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How Bike-Friendly is West Roxbury?

The Hubway bicycle program is adding 11 new station around Boston, none in the Parkway area. Is it a matter of West Roxbury not being bike-friendly?

 

 

The Hubway Bike Program is adding 11 new stations around Boston, none of which are in the Parkway area. 

New stations are to be added in Roxbury, Dorchester, Charlestown, Allston, and in the downtown core of Boston.

The listed neighborhoods have more car traffic compared to West Roxbury, but are not greater tourist spots. So why not adding a Hubway station to West Roxbury? Would the neighborhood not use the bicycles, or would people not use them to pedal into West Roxbury?

And how bike-friendly is West Roxbury? The neighborhood roads seem to be good to ride through due to few cars, but how are our main thoroughfares for bicycling? Particularly Centre and Spring streets? Dare I ask - how's biking on the VFW Parkway?

Take the polls and leave your comments below. 

  • On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being low and 5 being high - how bike-able is West Roxbury?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • 1
        3 (30%)
    • 2
        0 (0%)
    • 3
        4 (40%)
    • 4
        2 (20%)
    • 5
        1 (10%)
    Total votes: 10
  • Would you like to see a Hubway station in West Roxbury?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes. People would rent them.
        6 (100%)
    • No. People would not rent them.
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 6
  • Do you bicycle in or around West Roxbury?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes.
        3 (50%)
    • No. But I wish I did.
        2 (33%)
    • No.
        1 (16%)
    • I bicycle, but not in or around West Roxbury.
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 6
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Bicycling, Bicycling in Boston, and Hubway

Jack Litwinsky

9:20 am on Monday, July 30, 2012

West Roxbury or white roxbury is as bike friendly as it is diverse

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