A fed-up citizen in South Boston is outraged that his or her hallowed right to double park on Broadway has been taken away by a lame Hubway station:
Get rid of these stupid things! They are taking up valuable parking spaces. This is a high traffic area right in front of a busy store and Dunkin Donuts. Someone is going to get hurt! There is a parking lot 50 feet away with an area on the side off of the main street to place these bikes that no one wants to ride.
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Another thing, stay over
By Yuppies be gone on
Thu, 09/26/2013 - 1:26pm
Another thing, stay over there in SOBO! Gosh, move over here to Dorchester and you all are Invading Savin Hill. Don't you all know this is a high crime area?!
This thread is getting uglier
By anon
Thu, 09/26/2013 - 2:39pm
This thread is getting uglier by the hour. I used to bike quite a bit back in the 90's. I rode the Boston midnight architectural ride... there were about 60 of us back then. We just rode bikes and didn't make a big deal about it nor did we think we were God's gift to the universe. Didn't hate pedestrians, didn't hate motorists, didn't hate runners, didn't hate Southie. Something has changed and not for the better. So many cyclists who comment on this site come off as arrogant, bigoted and disrespectful. It's disappointing. You even bicker amongst yourselves with this inane one-upmanship about helmets, fixies and stopping at stop signs!
The people I know who are true avid cyclists -- as in bike thousands of miles every year, do cross-country trips, etc. would not want to be associated with this rude bunch.
Just a bunch of law Breaking jerks
By anon
Thu, 09/26/2013 - 5:31pm
Today, September 26, 2013, Boston Police, in collaboration with Brookline, State, Transit, and Harvard Police officers conducted a joint enforcement action along the Longwood Ave. Corridor from Kent St. in Brookline to Huntington Ave. in Boston. Officers issued 35 citations for red light violations and failure to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
Original complaint is invalid
By MattyC
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 10:02am
When I went and looked today, I noticed that the Hubway station is in a cab stand. 0 parking spaces were eliminated for this "monstrosity" that will provide literally hundreds of bike rides per week.
No, The stand is BEFORE the
By anon
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 8:55pm
No, The stand is BEFORE the cab stand. Take another look.
Clearly you need glasses.
By anon
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 9:37pm
Clearly you need glasses. This is in the street leading up to the cab stand. At least 3 spots are being taken.
Bicycle Lanes Boost Business
By Victor
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 10:12am
I came here to provide a link to a study that indicates that bike lanes actually benefit local business, even if it is Dunkin Donuts.
http://www.americabikes.org/nyc_study_finds_protec...
What I found was really ugly flame war, sadly.
*face palm*
By Young Urban Unp...
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 2:16pm
UHub comments about Southie are the online equivalents of punching pillows and screaming underwater.
1.) On-street Hubway racks have always been met with criticism by residents and business owners who perceive them as just a waste of valuable parking space(s). Anyone who suggests that this suddenly became an issue because of opposition by doped-up flag-stabbing stubborn mongrols who grew up in Southie can kick rocks.
2.) Not all motorists grew up in Southie and not all cyclists just moved here... so why has this topic become a constant pissing match between two indistinct sides?
3.) Cars and bikes are BOTH used as necessary AND leisurely means of transportation. How many cyclists have ever had food conveniently delivered right to their front door? Would you prefer the driver circling the block 7 times looking for a legal spot while your dinner gets cold? What about motorists who are having car troubles or have ever had their license revoked? How clutch was that two-wheeled beauty in your time of need?
4.) Double-parking in Boston is about as common as speeding on a highway. No matter the driver: young, old, black, white, rich, poor... it happens. Whether you used to see Whitey at Sully's or you picture Jack Nicholson in 'The Departed' whenever someone mentions his name; your actions are equally as guilty as they are accepted.
EVERYONE REMAIN CALM!
By BadWolf13
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 4:22pm
This is not an emergency. Please disperse.
Good Idea/Bad Location
By anon
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 8:42pm
Very well said, Peter!
http://www.caughtinsouthie.com/hubway-station
http://www.caughtinsouthie
By anon
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 9:08pm
http://www.caughtinsouthie.com/hubway-station
I always picture Adam as Scrooge McDuck,
By anon
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 11:49pm
taking his daily money swim, whenever one of these hot-button stories are posted.
A graphic representation of page-clicks wouldn't look as good so i went with the classic view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBRrCY5uhWY
Keep up the good work, Adam., site looks great.
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