Yes, the heat wave. It has been extremely hot the past few days throughout the Northeast. Unfortunately, I don’t see these events happening less over the course of my lifetime. I am in kind of a funk right now with the state of the world and the ignorance I see day to day throughout the [...]
Today I had a lot on my mind or nothing on my mind, however one looks at it. I focused on listening to my surroundings while doing my morning deliveries and I kept thinking about my adventures in the woods. On the main roads when traffic picked up, there was a constant idling and rushing [...]
When I walked into work I was welcomed by two extremely excited chiwahwahs. I know I misspelled that entirely but at least I can pronounce it. Well, in case you’re wondering, very small dogs get a little scared/weary/defensive when it comes to humans exceeding the 6 foot tall range. Mearns was on the top of [...]
Today was an early start. I awoke to the birds chirping nonstop and to empty streets. By empty streets I mean all the cars were just clogging the sides of the roadways, they weren’t idling at red lights or speeding to the next intersection at 50 miles per hour. I thoroughly enjoy the early morning [...]
Well, If you have been anticipating blog posts and you haven’t been regularly seeing them, you may have guessed it… We are now BUSY!!! Working with all of our farms providing home delivery of CSA shares, we’re also delivering daily doses of fresh baked pastries, tea, chocolate and groceries. Just to name a few. I’ve [...]
Hello fair city of Boston! I am taking my break since I’ve been up since 4:30 AM and writing you this update on my day with Metro Ped. This morning I was pleased to find cooler temperatures, desolate streets and some dense fog to keep me cool while on my ride into work. Thankfully, I’ve [...]
Today, I got out on the good ol’ trike for an early Saturday morning bakery delivery, switched to the ANT and headed out to Jamaica Plain to deliver some groceries and books. My route took me on a pleasant tour of Boston and so much more. What did I do when I finished my 13.6 [...]
Sometimes I do.
Sometimes I hold my breath when a particularly exhausty van or truck rumbles past me … I have this instinct to avoid inhaling the fumes.
However, this can be problematic on a bike, cuz you sometimes need every breath, so missing a few breaths can really put you behind.
I noticed this today when I [...]
Today MetroPed teamed up with the Charles River Transportation Management Association and Petsi Pies to bring bicycle commuters a free breakfast along the Minuteman Bike Path at the Alewife T station. With scones, coffee, and bicycle schwag in hand, we thanked our fellow commuters for choosing the bicycle as their mode of transportation.
I got to [...]
Title brought to you by our very own, Daniel. OK, so we are starting to pick up a lot which of course leads into delivering a lot more. This not only fills four to five full routes a day on our red cargo trikes, but sends us out on even more tasks by ANT. Thanks [...]
