Not sure if you all caught that Route 9 in Brookline Village has uni-directional cycle track in the Boston-bound direction.
I was under the impression that there was also a similar path on the outbound side, but maybe the construction hasn't happened yet.
In that case, let's hope they do indeed build it, and then extend both of them at least as far as Cypress St.I live down the street--the space is there, but if I had to guess it looks like they're waiting for the Hilton to wrap up construction before finishing the path network up.
In that case, let's hope they do indeed build it, and then extend both of them at least as far as Cypress St.
Yep. It's the barriers that cause the accidents. Not the inattentive idiot drivers in this city...
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AFAIK there's no plan to replace them with a different barrier. Also that's pathetic verbiage; the barriers aren't causing any accidents
Yep. It's the barriers that cause the accidents. Not the inattentive idiot drivers in this city...
I hear the complaints about them are their visibility, so maybe a less-hastily installed solution with vertical posts (something slightly more permanent...) would work. Commit to a better long-term solution and build an actual curb divider.
I could be completely wrong, but given the timing of that Twitter post (to which I replied with their very same argument), its seems to me that the city was removing the barriers in advance of the storm so that plows could clear the streets curb to curb.
I can't guarantee that those exact barriers will be put back, but something will be put there to physically separate the lanes at some point, presumably after winter.
There is also no publicly available record of the 10 accidents. The whole thing is quite infuriating.
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AFAIK there's no plan to replace them with a different barrier. Also that's pathetic verbiage; the barriers aren't causing any accidents
It would be interesting to learn more about the pattern, but I think some of it might relate to managing traffic flow. High St. gets backed up, so Walnut serves as a relief valve of sorts.View attachment 8709
is Walnut street even needed as a thru street? Or: does this need both a right turn lane from High northbound to Wash eastbound *and* walnut street? Shouldnt they just force all rights from High to go via Walnut and reduce some conflicting movements?
There is also no publicly available record of the 10 accidents. The whole thing is quite infuriating.
Not just snow, BTD confirmed it was related to the crashes.Indeed. I should say that I can't vouch for the info LiveBoston put in the Tweet. At a glance the account seems to be cycling-skeptical. Maybe it is just a snow removal thing. But I'm not sure.
But whose project would it be? I think it is a state facility, so MassDOT or DCR? Got a link?When do we think a re-config of the Mass Ave/Harvard Bridge will happen?
Anyone know what's holding up this project from happening?
One Idea: the whole bridge would have 3 general travel lanes (instead of 4), where northbound you'd start as 1 lane, but mid-bridge you'd widen to two. And southbound you'd start as 1 lane and mid-bridge you'd widen to two.