Bike lanes are great to build for at this stage, but I don't really see Assembly as having much bike traffic until those huge commercial buildings are occupied creating more demand, and better+safer connectivity is established with the surrounding neighborhoods. The Everett bridge in particular will open up a new corridor that makes it far more attractive to bike to.
Biking from Winter Hill? Sucks.
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yea, now I dont even cut through stop n Shop. I just go through that new little park at the end of Cross st. The Kensington Underpass is still a mess. I cant believe who ever the powers that be are didnt make the developers of the tower on the Assembly side, pay to have it cleaned up and maintained.While I agree with your larger point -- and, further, think that virtually all city biking sucks (even with protected lanes, etc.) -- getting from Winter Hill to Assembly really isn't all that bad if you simply avoid McGrath altogether, which is easily enough achieved by going a block or two past it and turning on Kensington or Garfield and cutting through the Stop n Shop lot. It's an *ugly* commute for much of it (no amount of murals and whatever is going to make riding or walking under a dark and poorly maintained elevated 93 an enjoyable experience), but it's not especially awful.