This ARPA-funded pilot initiative will provide a discount at the point of sale towards the purchase of an e-bike.

Boston residents, who are Seniors (60+), Adults with disabilities, and/or  are Income-qualified residents (income threshold: 40% of AMI, see this chart explaining AMI here), will be eligible to apply, when the program launches.

Join us for a free, hands-on workshop! We do all basic bike repair including: patch tires, align brakes, and adjust gears and shifters.

These events take place once a month, on the first Tuesday, from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

We'd like to invite our East Boston neighbors and Mary Ellen Welch Greenway users to join our second Community Meeting. We’ll be holding a virtual meeting via Zoom featuring a presentation by our designers where the team will present a concept plan for Mary Ellen Welch Greenway followed by question and answer session. 

Please register for the meeting using this link. 

For more information on Mary Ellen Welch Greenway please visit the project page. 

Interpretation and translation services will be provided in Spanish, Cabo Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese. If you need services in another language, please contact us at thamara.pierrelouis@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov, or 617-635-4862 by May 18, 2024.

Looking for support getting connected to resources and navigating City services? Meet with the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement during our community office hours at the East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library. 

Office hours will take place on the following days:

• First Thursday of every month from 4 - 7 p.m.
• Third Tuesday of every month from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Registration is not required, and interpretation and disability accommodations will be available.

If you have mastered the basic skills like starting, stopping, and turning, and you have familiarity with using hand signals and shifting gears, come to a free Street Skills clinic for Boston residents who identify as women or gender expansive. This class builds from the skills practiced in our Road Readiness clinics. We’ll ride as a group on streets with low-speed traffic, learning how to start and stop safely at traffic signals, ride a safe distance from parked cars and moving vehicles, communicate with other road users, and make turns at intersections. This class is open to people of all genders. Participants are welcome (but not required) to take Road Readiness and Street Skills on the same day. 

If you cannot yet ride independently across a parking lot, have not mastered stopping and starting smoothly, or are unable to use hand signals, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.

If you have the basic biking skills like starting, stopping, and turning, but want to build your confidence to ride in the street, come to a free Road Readiness clinic for adults. Our experienced staff and volunteers will help each participant gain skills and confidence so you’re ready to venture onto the street and keep on rolling! This class is taught entirely in a parking lot. We will run through some fun activities to build skills like using hand signals, shifting gears, and riding in a steady line. You’ll get lots of practice and one-on-one support. This class is open to people of all genders.

If you cannot yet ride independently across a parking lot, please do not register for this clinic. Our Basic Skills class is more appropriate.

Can't remember the last time you were on a bike? Or never learned to ride? Come to a free learn-to-ride clinic for women and gender non-conforming adults.

This class is appropriate for people who have never ridden a bike before, or can pedal but need to work on basic skills (like stopping, turning, and changing gears). It is taught entirely in a parking lot.

The City of Boston and the City of Revere are partnering to design flood protection and recreational improvements along Bennington Street in East Boston and Fredericks Park in Revere. This in-person coffee hour at Toretta's Bakery and Ice Cream in Revere is an informal setting for you to chat with members of the project team about the work. Join the session any time and stay for as long as you would like. Come with questions or just to say hello!

If you have any questions, please contact: 

• Catherine McCandless, City of Boston: catherine.mccandless2@boston.gov
• Elle Baker, City of Revere: ebaker@revere.org

For more information about the project and to learn about other upcoming engagement events:

PROJECT WEBSITE