Hi All -  please join us for the EALS Coalition’s next community meeting on Thursday, Oct 20 at 7:30 pm. (Because of a scheduling conflict at the Fox, the event will be held at the Arlington Center for the Arts off Mass Ave between Tufts and Foster Street.) Please stop by to meet your neighbors, learn about EALS, enjoy free home-made refreshments and watch/listen to an interesting presentation about a livability-related topic.

Our special guest will be the General Manager of Boston’s bike share system, Hubway. Scott Mullen–an East Arlington resident–from Alta Bike Share will have a presentation that includes a brief history of the bike share movement globally, planning the system in Boston, Hubway’s great success in its first year, and its expansion to Cambridge, Somerville and elsewhere in the near future. Scott will have one of the Hubway bikes with him so those who haven’t seen one in downtown Boston will be able to kick the tires. This is a rare opportunity to learn about how the community has quickly gotten on board the bike share concept and why Hubway has the real potential to enhance transportation options throughout Greater Boston.

This event represents EALS’ fall community meeting, which we host semi-annually. The next meeting and presentation is scheduled for April 2012.