"About 20 volunteers from the Boston Cyclists Union and Boston University's Urbanism Club shoveled mounds of snow from the lanes near Babcock Street - an attempt to send the City of Boston a message, said Tiffany Coggell, interim executive director of BCU. "The City is not being responsive," Coggell said. "We immediately decided to figure out how we could reach the City, incentivize the City, hold them accountable, and ask for their help with clearing the bike lanes.""
"The partnership began when BU senior Jerry Zhou, who relies on cycling for daily transportation, noticed the lanes remained largely impassable days after the storm. "It seemed like some areas had tried to be cleared. Some areas weren't touched at all," Zhou said. "And I started to get fed up." Zhou then filed a 311 report with the City of Boston - only to find dozens of similar complaints already submitted about the same stretch of road, he said."
Snow still blanketed stretches of protected bike lanes along Commonwealth Avenue more than a week after Boston's largest snowstorms in years. About 20 volunteers from the Boston Cyclists Union and Boston University's Urbanism Club shoveled mounds of snow near Babcock Street to make lanes passable. Volunteers undertook the cleanup after a BU senior who relies on cycling filed a 311 report and found dozens of similar complaints. Organizers contacted city councilors, state officials, and filed additional 311 reports. Some councilors acknowledged the problem, while typical 311 replies and uneven clearing left advocates demanding equitable winter bike access.
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