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Especially during rush hour, the roads through Harvard Square need to be closed to vehicles. There are way too many pedestrians and cyclists trying to get to the MBTA stop and the sidewalks are way too narrow.
Until this is done, the city needs to post multiple crossing guards to keep people safe, as well as have a police office on hand to ticket drivers who run lights and do not stop behind the stop line. It'd also be good if a tow truck can be on hand to remove cars blocking crosswalks and bike lanes. The City's negligence could lead to serious injury or death if action isn't taken swiftly.
20 Commentaires
Cambridge Public Works (Membre officiel vérifié)
Pedestrian100 (Utilisateur inscrit)
City Hall – DR (Membre officiel vérifié)
Robert Winters (Utilisateur inscrit)
Based on this logic, we should also close Central Square to all motor vehicle traffic during the morning and evening rush hours. I'm pretty sure the pedestrian traffic (as well as the motor vehicle traffic) in Central Square exceeds that of Harvard Square.
There are better ways to address pedestrian safety than throwing the rest of the city into chaos.
Colin (Utilisateur inscrit)
Central is a straight road and only one lane in each direction and I know there are some great plans to put in protected bike lanes, slow traffic, and improve crossings, that are supported by the businesses in that area. (Motorists don’t buy nearly as much from small businesses as peds/cyclists) I assume the new city council will be pushing those through, as they should, but haven’t seen any plans to make Harvard safer/reduce private autos.
Arthurstrang (Utilisateur inscrit)
Cambridge into Chaos: What portion of cars driving in Cambridge during rush hours and other congested times are actually coming from or going to destinations in Cambridge? Waze has found a way through our neighborhoods, just as it has through our communities like Cambridge. Maybe Belmont was the first community to notice drive throughs from its neighboring and congested highway, 8-lane Route 2. With our narrow rights of way from, say, the 19th century, rising number of jobs, a predicted yet to come 20% projected rise in commuters in the next two decades to 2040, and the demand for housing, there will be more people on the street.
One might also consider, alternatives in lieu of “solving” the housing crisis all alone here in Cambridge. High speed-electrified-well maintained-rail commuter service from Fitchburg and beyond in an hour or less would access the possibility of more housing, affordably. The super highways of the 1950s-60s developed suburbs. High speed electrified commuter service could be an additional source of opportunity to build housing. Rather than chaos in Cambridge, consider the Climate ‘Crisis”.
Pedestrian100 (Utilisateur inscrit)
J Rollaz (Utilisateur inscrit)
Cambridge 101 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Colin (Utilisateur inscrit)
Jean-Francois (Utilisateur inscrit)
Limiting traffic would already be a big step.
Taxi cabs and Uber need access to the T-station. Bikes are OK. Trucks involved in local delivery need access in limited hours.
The pedestrian crossings are not bullet proof. For example a light for a crossing between the cemetery and Harvard stays green when cars from Concord/Garden Avenue can turn right.
International News just closed.
Jean-Francois (Utilisateur inscrit)
Pedestrian 100 bring a good point.
It is a conundrum. Kids cannot ride their bike to school because of cars. So more cars are dropping kids to school.
Jean-Francois (Utilisateur inscrit)
- build a tunnel along red line tunnel for vehicles going from Central square to Porter square
- reverse traffic on Mass Ave between Design Within Reach and Harvard Square
- create pedestrian zone in Smith Center, CVS area
Jean-Francois (Utilisateur inscrit)
Another conundrum!
Harvard Square lost many businesses. So we buy on Amazon and increase traffic.
Cambridge 101 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Arthurstrang (Utilisateur inscrit)
Arthurstrang (Utilisateur inscrit)
A poet, William Stafford, said it better.
Some time when the river is ice ask me
mistakes I have made. Ask me whether
what I have done is my life. Others
have come in their slow way into
my thought, and some have tried to help
or to hurt: ask me what difference
their strongest love or hate has made.
I will listen to what you say.
You and I can turn and look
at the silent river and wait. We know
the current is there, hidden; and there
are comings and goings from miles away
that hold the stillness exactly before us.
What the river says, that is what I say.
William Stafford
Clos Traffic - PB (Engineering) (Utilisateur inscrit)
Thank you for reporting. This system is best suited to respond to service requests like potholes, street lights, rodent issues, etc. that can be assigned to staff and addressed in a timely manner. Issues like traffic congestion require further examination and planning and this report has been shared with the appropriate departments as we study future roadway design and other issues that impact congestion.
If you would like to discuss this traffic situation with a staff member in more detail, please contact the Traffic Department at trafficengineering@cambridgema.gov.
Jean-Francois (Utilisateur inscrit)
Arthurstrang (Utilisateur inscrit)