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The Somerville Bicycle Committee works to promote bicycling as a means of transportation, to improve safety for all ages, and to help implement policy and programs in the City of Somerville.
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Upcoming eventsSept 15, 10:00 AM -12 Noon - Cargo Bike Test Event
Location: Picnic Grove at Cambridge Crossing This will be our 7th crowd sourced event to benefit parents considering cargo bikes to transport their children by helping them to be able talk to a variety current parent owners that live in their community and try out the bikes. The goal is to supplement information from online and bike shop visits. Test driving in a park can be easier than in the streets around a bike shop for new riders. It is also a fun social event for everyone. Learn more Sept 18, 6:00-7:00 PM - Streetwise Come out to Aeronaut Somerville to hear Brendan Kearny, Walk Boston present "Walk Audit Academy: Learn all about walk audits, and why you should lead one in your neighborhood." This talk is in conjunction with the Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets. In person at Aeronaut Brewing Company. See FaceBook event for more info. Oct 3, 6:30-8:00 PM - Somerville Bicycle Committee Monthly Meeting Hybrid options: room location and meeting link will be available on the City of Somerville's Events page Oct 6, 9:00 AM - Family Bike Ride Zoo Ride Bexley Garden, 48 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge An epic ride from Cambridge to the Franklin Park Zoo and back. We will ride 8-9 miles each way through a carefully curated route designed to reduce motor vehicle risk. On the way there we will ride the Emerald Necklace, on the way back we will ride the SW Corridor Park plus some bike friendly infrastructure in downtown Boston. This ride is too long for emerging self propelled riders that don't have the option to hop on/off a cargo bike. Learn more Oct 20, 9:30 AM -The 4th Annual Halloween Family Bike Ride Assembly Line Park @ Assembly Row, Somerville (How do I bike there?) Save the date for the 4th Annual Halloween Family Bike Ride! Featuring community, a mostly car free curated ride, bike to bike trick or treating, rock painting, robot activities from Robo Hub, the brand new McGlynn School universal playground and the Family Bike Ride collection of outdoor play equipment. Maybe more! Learn more and Register News ** View updated Bike Map: February 2021 ** Read SomerVision 2040 ** Support our local Bike Friendly Businesses ** Review Draft Vision Zero Plan ** Read our Letter on Broadway Bike and Bus Lanes **See our latest Somerville Bike News **See how Rideshare companies adopt the Dutch Reach **Somerville is #5 Bike City in U.S. See report **See our video promoting safe trucking with bikes **Somerville Scout article on Bike Committee **See our Crash Survey **See this flyer: how to stay safe on two wheels **See Somerville's Vision Zero Dashboard To contact the Bike Committee simply send an email to [email protected]
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This is the unofficial Committee website. The official page is on the City of Somerville website.
