Description
New bike lanes on Cambridgepark drive are next to sidewalk, with car parking to left of bike lane. On 10/28/16 at 8:15 AM a Crown Uniform Service truck was parked in bike lane, blocking cyclists. Due to illegally parked Crown truck in front, legally parked cars to left, and sidewalk to right, cyclists were blocked in. Vehicle has Mass plates S46 320.
18 Comments
City Hall – DR (Verified Official)
James (Registered User)
Grant (Registered User)
James (Registered User)
Thouis (Registered User)
Closed Police - JW (Communications) (Verified Official)
Jonathan Doe (Registered User)
No thanks to the ups driver who read the ticket, and then walked on to the next delivery without moving the truck.
Jonathan Doe (Registered User)
Reopened Grant (Registered User)
Police - JW (Communications) (Verified Official)
Closed City Hall – DR (Verified Official)
Philip (Registered User)
Michael Leuchtenburg (Registered User)
I agree that there needs to be temporary stopping, but telling cyclists "don't use this road" seems like a poor option. That bike path does not go to the offices on CPD - even connecting in at the far end of CPD, anyone on a bike would need to come back down the street to reach the buildings. It is also very poorly cleared during the winter, to the point of being unusable after a snow and frequently after some refreezing as well.
There were some new signs going in on the right side of the street this morning. Hopefully they're changing the rules for the parking spots protecting the bike lane to prohibit parking there all day, which will free up those spots for temporary stopping.
Philip (Registered User)
James (Registered User)
Michael Leuchtenburg (Registered User)
I talked to security at 125. They told me that they provide access to the LD to shipping companies, for instance. They actually give them a card so they don't even need to call. But the shipping companies choose not to use it. I also spoke to Kayla Pulliam of CBRE/NE who said "we cannot force them to utilize the loading docks to deliver/pickup packages". She seems convinced that CBRE/NE can't cause the delivery drivers to change their behavior.
Doesn't help for more casual loading/unloading, though, e.g. picking up or dropping off passengers. While it would help a little bit to get the shipping companies to use the loading docks as they park for medium periods (10 minutes) in very awkward places, streets need places for people to stop.
Davidf (Registered User)
Davidf (Registered User)