Spaulding Hubway Station Opens

With parking a pressing issue in the Charlestown Navy Yard, residents may be happy to know there is a new commuting option. 

A new Hubway bike share station with 18 docks opened this week outside the recently completed Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital at 300 First Ave. It marks the third Hubway station in Charlestown—the neighborhood already has one at Warren and Chelsea streets and another at Main and Austin streets.

Plans are also underway to install a fourth station at Charlestown's Hayes Square. That station is expected to be operational by September, according to Nicole Freedman, director of Boston Bikes.

The Spaulding station was built as part of an agreement with the community to mitigate the impact of the new hospital on the surrounding neighborhood.

For bike and dock availability, check out the online Hubway map.