Comments on: It’s The Little Things: Cambridge Going Nuts With Bike Infrastructure (And Photo Contest) http://bostonbiker.org/2009/10/02/its-the-little-things-cambridge-going-nuts-with-bike-infrastructure-and-photo-contest/ A community for cyclists in Boston Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:57:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: J http://bostonbiker.org/2009/10/02/its-the-little-things-cambridge-going-nuts-with-bike-infrastructure-and-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 J Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:16:31 +0000 http://bostonbiker.org/?p=1500#comment-1547 While I dont have any pictures of the lanes you asked about, the new exclusive silverline busway on essex street is 90% done. While the signs indicate bus only, its prime space for a bike. Unlike the washington street lanes, these use colored asphalt, so there will be less illegal car use. Pictures can be found on archboston. While I dont have any pictures of the lanes you asked about, the new exclusive silverline busway on essex street is 90% done. While the signs indicate bus only, its prime space for a bike. Unlike the washington street lanes, these use colored asphalt, so there will be less illegal car use. Pictures can be found on archboston.

]]> By: DB http://bostonbiker.org/2009/10/02/its-the-little-things-cambridge-going-nuts-with-bike-infrastructure-and-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 DB Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:17:40 +0000 http://bostonbiker.org/?p=1500#comment-1536 It's encouraging to see these new developments, I agree. Usually any cycling facilities make me hopeful. I have been dismayed, though, about the sharrows on Mass Ave between porter and Harvard Sq. I believe they are relatively new--correct me if I'm wrong-- and they are extremely ill-placed. That part of mass ave is very wide (I'm thinking specifically of the section at Linnean St. heading toward Harvard), and the sharrow symbols are as far to the right as possible... smack in the door zone and even sometimes partially eclipsed by a parked car. They are so far to the right and so far apart that motorists are unlikely to notice these symbols, but a cyclist might blithely follow the dots and get nailed by a door. It’s encouraging to see these new developments, I agree. Usually any cycling facilities make me hopeful.

I have been dismayed, though, about the sharrows on Mass Ave between porter and Harvard Sq. I believe they are relatively new–correct me if I’m wrong– and they are extremely ill-placed. That part of mass ave is very wide (I’m thinking specifically of the section at Linnean St. heading toward Harvard), and the sharrow symbols are as far to the right as possible… smack in the door zone and even sometimes partially eclipsed by a parked car. They are so far to the right and so far apart that motorists are unlikely to notice these symbols, but a cyclist might blithely follow the dots and get nailed by a door.

]]> By: J http://bostonbiker.org/2009/10/02/its-the-little-things-cambridge-going-nuts-with-bike-infrastructure-and-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 J Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:10:48 +0000 http://bostonbiker.org/?p=1500#comment-1534 Also note that the charles river dam road now has sharrows - theyre being installed temporarily while construction is done, at which point a full bike lane will be painted. Im not sure what city the road is in, may be cambridge, might be boston, might be somerville. Doesnt matter, as DCR is in charge of that! Info can be found here: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/news/publicmeetings/materials/cragie6-11-09.pdf Also note that the charles river dam road now has sharrows – theyre being installed temporarily while construction is done, at which point a full bike lane will be painted.

Im not sure what city the road is in, may be cambridge, might be boston, might be somerville. Doesnt matter, as DCR is in charge of that!

Info can be found here:
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/news/publicmeetings/materials/cragie6-11-09.pdf

]]> By: grimlocke http://bostonbiker.org/2009/10/02/its-the-little-things-cambridge-going-nuts-with-bike-infrastructure-and-photo-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 grimlocke Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:24:55 +0000 http://bostonbiker.org/?p=1500#comment-1533 Call me a cynic, but I doubt this is all going to help us come Old Man Winter. The snow will still get plowed up against the sidewalk, causing the cars to park out in the bike lane, causing me to ride in the passenger side wheelrut in the street (which would be clearer of snow than the bike lane anyway). Oh, and GET OFFA MY LAWN, DURN KIDS!! Call me a cynic, but I doubt this is all going to help us come Old Man Winter. The snow will still get plowed up against the sidewalk, causing the cars to park out in the bike lane, causing me to ride in the passenger side wheelrut in the street (which would be clearer of snow than the bike lane anyway).

Oh, and GET OFFA MY LAWN, DURN KIDS!!

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