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Outrage in South Boston over the idea of increasing the number of bike-rental stations

By adamg on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 10:48pm

The Huntington News reports on a community meeting in South Boston last week about plans to add more BlueBike stations, which some residents boisterously declared would hurt families, young children, senior citizens and people in wheelchairs. A possible site next to the neighborhood Vietnam Veterans Memorial was decried as "sacrilege."

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By Tim Mc. on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 11:22pm.

to have a playground next to the memorial.

By Camberville on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 11:46pm.

which some residents boisterously declared would hurt families, young children, senior citizens and people in wheelchairs.

Has anyone opened a smelling salts shop in Southie yet? Cause that's a million-dollar business right there.

By Kinopio on Sat, 11/16/2024 - 12:23am.

It should be mentioned that the Bridget Nee Walsh nut job quoted in the article as being against bikes is the same loser Bridget Nee Walsh who is a piece of crap that spoke out against black lives matters and racial equality and then badly lost a race for Boston City Council.
So if you are anti bike, that is who is on the same side as you. People who value parking over people are the scum of the earth.

By Kinopio on Sat, 11/16/2024 - 12:14am.

These car nuts are a danger to themselves and the community. Tens of thousands of blue bike trips have been made with ZERO people killed by blue bike riders. Yet?

You’re creating a hazard for people on wheelchairs, families with carriages and young kids,” Evans said. “It’s just too dangerous.”

This lying by dumb, dangerous people has to be stopped. The danger is cars, not bikes. American car drivers kill 35,000 people per year. Can car nuts count that high? Apparently not.

By Frelmont on Sat, 11/16/2024 - 1:45am.

It is a bit tacky to sully the surrounds of memorial ground with anything-especially a disruptive commercial enterprise.