Daily Free Press articles talk about BU bike safety

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mook

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Sep 17, 2008, 5:16:20 PM9/17/08
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Hello everyone,

I want to direct your attention to today's Freep articles that talk
about biking on campus.

On the front page is an article about a biker who was hit on Comm Ave:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/News/Cyclist.Hit.Near.Bu.Bridge-3435662.shtml

And an article about the bike lanes:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/News/Bike-Lanes.A.Mixed.Blessing.For.Bicyclists-3435661.shtml

Then the editorial:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/Opinion/Staff.Edit.Not.An.OpenDoor.Policy-3435674.shtml

and a student letter:
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/09/17/Opinion/Letter.Concerns.About.Cyclists.Safety.Cannot.Be.Ignored-3435678.shtml

Thanks to the Freep for making this such a big issue, and we all need
to pressure BU to promote biking on campus. The fact that BU passes
the buck saying that it's the City's job to monitor the bike lanes on
Comm Ave frankly is unacceptable. It is their campus and their
students who use the lanes, so it should be their concern to make sure
they actually work and are safe by keeping cars from parking in the
lanes and enforcing safety on all accounts, for bikers, drivers, and
pedestrians. I hope we can continue this discussion with the
administration, and I urge everyone to add their voice.

thanks for the consideration.
best,

mook
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