Group Ride – Arnold Arboretum & Jamaica Pond

Newton Library 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, United States

Flowers are blooming, so what better time for a bicycle ride to the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain through Newton, Brookline and West Roxbury.  Return trip via Jamaica Pond and some of the Jamaicaway bike path.  We will stop for lunch in JP Center, or bring a picnic lunch,  Meet in front of the Newton Main library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave promptly at 10:00 am. This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all children must be accompanied by an adult. Bike helmets are required. 14.5 miles roundtrip. Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute [...]

Group Ride – Millennium Park

Newton Library 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, United States

A nice ride from Newton Center through south Newton, Brookline and West Roxbury to Millennium Park, by the Charles River.    Meet at the Newton Free Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 9:30 AM.   The group can decide how much exploring around the park they'd like to do once we get there.  This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an adult.  Bike helmets are required.   13 miles roundtrip.  Be sure to check bikenewton.org for last-minute changes. Approximate Route:   https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7667038

Ride to Beethoven’s Ninth

Star Market 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, United States

It's Summer in the City!  Join us for an evening ride along the Charles River to the Hatch Shell.  The Boston Landmarks Orchestra will be performing Beethoven's 9th Symphony and several other shorter works.   Details here:  https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/boston-landmarks-orchestra-beethoven-s-9th-symphony .   Bring a picnic supper if you'd like.  Program is scheduled from 7-9pm, though the group can return earlier if we'd like.  And have lights on your bike, as we may be coming back after dark. Meet at the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we'll leave at 6pm.  This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children [...]

Bike Newton and Biking Brookline Joint Ride!

Bike riders from BikeNewton and BikingBrookline will join forces this Saturday for a ride around the Charles river through Newton, Waltham and Boston.  BikingBrookline departs at 9:15am from Brookline High School.  Details here: https://www.bikingbrookline.org/grouprides The Brookline contingent will then cycle up Commonwealth Ave and meet the Newton group at the corner of Comm Ave. and Walnut St. at 10:00 am.   Whether you are joining the ride in Brookline or Newton, please register here.  (If starting in Newton at 10am, answer "yes" to the related question.)     So let's meet up in the carriage lane at the corner of Comm. Ave. and Walnut by 10am [...]

Double-Header Rides this weekend: Sunday Ride

Star Market 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, United States

"Double-Header" of group bike rides this weekend.  Join us for one or both! Sunday Morning   8/28, 9:30am we are going to Drumlin Farm in Lincoln.  We'll be leaving from Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville.   The ride should be 18 miles round trip. and Monday evening, 8/29, 6:00pm we are going on the Heartbreak Hill-Chestnut Hill Reservoir loop of 6.5 miles.   A fairly short ride, but there a couple of hills.  This ride will leave from the Newton Library on Homer St. in Newton Center. These are family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by [...]

Double-Header Rides this weekend: Monday Ride

Newton Library 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, United States

“Double-Header” of group bike rides this weekend.  Join us for one or both! Sunday Morning   8/28, 9:30am we are going to Drumlin Farm in Lincoln.  We’ll be leaving from Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville.   The ride should be 18 miles round trip. Monday evening, 8/29, 6:00pm we are going on the Heartbreak Hill-Chestnut Hill Reservoir loop of 6.5 miles.   A fairly short ride, but there are a couple of hills.  This ride will leave from the Newton Library on Homer St. in Newton Center. These are family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by [...]

Mass Central Rail Trail — DCR Public Listening Session

Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) Waltham to Weston Thursday, September 15, 2022- 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b6aFfq95RIa6ZCHdi4Wj9Q The Department of Conservation and Recreation is hosting a public listening session on the proposed Waltham to Weston segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT). This 0.5-mile segment is part of a 23-mile former railroad corridor leased from the MBTA by DCR for the creation of a shared-use path between Waltham and Berlin, which in turn is part of the envisioned 104-mile MCRT shared-use path from Boston to Northampton. The segment in Weston and Wayland is complete, and the City of Waltham is building the segment from [...]

Conversation with Author Angie Schmitt (via Zoom)

Save the Date! A Newton Free Library Conversation Over Zoom with Angie Schmitt, Author of "The Pedestrian Safety Crisis in America: Why It's Happening and What We Can Do About It"   Newton Free Library is hosting a zoom presentation by Angie Schmitt, author of Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America at the Newton Free Library. This event is being co-sponsored by Bike Newton and Green Newton, and is part of the Green Newton series. Ms. Schmitt is one of the best known writers on the topic of sustainable transportation in the U.S. She will discuss how road design and other [...]

Group Ride HonkFest 2022

Star Market 33 Austin Street, Newtonville, MA, United States

A group ride to attend the opening day of Honk Fest 2022 in Davis Sq. Somerville.  We'll spend an hour in Davis Square (or as long as the group would like to) and check out the opening ceremonies at noon, get a bite to eat, see some HonkFest bands, then cycle home.   Meet in front of the Star Market on Austin St. in Newtonville, and we’ll leave at 11:00 AM.   This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an adult.  Bike helmets are required.   15.5 miles roundtrip.  Be sure to check [...]

Group Ride: Needham, Dover and South Natick

Newton Library 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA , MA, United States

Join us for a nice harvest-time ride past the farms and fields of Needham, Dover and South Natick.  Starting at the Newton Main Library in Newton Center, we’ll make a loop that winds through several scenic back roads and trails, and along parts of the Charles River, with a few stops here and there to check out the view. Meet in front of the Newton Library on Homer St. in Newton Center, and we’ll leave at 1:00 PM.   This is a family-friendly, “no-rider-left-behind” ride and all ages are invited, but all young children must be accompanied by an adult.  Bike helmets are required. [...]

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