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LivableStreets in the news:
Envision Longfellow not just as a bridge, but an amenity
The Boston Globe July 29, 2010
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/07/29/envision_longfellow_not_just_as_a_bridge_but_an_amenity/
On Biking: can't we all get along on our roads?
The Boston Globe July 28, 2010
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/brookline/2010/07/by_jonathan_simmons_guest_colu_2.html
Walz recieves award from LivableStreets Alliance
Wicked Local Cambridge July 28, 2010
http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x350170629/Walz-receives-award-from-LivableStreets-Alliance
T moving in right direction on disabled access
The Boston Herald July 27, 2010
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1270426
Linking Cities and Eras
The Boston Globe July 25, 2010
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2010/07/25/linking_cities_and_eras/?page=full
LivableStreets Alliance honors officials 'who get it' -- 5 year anniversary Street Party coverage
The Boston Globe July 25, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/25/quieting_down_the_mattapan_trolley_at_ashmont_station/?page=full
Bridge between Harvard Square and Allston could be reduced to three lanes
The Boston Globe July 23, 2010
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/cambridge/2010/07/bridge_between_harvard_square.html
Long-awaited Green Line extension to Somerville, Medford delayed again
The Boston Globe July 11, 2010
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/11/long_awaited_green_line_extension_to_somerville_medford_delayed_again/
LivableStreets Alliance-- Rethinking Urban Transportation in Boston
Carbusters* June 2010
http://carbusters.org/2010/07/07/livablestreets-alliance-%E2%80%93-rethinking-urban-transportation-in-boston/
South End News May 26, 2010
http://www.mysouthend.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=106139
MBTA General Manager Davey and Bike Advocacy Groups Celebrate Bike Week
MBTA News May 19, 2010
http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=19454&month=&year=
Activists decries Longfellow Bridge sidewalk as "worst in Massachusetts"
Wicked Local May 5, 2010
http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x2084228757/Activist-decries-Longfellow-Bridge-sidewalk-worst-in-Massachusetts
Getting to know the Commonwealth's chief of aeronautics
Letter: In reconstruction, focus on everyone who uses Cambridge bridges
Wicked Local April 21, 2010
Coalition proposes eliminating Longfellow Bridge traffic lanes
Beacon Hill Times April 20, 2010
http://www.beaconhilltimes.
Safe crossings: Pedestrians require bridge underpasses
Boston Globe 4/5/2010
link: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/04/05/safe_crossings/
City, state get message on car-centric policies
Boston Globe 3/12/2010
link: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2010/03/12/city_state_get_message_on_car_centric_policies/
Arlington bike group hosts winter social with special guest, Jackie Douglas, Director of LivableStreets
Boston Globe 2/22/2010
link: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/arlington/2010/02/arlington_bike_group_presents.html?comments=all
A new cycle of street life in Boston
Boston Society of Architects chapter letter 1/2010
link: http://www.architects.org/documents/publications/cl/infocus/infocusJanFe...
Alliance Awards $104,000 in Grants
Bicycle Retailer 12/14/2009
link: http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/3511.html
Longfellow Bridge in the 21st Century
Boston Courant 12/4/2009
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/bostoncourant_longfellow_4dec09.pdf
Inspection, assurances after Red Line warning
Boston Globe 11/5/2009
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/05/inspe...
Transit Riders Movement
Boston Globe 10/25/2009
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/25/next_...
Two-year construction begins on Mass Ave
Huntington News 9/24/2009
link: http://www.huntington-news.com/special-sections/city-pulse/two-year-cons...
$80m in US funds for bike projects unspent in Mass.
Boston Globe 4/14/2009
link: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/04/14/80m_in_us_fund...
Bikes Belong Awards Five REI/BFC Grants
Pedal Pushers Online 3/16/2009
link: http://ppolnews.com/?id=84751
Walk the walk in Downtown Crossing
Boston Globe – letter to the editor 3/8/2009
link: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/newton/articles/2009/03/08/walk_the_walk_...
Men at Work
Boston Herald – letter to the editor 2/26/2009
link: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/letters/view/2009_02_26_Men_at_...
Bike czar creates buzz just gearing up
Boston Globe 2/22/2009
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/22/bike_...
Look South!
Planetizen 2/18/2009
link: http://www.planetizen.com/node/37423
BU Bridge work is an effort to forge path to better transit
Boston Globe – letter to the editor 2/17/2009
link: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/200...
Achieve Urban Happiness Tonight
Bostonist.com 2/5/2009
link: http://bostonist.com/2009/02/05/achieve_urban_happiness_tonight.php
’Boston Bikes Annual Summary’ brings more Mass. Ave. debate
South End News 2/5/2009
Suit brewing on Mass. Ave.
South End News 1/21/2009
link: http://www.mysouthend.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=86144
Some say BU Bridge repairs endangering bikers, walkers, geese
Cambridge Chronicle 10/17/2008
link: http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/archive/x1776798665/Some-say-BU-Bri...
Parking Space a Park for Day
Harvard Crimson 9/21/2008
link: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524140
New Bike Cages at Alewife
Boston Globe 9/21/2008
But who speaks for the Geese? Advocates seek voice in BU Bridge project
Boston Globe 9/14/2008
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/14/but_who_speaks_for_...
