BayState Bike Month, MCBC and other transportation news for the Region

Aug/Sept 2020

SEPTEMBER IS BIKE MONTH!

Ride Your Way, Every Day!

MassBike and MassCommute have joined together to bring you Bay State Bike Month this September, including the 26th annual MassCommute Bicycle Challenge from Sept. 19-27. Participate in the friendly workplace competition, log your bike trips & win prizes! Join challenges throughout September! Challenge yourself to bike more, bike further, or replace car trips with bike trips like to the grocery store or other errands and see how you can incorporate more biking in your life and reap the health and mental benefits of biking!

North Shore TMA Member Employees/Tenants/Residents can join in the fun by following these steps:

Go to CommuteConnect to login or register for a CommuteConnect account.
Join the MassCommute Bicycle Challenge - see the button at the top of your dashboard
Start logging your bicycle trips-including recreational and training rides, rides around your neighborhood or to the grocery store, and commute trips if you are going to your office.
Create or join a team for BayState Bike Month. If you bike in the North Shore, join the North Shore Cyclists team!
Win prizes and earn incentives! Follow us on social media for the chance to win prizes! @NorthShoreTMA

To participate in other Bay State Bike Month events and challenges visit: https://www.baystatebikemonth.org And join the MassBike network.

Learn More

Use Strava to make it easier to log your bike trips!

Integrate Strava to CommuteConnect for BayState Bike Month & MCBC!

Download Strava on your phone and record your bike trips. You can share your routes and training rides with your friends and when you integrate with CommuteConnect you don't have to worry about manually adding your bike trips, they will feed directly into your trip log.

See detailed instructions here

Lunchtime Wellness Webinar Recordings Available

View the recordings here

Missed one of our lunchtime webinars on biking, meditation or at home workouts? No problem, all of our webinars are now posted on our website for you to view at your leisure. Anyone that registered for the webinars should have received the speaker's presentations as well. Contact us if you would like any of the presentations sent to you. We have several on biking-specific topics- such as: Basic Bike Maintenance, Intro to Everyday Biking, biking with family safely in the neighborhoods or trails, and an intro to E-bikes-check it out.

We'd also love your feedback! Let us know what you thought about our speakers and topics. Even if you didn't attend any webinars, please let us know what future topics you'd like us to explore, how often we should hold them, and the best time to offer these in the future. The survey shouldn't take you more than a couple of minutes to complete-thank you!

Take our quick feedback survey

Congrats to our Raffle Winners!

Thanks to everyone who logged their telework "trips" from June-September for our Summer Telework Challenge! Each of the raffle winners below won a $75 gift card!

June: Carles Monterrubio, CST

July: Lisa Sciaudone, Eastern Bank

August: Allie Murray, Eastern Bank

Want to win a free gift card? Register or Log trips now!

We are always holding monthly/quarterly promotions in CommuteConnect. If you are utilizing a sustainable commute at least 2x/week (telework counts) you can take advantage of our Guaranteed Ride Home and Green to Work Programs!

New NSTMA Board of Director's 2020-2022

Congrats to our newly elected Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 term:

Aaron Henry, Town of Danvers

Rafal Jablonka, Eastern Bank, Lynn

David Kucharsky, City of Salem (Treasurer)

Hilary Matthews, Axcelis (Clerk)

Peter Muto, Cell Signaling Technology (President)

Darlene Wynne, City of Beverly

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MBTA/Public Transit Announcements

Lynn will get subway fares to Boston! Extended until Dec 31st

Fares from Lynn to Boston will now be $2.40 each way, down from the $7 one-way commuter rail fare. The fare reduction is meant to help ease crowding from nearby buses and the Blue line. This change should entice more Lynn residents to take the commuter rail. Read more.

Salem Ferry to end service early

Due to low ridership, the Salem ferry is expected to end the season early on September 8th. This does not impact the City's plan to purchase a second ferry and service will resume again next summer. Read more.

MBTA Announces Ride Safer Protocols

The MBTA has instituted rigorous cleaning protocols as well as steps to reducing crowding on buses. See more info here.

MassDOT Mobility Dashboard

This new interactive dashboard displays the effects of COVID-19 on different travel modes showing how people are getting around Massachusetts and their destinations visually for anyone to analyze and monitor, check it out here.

Local Bike/Ped News

Salem-Peabody Multi-Use Path Feasibility Study

Provide your feedback on the feasibility study for the Salem Peabody Multi-use path. The proposed path runs from Howley Street in Peabody and ends at Grove Street Connection in Salem providing access to Leslie's Retreat park along the North River. There are 3 options presented that the public is asked to weigh in on. See background/presentation materials here.

Take the online survey to provide your feedback here.

Update on Bike to the Sea Trail

The section of trail in Saugus is currently closed for on-going construction. Bike to the Sea asks that you heed trail closure signs for your safety. Detour routes are posted on their website.

City of Salem announces Shared Streets Pilot Program

By temporarily closing select residential streets from Fri-Sun for several weeks, (currently: Buffum St, Chestnut St, Fairfield St, Peabody and Ward St) to thru-traffic with soft barriers/signs, residents and visitors are given more space to safely bike or walk down streets while maintaining proper social distancing from one another. Check it out and provide your feedback to the City. Salem is making it easier to get your bike miles in this month!

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