Road Closures In Cambridge, Part Of Event To Honor Fallen MIT Police Officer

This will likely affect a lot of your commutes, I suggest you plan ahead

From here, more here.

Thanks Sophia for the heads up.

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Road Closures related to MIT Police Officer Memorial Service April 24

Cambridge Police Department announced various road closures beginning before the morning rush hour on Wednesday, Apr. 24 for the memorial service of MIT Officer Sean Collier at Noon. This service is only open to members of law enforcement and the MIT community with valid MIT Ids.

Road Closures:
• Vassar St: between Audrey St. and Mass. Ave. Wednesday, Apr. 24 at 6 a.m.
• Mass. Ave: from Albany St. toward Boston Wednesday, Apr. 24 at 7 a.m.
• Memorial Drive: between Mass. Ave. and B.U. Bridge Wednesday, Apr. 24 at 12 a.m.
• Mass. Ave. Bridge into Cambridge: Wednesday, Apr. 24, at 7 a.m.

These road closures are going to have a major impact on traffic in the city. Police are asking residents to plan ahead, seek alternate routes, and use public transportation whenever possible.

ALL roads and bridges will be open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic EXCEPT FOR Memorial Drive between Massachusetts Ave. and the B.U. Bridge.

We have been coordinating with our partners at the MBTA to minimize disruptions to bus routes in the area.

We are confident that the operations will be complete and all roads reopened to vehicular traffic by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24.

Further updates about road closures and other traffic issues will be posted on the Cambridge Police Department’s website at www.CambridgePolice.org. Information can also be found by following @CambridgePolice on Twitter.

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Ride To Work Adventures: Open Thread

I sometimes have adventures on my way to and from work here are a couple from this week:

I was doing a track stand in Allston and a (possibly drunk) girl stuck her head out of the window and screamed “NICE BUTT!”

This morning a guy was running flat out after his dog shouting “come back boy I have a treat!” I gave chase (the dude wasn’t going to catch him) but it was one of them grey hound type dogs and it was gone before I could catch it.

A gentleman honked his horn at me today as I slowed for a red light. I gave him the “are you fucking kidding me face” when the light turned green he sped off to…another red light. I gave him a smile this time…this went on for many many more times. It was possibly the most glorious thing ever.

I saw my friend driving in her car. She shouted “hey!” Traffic was moving so slowly that I rode next to her for a while and we had a nice chat through the window. Then she went home and I rode off and got a hair cut.

I was riding and traffic was moving slowly, a young lady had her head hanging out the window enjoying the breeze. I rode up next to her and said “good afternoon.” She giggled and gave me a high five.

What are some of your recent bike commute adventures?

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Great Commute Video

pleasant commute from lucy Martin on Vimeo.

Puke warning…if you can handle it though this is a SWEET commute video. Guy commutes from the top of the mountain (where the shop is) to the bottom (his home). I am guessing the ride to work is probably less exciting.

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Give Matt A Hand

Anyone know any info that could help this guy out?

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hi, I am a longtime area resident but new to biking.

I ride in from the south with MIT as my destination. This morning I came in on the Washington St. bike lane to the Pierre Lallement trail and then to Columbus Street. I turned left on Mass Ave and crossed the bridge. All was wonderful except for Mass Ave, which was somewhat terrifying for a first-timer like me.

On the way home I instead crossed the Longfellow Park bridge, and then took Charles St. to Dartmouth and then back to the Columbus Street bike lane. Neither Charles nor Dartmouth was as scary as Mass Ave but still not great.

I’m wondering, are there other/better ways to get from Columbus to the bridges? Alternatively, I could come up the Jamaicaway bike path and try to get to the B.U. bridge (once it reopens) though I don’t know the best connection to do that.

Thanks for any advice!
Matt

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One Bostonian’s Morning Commute

This is just wonderful, driven down many of the same roads myself, via the awesome Bostonist blog.

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