The Massachusetts Department of Transportation defines a complete street as “one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes – walking, biking, transit and vehicles – for people of all ages and abilities.”
Tag: bicycles
Great Barrington pedals to the future, and learns the Dutch Reach
“I was amazed by the number of bicycles in Holland. Everyone rides. Older people are riding bikes. There are bikes paths everywhere, and I couldn’t get over how quiet it was.”
— Karen Smith, chair of the Great Barrington Parks and Recreation Commission
Share our roads: Berkshire cycling etiquette for all
In 2014, 726 cyclists were killed on U.S. roads (8 in Massachusetts) and 50,000 were injured nationwide. Most fatalities happened in non-intersection crashes.