Dear Marathon Visitors

The whole “Boston has no traffic laws” thing is a JOKE. Crossing three lanes of traffic in a rental car while talking on a cell phone is just as frowned on here as it is in other cities. Nor do you get bonus points for not using your turn signals. Enjoy your visit!

Urban planning gone bad

The Somerville DIF seemed to have missed the point.  You don’t make an area vibrant by taking locally owned business by eminent domain and replacing them with parking garages. From today’s Boston Globe Coming into Union Square down Prospect Street, you can’t miss Ricky’s Flower Market. Offering flowers and tomatoes all summer and Christmas trees … Read more

Boston bike trails

It’s time to break out the bike again! http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/outdoors/galleries/biking_local/ http://www.mass.gov/dcr/recreate/biking.htm http://www.massbike.org/resourcesnew/pathstrails/