Public Meeting On Cambridge Street Overpass In Allston

If you have ever ridden over this beast you know it could be better, see below for details on how you can make your voice heard!

from the email, thanks Paola for the tip!

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You may have heard that a group of community advocates in Allston have been mobilizing to help improve the Cambridge Street Overpass, which is scheduled for MassDOT work. A public hearing is scheduled on Tuesday, November 19th at 6pm at the Jackson Mann Community Center. Please share this with your subscribers and help us get signatures and encourage submission of separate comments demanding better pedestrian and cycling facilities in our neighborhood.  You can find our letter and more information about the project and how to get involved here: www.tinyurl.com/CambridgeStreet

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Southie Bikes Response To Canceled Bike Lane Meeting

Got this in the email from Southie Bikes:

It has always been the position of Southie Bikes to listen to the constructive feedback from the people in the neighborhood. We received plenty of great ideas for how to make bike lanes work well in Southie, and we look forward to incorporating those ideas into the design going forward. There is more work to be done, and given Boston’s rapidly changing political landscape the meeting will be deferred to a future date.

Planet Southie, Southie Bikes, Chamber of Commerce, and City Councilor Bill Linehan have more work to do toward common understanding.

Ride safe everyone! Southie Bikes

Which sounds to me like someone (can’t say who from this limited info), is putting a monkey wrench into this process. I think we can safely assume that its not the bike advocates, so you know, do your own detective work.

Either way as some readers of this website have pointed out, this process is probably better than what happened in Charlestown where the lanes were put in, taken out, and put in again…  This town is full to the brim with cyclists these days, and one way or another its pretty clear that cycling infrastructure is the future.  Lets just hope this whole mess gets sorted out sooner rather than later.

No one should be afraid of public input on projects, hopefully at some point this meeting happens.

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Broadway Bike Lane Public Meeting Canceled

This is strange, seems the public meeting has been canceled.   Anyone know why they would do something like this?  Me thinks something must be up.

Notice from the city below:

West Broadway – Canceled

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Go Tell The City You Want Cycle Tracks Around The Public Garden

Seems like a pretty awesome proposal, and will create a much more bike friendly Down-Town.

From the cities website:

Click here to view the full public meeting notice.

Relative to a conceptual plan for a cycle track and intersection improvements around the Public Garden on Arlington Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street.

Presentation by the City of Boston
Wednesday September 18, 2013
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Firehouse at 127 Mount Vernon Street

The concept plan envisions a two-way cycle track along the streets around the Public Garden including intersection improvements.

What are cycle tracks? Cycle tracks are sections of road designated for exclusive use by cyclists, physically protected from motor vehicle traffic. The cycle tracks will be at street grade, separate from the sidewalk, and marked with paint or thermoplastic.  Parked cars and/or flexible bollards will separate cyclists from the moving vehicles.

Why install cycle tracks? The proposed two-way cycle track is a key component of the City’s Bike Network Plan, which seeks to provide safe, protected routes throughout the City, encouraging all residents to bicycle, from children to senior citizens. The proposed two-way cycle track would provide a path-like facility connecting the Charles River Path to existing and proposed on-street facilities in the network. The existing one-way street pattern requires bicyclists to ride significantly out of their way, against traffic, or on the sidewalk to make important connections.

What about safety?  Cycle tracks in other cities have been shown to:

• Increase ridership;
• Decrease sidewalk riding;
• Decrease crashes; and
• Reduce speeds.

What are the project limits? The bike facilities being discussed will be on Arlington Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street around the Public Garden.

Will parking or traffic be impacted?  Parking and traffic modifications will be discussed at this meeting.

Contact: Nicole Freedman, City of Boston, (617) 918-4456 [email protected]

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Speak Up At Rutherford Ave Public Meeting

From Livable Streets:

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Thursday, December 6

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