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By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the largest non-profits that supports and encourages bicycling in the country announced it has chosen Boston and five other major cities to enter a two-year program to build protected bike lanes in city streets.<\/p>\n

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Rendering of a potential two-way bike lane in Boston<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After several appearances as one of the worst cities for cycling in the country, Boston worked its way up to an honorable 26th<\/sup> place in America\u2019s Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities<\/em> <\/a>list that was published last month by Bicycling Magazine<\/em>. With former Olympic cyclist Nicole Freedman running the \u201cBoston Bikes\u201d initiative since 2007, the city has its own bike sharing program that now provides more than 1,100 bikes at 130 stations throughout Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Sommerville. The program is called Hubway<\/a> and was launched in July 2011 with 600 bicycles and 60 stations in Boston.<\/p>\n

According to an official statement issued by the Mayor\u2019s Office, Boston\u2014along with Atlanta, Denver, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Seattle\u2014was picked from a list of more than 100 U.S. cities that applied for this year\u2019s Green Lane Project. An initiative run by The PeopleForBikes non-profit organization, the six-city collaboration project is now entering its third year with 142 bike lanes nationwide, almost double the number of cycle tracks it started with back in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoston has ambitious goals and a strong vision supported by the elected officials and the community. They are poised to get projects on the ground quickly and will serve as an excellent example for other interested cities,\u201d said Martha Roskowski, PeopleForBikes Vice President of Local Innovation.<\/p>\n

Under the Green Lane Project, Boston will receive financial, strategic and technical assistance to create new separate cycle tracks, which will protect cyclists from vehicles and make bicycling an appealing option for more people. The city\u2019s new bike lanes will be separated from traffic by curbs, planters, parked cars or posts in order to reduce pedestrian, bike and auto injuries.<\/p>\n

The six-city collaboration Green Lane Project will kick off with a press conference in Indianapolis in late April.<\/p>\n

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Image via the Boston Cyclists Union<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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