Category Archives: Going and staying carfree

An update on our carfree life now (elementary aged kids)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by nathan

It’s been years since we’ve written here regularly. But we’re still here. The kids are bigger. The jobs, commutes, and schools have changed. Our house is still tiny and we still don’t own a car or drive on a regular … Continue reading →

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Handouts summarizing gear options for biking with small children

Posted on July 14, 2014 by nathan

In preparation for the Kids Bike 101 workshop we were part of at Bicycle Belle, I developed some handouts that summarize a lot of information about carrying children by bicycle, including input from the other organizers and panelists, Megan Ramey, Brian … Continue reading →

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KidsBike101 Workshop

Posted on May 21, 2014 by nathan

Bicycle Belle near Porter Square is hosting a KidsBike101 workshop this coming Sunday 5/25/14 at 11am, at 368 Beacon Street. If you are in the Boston area, and curious about getting set-up to ride with your kids in the city, please … Continue reading →

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Guest Cargo Bike Reviews from a Four-Kid Family, Part 2: Xtracycle Edgerunner

Posted on April 2, 2014 by nathan

This is part 2 of two guest cargo bike reviews from a Cambridge MA family with four kids. Parents are Katie and Josh. You can see their prior review of the Madsen here. Here Katie describes their experience with the … Continue reading →

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Guest Cargo Bike Reviews from a Four-Kid Family, Part 1: Madsen

Posted on March 26, 2014 by nathan

This is the first of two guest cargo bike reviews from another biking family in our area, including parents Josh & Katie, and their four kids ages 9, 7, 4 and 1. They have daily riding experience with two cargo … Continue reading →

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Sometimes pedestrians do stupid things for a reason

Posted on January 8, 2014 by nathan

Near the end (or the beginning if I’m going home) of my regular 50-mile commute (by subway, rail and foot), I have to cross a 3 lane road in Providence, RI. The road falls along my walking route from the … Continue reading →

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Alphabetical MBTA Trip, Part I: A through H

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Angela

Today R and I finally took the “alphabetical” MBTA trip that we’ve been thinking about for some time. This came about when we started talking about different T stations and whether we could travel them in alphabetical order. The rules … Continue reading →

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Riding the Rails

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Angela

Our son, R, is four, and he is obsessed with the entire MBTA transit system. It started with the Red Line, which we take quite frequently because it is our local train. Some time ago, R memorized all of the … Continue reading →

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bikepool

Posted on November 20, 2013 by nathan

About two and a half years ago, my job situation changed and I took on a massive commute. I make a 50-mile 2 & 1/4 hour one-way trip by subway and train (sometimes bike & train) to get to work. … Continue reading →

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Co-rider: the good, the bad, the ugly

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Nathan

I really love riding with our youngest (R, now almost 3 1/2) on a front-mounted bike seat. It’s pretty much my favorite way to ride with one kid, provided we don’t have to haul much stuff with us. Thus, I … Continue reading →

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