Want to get in better shape? Want to spend more time outside? Tired of breathing other people's exhaled air on the T or waiting for buses that never come on time? Want to tell the oil companies exactly where they can put their $3.75 a gallon gas, but don't know where to start?

Well, MassBike, MassCommute, and their friends have some incentives for you! Next week is Bay State Bike Week, featuring daily breakfasts, goody zones, cycling events, and more.

The state is building a 1-mile bypass road from Beverly to downtown Salem. Read about it and see the pictures in Salem's Last Road.

From the MBTA Web site:

"SUNDAY, December 31st – New Year's Eve
Blue, Orange, Green and Red Line trains will operate on a SUNDAY schedule..."