IN THE NEWS
e-BIKES
MassLive Dec. 9, 2025
Mass. lawmakers pledge new laws on scooters, e-bikes and similar devices: It’s completely changed’
Mass.gov 2025
The Special Commission on Micromobility is charged with producing a study that includes:
- A review of current state and local laws and regulations for micromobility vehicles;
- Recommendations to regulate micromobility vehicles, including on bike paths, sidewalks and shared use paths; and
- Recommendations to support the expansion of micromobility vehicle use and innovation including shared micromobility options for municipalities.
The Commission’s report will be filed with the legislature by January 31, 2026. The most recent report can be found HERE.
MassBike
Electric Bikes
The use of electric-assist bicycles (“e-bikes”) has grown rapidly over the last 5 years. Read about Current E-Bike Regulations. MassBike is lobbying for a modification to existing State definitions of an e-bike. Learn about that proposed legislation HERE.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Nov. 18, 2024
FOTW #1369, November 18, 2024: E-Bikes Have the Highest Utilization Rate of Shared Micromobility Types in 2023
In North America, e-bikes had the highest utilization rate at 3.9 trips per bike per day.
BIKE BUSSES
The Guardian
The bicibús: how Barcelona got kids cycling safely to school – and loving it!
Boston Bike Bus: Find a Boston-area Bike Bus or Start Your Own
Cambridge Bicycle Safety: Bike Bus to School
CBS News
Bike bus a “dream come true” for kids, parents and teachers in Cambridge, Massachusetts
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS and BIKE LANES
Bloomberg. By Eric Jaffe March 13, 2015
An annotated, chart-filled review of 12 studies from around the world:
The Complete Business Case for Converting Street Parking Into Bike Lanes
SAFETY and HEALTH
Bloomberg. By Eric Jaffe November 10, 2015
To Prevent Harm to Cyclists: Infrastructure, not Helmets, Most Effective
Study: The Latest Evidence That Bike Helmet Laws Don’t Help Rider Safety – CityLab
London Cyclist
An RAF pilot teaches cyclists & motorists about being safe on the road:
What an RAF pilot can teach us about being safe on the road
U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Improving Safety for Walking, Biking or Rolling
The USDOT has adopted the five-pronged, Safe System Approach as the guiding paradigm to address road safety that includes:
- Safer People
- Safer Vehicles
- Safer Speeds
- Safer Roads, and
- Better Post-Crash Care
London Cyclist
An RAF pilot teaches cyclists & motorists about being safe on the road:
What an RAF pilot can teach us about being safe on the road
Tech News
Biking to work will make you happier, more trusting of your fellow humans and is less dangerous than driving to your overall mortality. 2015
Tech News: The Best Ways to Get to Work, According to Science
BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
The League of American Bicyclists
The Bike League’s Bicycle Friendly America℠ program provides advocates and change makers with a roadmap and hands-on assistance to build places more welcoming to people who bike. The BFA℠ program is a tool for states, communities, businesses, and universities to make bicycling a real transportation and recreation option for all people and it recognizes those doing it well.
LOCAL and NEWSWORTHY
Boston Globe Jan. 7, 2026
Brookline man who biked around the world praises ‘kindness of strangers’