Mayor Wu Admits City Made ‘Mistake’ Removing Protective Barriers Along Key Bike Routes

During an appearance on Boston Public Radio Tuesday, Mayor Wu admitted that the city’s removal of protective barriers along several key bike routes last month was a “mistake,” and went on to express an interest in replacing flexible-post bollards along many of the city’s bike lanes with more permanent and durable materials. Prompted with a question from Tiffany Cogell, the new executive director of the Boston Cyclist’s Union, Mayor Wu talked for nearly 10 minutes about bike lanes and other street safety issues during her monthly hour-long “Ask the Mayor” segment with GBH. Cogell, who was attending the radio show recording in person at the Boston Public Library, took the mic during a question-and-answer segment of the program. She identified herself as the executive director of the Boston Cyclists Union and asked why the city had removed protective bollards along several busy bike lanes last month.”What would you like to say to the community who uses these protected bike lanes, and relies on the safety of these flexposts?” Cogell asked Mayor Wu. “Because there was no confirmation, there was no communication.”Mayor Wu told Cogell that she’d visited the Mass. Ave. bikeway in person to see where her staff had removed
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