Bridge set for facelift
Daily Free Press 9/9/2008
Rethinking Mass Ave
Boston Globe 8/10/2008
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/08/10/rethinking_mass_ave/
The Future of Crossing the Street
Boston Globe 8/10/2008
link: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2008/08/10/the_futur...
World-class bike cities? Why not Boston?
Boston Globe 3/23/2008
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/23/world_class_bike_ci...
You Said It, JP!: 2007 in Quotes
JP Gazette 1/24/2008
link: http://jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/2508
Rethinking ‘Bus vs. Trolley’
Jamaica Plain Gazette 10/5/2007
link: http://livablestreets.info/files/jpgaz_4oct07_bustrolley.pdf
Risky business at intersection
Boston Globe 12/23/2007
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/23/risky_business_at_i...
5th Annual AltWheels Festival: Meet the Heroes, Save the Planet. 26 Regional Individuals Doing Extraordinary Work.
AltWheels 9/27/2007
link: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/29348715/doc---AltWheels--Welcome
Beaten path: Like the Emerald Necklace before it, the Charles River bike path is a jewel. This gem, however, has its flaws
Boston Globe 9/9/2007
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/09/beaten_path/
The Bike/Ped Professional Advocate’s Corner: Interview with Jeff Rosenblum, Founder and President of LivableStreets Alliance
Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals 7/2007
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/apbp_2007issue2_rosenblum.pdf
Pedal Power
Boston Globe 7/8/2007
link: http://livablestreets.info/node/1244
LivableStreets teams with MBTA for Bike Week
WBZ1030 5/14/2007
link: http://www.wbz.com/episode_download.php?contentType=36&contentId=713932
"Pain at the Pump"
Chronicle, TV5 6/29/2007
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/chronicle_29jun06.mpg
Walking in the Hub may be heading downhill
Boston Globe 4/15/2007
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/04/15/walking_in_the_hub_...
Bike Bill Goes For A Third Spin: Advocates want stricter ticketing of riders, drivers
Boston Globe 1/14/2007
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/14/bike_bill_goes_for_...
Group seeks debt relief for the T
Boston Globe 1/9/2007
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/09/group_seeks_debt_re...
Election bump for Fairmont Line work?
Dorchester Reporter 11/30/2006
link: http://dotnews.com/electionbumpforfairmount.html
The End of the Road: Boston has a long history of ruining itself to make room for drivers and their infernal cars. It’s time to start taking back our streets
Boston Magazine 11/2006
link: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/the_end_of_the_road/
AltWheels rolls into
Boston E Magazine 9/28/2006
link: http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3380
A Sustainable Transportation Vision for New England with LivableStreets Executive Director
WGBH 9/17/2006
link: http://forum-network.org/lecture/sustainable-transportation-vision-new-england
The Power of Two Wheels
TUFTS Observer 9/15/2006
link: http://www.tuftsobserver.org/on_the_town/20060915/the_power_of_two_wheels.html
Sound Familiar?
StreetsBlog 9/8/2006
link: http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/08/sound-familiar/
Brookline's nod to a bygone era: Town hopes to re-create Village Square's bustling urban atmosphere
Boston Globe 8/26/2006
link: http://www.boston.com/realestate/community/articles/2006/08/26/brookline...
Brookline attempts to connect Necklace
JP Gazette 8/15/2006
link: http://www.petestidman.com/?q=node/59
How To Live Well Without Owning A Car
Book by Chris Balish 8/12/2006
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/node/644
At this circle, debate goes 'round: $4.5m ramps draw ire, praise
Boston Globe 8/6/2006
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/06/at_this_circle_deba...
The question is: Should the city go `car free' more often?
Boston Globe 7/9/2006
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/07/09/the_question_is_sho...
LivableStreets briefs Brookline on Boston's BU/Comm. Ave design
Brookline Tab 5/24/2009
T Riders Oversight Committee requests more money from Legislature
Metro 5/15/2006
A long ride, with miles to go: Cyclists call for more and improved trails
Boston Globe 5/14/2006
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/05/14/a_long_ride_with_mi...
LivableStreets supports public radio
WBUR 5/12/2006
Link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/12may06_wburadvert_clip.WMA
Boston can be a bike city… if you fix these 5 big problems
Phoenix 5/11/2006
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/phoenix11may06.pdf
Bike over trash to save on gas
Metro 5/2/2006
Link: http://www.livablestreets.info/node/406
City leaders plan for Storrow Drive tunnel project
NECN 3/27/2006
link: http://video.necn.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?clipid1=73...
Shifting gears, group merges transit message
Boston Globe 3/19/2006
link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/03/19/shift...
Golden Shoe Awards
WalkBoston Awards 3/30/2006
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/2006walkbostoninvitation.pdf
Cambridgeport fears new buses
TownOnline.com 3/16/2006
link: http://livablestreets.info/files/cambchronical_16mar06_urbanring.pdf
Worst Cities: It’s still a jungle in these 3 urban centers
Bicycling Magazine 3/2006
link: http://www.livablestreets.info/files/bicyclingmagazine_march2006.pdf
New Look for Comm. Ave in the works
BU Source 1/26/2006
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