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We have a google group for Boston-area family and cargo bikers. Please join us if you are in the Boston area.
There is (finally!) a local shop that carries cargo bikes, family bikes, and other city-biking needs. Bicycle Belle is in Somerville, near Porter Square. Please support this great resource!
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Local Roundup: Somerville Illuminations ride, cargo bike sightings, new local family bike list
Last weekend, H & I decked out our bikes in festive lights, put on all the wool socks we could find, and and headed out for the second annual Illuminations Ride put on by the Somerville Arts Council and the … Continue reading
Unintentional Community
In the sort of circles we travel in, there is often talk of “intentional community” and it is always considered a good thing. Sometimes “intentional community” is discussed in the context of “co-housing,” where folks own individual homes, but pool resources … Continue reading