Somerville Bicycle Committee
Previous Events 2009
2009 Tour de Somerville: City of Seven (or More) Hills
Saturday October 17, 2009, We'll meet at Seven Hills Park in Davis Square (behind the Holland Street Red Line entrance) at 10 am, leaving promptly at 10:15am. The rain date for this event will be Sunday, October 18, 2009.
This year's theme will be "City of Seven (Or More) Hills". This ride will be approximately 11 miles, and visit each of Somerville's hills, both those that still exist and those that have been removed. Riders should wear helmets and be prepared for hill climbs and descents. We will make brief stops at the tops of most hills so that riders stay together as a group, but we won't have extended history lectures or speeches.
The Somerville Police will escort the ride on bicycles, and Redbones will provide refreshments at the halfway point.
Here is a list of the hills, based on the Boston Bikemap:
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Clarendon Hill - back yards between Fairmount Ave and Ware St
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Walnut (College) Hill - I think the actual summit is across the city line in Medford
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Quarry Hill - now Nathan Tufts (Powder House) Park
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Winter Hill - Broadway at Adams St
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Spring Hill - Somerville Hospital on Crown St
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Central Hill - behind Masonic Hall @ 125 Highland Ave
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Prospect Hill - Prospect Hill Tower
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Ten Hills - Temple Road at Putnam Road
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Mt. Benedict - mostly levelled; a small remnant is on Austin St at Benedict St
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Cobble Hill - entirely levelled, now (very flat) Inner Belt Industrial Park
Links: Ride Map-Bikely, Cue-Sheet-Bikely, Route Map
ArtBeat July 18, 2009
The Somerville Bicycle Committee hosted a table and the bike valet service at ArtBeat on July 18th. Thanks to all that dropped by! Find out more about ArtBeat by clicking here.
2009 Bicycle Tour of Historic Somerville: Somerville's Historic Houses of Worship
Sunday May 31, 2009, Starting at 2pm at the Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave).
This easy 9-mile ride was fully escorted by the Somerville Police bicycle patrol. We visited historic churches and synagogues throughout the city. The ride ended at the Somerville Museum, where participants enjoyed refreshments and viewed the Somerville Preservation Awards exhibit. Before the ride, from 1 to 2 pm, police officers were available to register bicycles and hand out literature on bicycle safety and security. Registering your bike helps police return it to you if they recover it after a theft.
Sponsored by the Somerville Bicycle Committee and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission
A $3 donation was requested
Links:Ride Map-PDF, Ride Map Key-PDF, Ride Brochure, Ride Map-Bikely, Cue-Sheet-Bikely, Somerville News Coverage, Photos
