Agree completely - a dangerous intersection. I am scared to cross over Cameron Ave when walking on Mass Ave even with a walk signal, since cars turn onto Cameron Ave from Mass Ave (both directions) with little regard for pedestrians. I wonder what could be done to make this a safer intersection.

Thank you MAneighbor! My wife and I take daily walks around North Cambridge and we have to be vigilant as both the pedestrian and the motorists are obeying traffic signal which are in conflict. the only solution I see is dedicated Walk cycle. But this may raise ire from the motorists for impeding their movements. Ultimately, it is the pedestrian safety that must prevail.

Yes, this intersection definitely needs work. As a pedestrian, drive, and cyclist, I appreciate that someone cared enough to add a bike signal, but it doesn't seem to have been though through and the design doesn't make much sense. Thanks for raising the issue.

Thank you for reporting your concern to City of Cambridge via Commonwealth Connect. We have reviewed the information you provided our staff and will be investigating this issue further.

Thank you for your report. As part of the recent updates including the bike signal work, we thoroughly evaluated signal phasing at all legs of the Mass Ave/Cedar Street/Harvey Street/Cameron Ave intersection. The current timing is the best possible balance for all users of the intersection given the existing layout of the road, however the city is working on a visioning process for the entire North Mass Ave corridor through the Envision Cambridge project, and we imagine that future reconstruction efforts will allow substantial additional improvements.

An exclusive pedestrian phase at this location would require that all traffic be stopped for a total of 36 seconds each cycle, requiring the entire signal cycle to be lengthened. The result would be significant increases in delay for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles. We have found in other locations in the city that this additional delay for pedestrians results in people choosing to disregard the don't walk signal indications, which can have the effect of reduced pedestrian safety.