Cycles of Change: Boston, biking, and the last ten years.

Cycles of Change: Boston, biking, and the last ten years.

I wrote a magazine article that explored the changes in Boston’s bike culture and bike infrastructure in the last decade. I guided my research with questions like: What caused these changes? Who were the big players in changing things? What does the new face of biking in Boston look like? And what changes are still being pushed for? As the project progressed, I tried to shift to also understanding why things changed. What social and political factors helped bike advocates’ cause?
I am including a picture of me biking through Jamaica Plain, which captures the spirit of my process (A friend took this when she joined me on a ride to take pictures of different types of bike lanes in Boston). I tried to get a good understanding of the biking situation by talking with people who have been involved in the politics, going for rides myself, and visiting a bike shop that one of my interviewees (Steve Miller) told me about.

Mary Carmack