Tell City Council You Want Protected Bike Lanes On Mass Ave And Mt Auburn

Written by Boston Biker on May 13

Tonight the city council will vote on a policy order on complete streets, including putting protected bike lanes on Mass Ave between Central and Harvard Squares. If successful, tonight’s vote would be the first step toward making this happen, so it’s important we tell our city councilors how much we would appreciate their vote in favor of this. While the order is potentially controversial, it doesn’t need to be, and we look forward to collaborating on a design that works well for everyone, especially businesses, seniors, pedestrians, transit users, and those who need to drive.The city is also starting a public process for protected bike lanes and other improvements on Mt Auburn between JFK St and Putnam Ave. Together these would provide crucial routes between Harvard and Central Squares.

Actions:

• Email [email protected], [email protected] and CC [email protected] and [email protected] and tell them that you are happy to see the council voting on protected bike lanes on Mass Ave.
  • Sample email:

Subject: Please support protected bike lanes on Mass Ave and Mt Auburn

Please vote Yes on Policy Order #2 tonight. Protected bike lanes on Mass Ave are very important for the safety of myself and the people I care about. I am also happy to see protected bike lanes being considered for Mt Auburn St and want to see them built as quickly as possible.

-your name and address

• Speak at the city council meeting tonight at 5:30 at Cambridge City Hall. You can sign up ahead of time, or raise your hand at the end of public comment.

When we rallied last week, we chose City Hall’s front lawn partially because it highlights one of the most prominent gaps in Cambridge’s protected bike lane network. Building protected bike lanes here and on Mt Auburn would complete a safe and equitable route for people who bike anywhere between the Charles River and Harvard Square. It is important that the city council vote yes so that city staff can start looking into this.

South Mass Ave survey

The city is asking for your input on the protected bike lanes put in between Memorial Drive and Sidney St. These surveys are tools the city uses to see if people liked the changes they made there and to see what tweaks could be done to improve the experience there. Please fill out the survey or comment on the wikimap.

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