Boston’s First Buffered Bike Lane?
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 08
Saw this guy on north harvard near western…its very short and clearly not done yet.
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By Fenway on Nov 8, 2010 | Reply
Now if they could only finish putting the sharrows and bike lane symbols on Ruggles Street.
By Jakebot on Nov 8, 2010 | Reply
This is in my neighborhood and I’m psyched to see the new lanes, though they seem to be progressing at a rate of 50 feet a week.
By Cycler on Nov 8, 2010 | Reply
There was a story about this in the globe last week. Protected lanes and regular lanes coming to western ave as we speak.
By Dottie on Nov 9, 2010 | Reply
Nice! Chicago is sorta kinda maybe putting up its first buffered lane this fall, but Boston has definitely beat us to it.
By Fenway on Nov 9, 2010 | Reply
Has anyone drawn a Google map to show where all the lanes/sharrows have gone down this year? Until the 2011 Boston Bikes map comes out it’s kind of hard to keep track of what has been done and what infrastructure is now interconnected.
By Charlie on Nov 9, 2010 | Reply
Not the first buffered lane. There have buffered lanes on Beacon St near Chestnut Hill Reservoir for at least a year now.
By jpbiker on Nov 9, 2010 | Reply
there’s a buffered lane going through parts of Franklin Park too…
By Peter on Nov 9, 2010 | Reply
Man, just when I leave Boston they start to get more bike friendly. We’ve got some nice bike lanes on the upper east side that I use on my folding bike commute, and New York is getting more bike friendly year round. I guess I’ll have to take a trip back to the old homestead and check it out!
By JJJ on Nov 10, 2010 | Reply
They better hurry up, painting season usually ends around November 15 due to weather. It doesn’t start again until April.
By Pete Stidman on Nov 12, 2010 | Reply
Hey, Pete here from the Boston Cyclists Union… The word on the cold weather is if the can’t use thermoplast they’ll use paint and do the thermoplast next year. We’ve been working with the BTD on making this thing a reality since something like January. So exciting! Our next target for a cycletrack: Cambridge Street in Allston. And long term: Blue Hill Ave. and Warren St. too! Come help us out!
By Pete Stidman on Nov 12, 2010 | Reply
(For clarity, I’m speaking of Western Ave. we’ve asked Harvard University to look at N. Harvard in the past but I think the city might have done that on it’s own initiative. They’re good like that!)