brick, but if you notice the Edward Everett Square committee anywhere be sure to ask. The new moon in Peabody Square is pretty wild too.
What we noticed on the ride were the hundreds of other folks out and about on two wheels. Biking in Dot has grown this past year. We haven’t been nearly as agressive in collecting photos of folks riding but they come anyway. The dotbike flickr site has spent a lot of time chronicalling bike lane installations or not quite done installations. Oh yeah we posted some shots of the art ride too! Check em out!
We’re onto week three for the Talbot Avenue job to actually get completed. Boston Bikes is on vacation (or out of town on business) so we’ll see if transportation and the Mayor’s office is aware of the issue. We still haven’t gone the length of Columbia Road but while more Bike Chevron guys showed the paint in the lanes hasn’t. We heard one comment though that they liked it was it helped give a mental picture of the ‘door zone.’ OK. Blue Hill Ave lanes are taking shape and they look to be running north from Columbia Road through Grove Hall (as long as the paving job went). We’ll take a ride there as well as down Columbia Road soon just for kicks. Being cynical about the painting companies professionalism and ability to actually finish a job isn’t hard nor is it ill-placed. Sheesh! One would think someone could put down a line or a logo where the engineer puts a signal to put it no? I’m not there, but what I see afterward is just more of the same BS that Dorchester puts up with on all services.
WGBH is doing a series on Blue Hill Avenue at 7:50 each morning. Educational opportunity here. First one was okay. Listen up and you’ll learn some history to support dotriderblog’s supposition that Dot is underserved and we have been for a long long long time…
