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Bike czar: Putting Boston on the trail

  April 15, 2012

Boston would be a better place if all city officials could boast track records like that of outgoing “bike czar’’ Nicole Freedman. When Mayor Menino first promised to transform Boston from a car-centric maze of concrete into a friendlier city for bicycling, even the most ardent bike fans had reason to roll their eyes. In 2007, Boston had landed on Bicycling magazine’s list of worst cities for bikers for the eighth consecutive year.

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