Blind intersection when on Hancock and crossing Green Buksan

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noong 29/11/2013

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Driving down Hancock and making the crossing across Green street is often difficult. The streets are narrow and the parking tight which makes the visibility at the crossing blind, particularly if a large vehicle is parked. So when it's at its worst you have to just eek your way into the intersection and hope a car is not coming down Green which itself has no stop sign. This is one spot I've often wished there were a stop sign on Green. There's already a sign post for do not enter signs, so adding stop signs on the opposite sides of the same posts seems straight forward.

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Riverside Resident (Rehistradong User)

I'll also add the stop signs are the norm on the streets in this residential area. This one intersection is a among the few exceptions, and might be the only + 4 way exception.

29/12/2013 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
nearby resident (Panauhin)

Ok. Maybe there is no response to this, but it remains a blind corner. Maybe not impossibly blind, but definitely annoyingly blind.

27/02/2014 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Cambridge1010 (Rehistradong User)

This is incredibly dangerous, both when crossing as a car and as a pedestrian. A stop sign is sorely needed.

10/02/2016 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Riverside Resident (Rehistradong User)

It's still a problem. How or who do you ask to request a stop sign?

17/06/2016 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
TJ (Rehistradong User)

This issue seems to be reported over two years ago. It is still a problem.
What would trigger a city response? Adding to these comments or reporting it again as a new problem multiple times ?

18/07/2016 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Claudia Mastroianni (Rehistradong User)

Post it anew and mention the number of this posting, I'd guess.

18/07/2016 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Pete483 (Rehistradong User)

A stop sign here would probably also help cut down on the number of commercial vehicles that use Green St to illegally bypass Mass Ave (Green is supposed to be no trucks starting at Sellers St.).

09/09/2016 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Nandrew (Rehistradong User)

This is hilarious (well maybe not)--I'm just noticing the dates on these reports! I often cross this intersection coming down Hancock and it is pretty crazy. You have to slowly inch your way out until you can see any cars. Then sometimes the people on Green St. stop anyway even though they have the right of way, so you don't know what to do. Has anyone tried resubmitting this? If not, I'll try to remember to do so the next time I'm on foot at this intersection so I can take a picture.

30/04/2017 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Cambridge1010 (Rehistradong User)

This has been an issue for almost 5 years. Can the City address this?

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Pete483 (Rehistradong User)

The city's position on this intersection is that per Section 2B.04 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, they don't need to put in a stop sign until "... five or more crashes that involve the failure to yield the right-of-way at the intersection under the normal right-of-way rule have been reported within a 3-year period, or that three or more such crashes have been reported within a 2-year period." This has been reported under separate issue IDs previously as well.

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Claudia Mastroianni (Rehistradong User)

They don't *have* to, but that doesn't mean they can't!

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Nandrew (Rehistradong User)

I agree with Claudia!

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Pedestrian100 (Rehistradong User)

Also agree with above posters that the city could still do something. I was very close to being involved in a wreck at that intersection after dropping my daughter off from school at 8:55 am. I was on Green Street, going 15 mph, slowed before that intersection because of the danger, and someone coming along Hancock still didn’t see me. A passenger was in the car, and if we had had a wreck he would have received the blunt impact of a t-bone crash. I shudder to think even now and avoid that intersection. Would be willing to sign a petition or testify if needed.

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Claudia Mastroianni (Rehistradong User)

My guess is a petition of abutters would be the best way to get the city to pay attention. Not that they're the only people driving through by any means, just the easiest to reach to organize. But presumably any Cambridge resident would be listened to as much.

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Pete483 (Rehistradong User)

See issue 3936268. I definitely agree with the need for a stop sign. I agree that a petition would be a good way to move this aheaf.

17/05/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
MARegisteredReporter (Rehistradong User)

Could the city please comment on how to help with this issue? thanks!

10/06/2018 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Riverside Resident (Rehistradong User)

There are some changes. Hancock now has signs sauce "crossing traffic does not stop" and the Green Street corner parking spot is for handicap which seems to have helped visabilaty. If a truck parks in that spot visabilaty is terrible. Anyhow, the intersection is better, but a for way stop would still be an improvement - I think.

03/06/2019 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Hilary (Rehistradong User)

someone needs to make a new request b/c this is old from 2013 and needs to be archived.

07/06/2021 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Riverside Resident (Rehistradong User)

The topic of this intersection has rised up as a major thread in the neighborhood news group to the point that Councilor McGovern requested a traffic study for the area and the study has apparently been approved. Maybe something will come of the study. For myself, I still believe a stop sign is a good idea, and I still believe that the situation is better since the improvements noted in the June 19, 2019 posting above.

20/06/2021 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Nandrew (Rehistradong User)

Ooh--I hope that's true. If so, thank you, Marc!

20/06/2021 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Riverside Resident (Rehistradong User)

What ever came of the traffic study?

18/12/2022 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Riverside Resident (Rehistradong User)

Hmm. Did they do the traffic study?

05/03/2023 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Nandrew (Rehistradong User)

Good question, Riverside Resident!

05/03/2023 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Nandrew (Rehistradong User)

I just sent an email to Marc McGovern asking about this.

01/05/2023 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Arnold (Rehistradong User)

Why is there still no stop sign here?

16/12/2023 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan
Nandrew (Rehistradong User)

Yes, City of Cambridge, this is still a terrible intersection given the lack of a stop sign on Green at Hancock!

16/12/2023 · Hudyatan Hinudyatan

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