CambridgePark Drive

Open Issues: 4 Closed Issues: 849 Acknowledged Issues: 10
Watching issues created after: 2016-11-16

The catastrophe that is CambridgePark Drive.

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  • 146-150 Alewife Brook Pkwy Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - North Cambridge

    Dear Cambridge Traffic Parking and Transportation Staff,

    I wanted to alert you to the traffic situation that has been created by the new "No Turn On Red" sign at the intersection of Rindge Ave and Alewife Brook Parkway. Since that sign has been installed, during high traffic-volume times, traffic is now backing up from Alewife Brook Parkway all the way back to Mass Ave. That's nearly a mile of cars sitting in traffic barely moving.

    This is also causing traffic to back up onto the side streets that feed onto Rindge Ave.

    This adversely effects commuters, school buses, pedestrians, children on their way to school, crossing guards, curbside collection workers, and people with air quality issues.

    I left my house at 7:30 this morning, and traffic was already backed up nearly to Mass Ave because of that new sign.

    I'm hopeful you can remove the sign and find another pedestrian safety solution at that intersection that doesn't back up traffic so badly.

    Thanks very much for considering this.

    Sincerely,
    Freedom Baird
    20 Reed Street
    Cambridge, MA
    c: 617-529-6744

  • Cambridgepark Dr North Cambridge, MA 02140, USA - North Cambridge

    I timed my legal, with the signals traversal of this intersection passing from CPD (right hand side, only side with a sidewalk right now) to the T. It took 2 minutes and 25 seconds. I also came into conflict with several cars during this time - while the light for peds is white going over CPD, it's entirely blocked by cars turning left from Steel Place. One nearly hit me in the crosswalk.

    It's clear that crossing against the signals is both faster and safer. No wonder everyone jaywalks here. I still don't know, despite asking several times, whether the City, DCR, MBTA, or some other entity is responsible for signalling at this intersection, but this is a complete abdication of the responsibility to provide safe pedestrian infrastructure.

  • 97 Cambridgepark Dr Cambridge, MA 02140, USA - North Cambridge
    completely unusable, can't enter or exit the cleared sections of the lane due to legally parked cars and the snow piles that create the blockages.
  • 1 Alewife Ctr Cambridge 02140, United States - North Cambridge
    This construction site uses these well travelled bike lanes for truck parking every morning and it’s a major hazard.
  • 32 Cambridgepark Dr Cambridge 02140, United States - North Cambridge
    Again construction has closed lanes blocked traffic at rush hour with no flag man or police detail. This needs to stop.
  • 165 Cambridge Park Drive Cambridge, Massachusetts - North Cambridge
    Cambridge Park Drive was recently made into a 2 hour parking zone with no Residential Parking option. There are 3 apartment complexes on that street and therefore I am requesting the city add an exception to the 2 hour parking to those who hold a Cambridge Resident permit.
  • 100 Cambridgepark Dr Cambridge 02140, United States - North Cambridge
    Can we get this city dump truck driver to eat lunch somewhere other than the bike lane? This is a hazard.
  • 35 Cambridge Park Cambridge, Massachusetts - North Cambridge
    Uber and Lyft cars have been parking on the bike path outside of Cambridge Park Apartments in the morning and evenings. This is blocking traffic and making drivers drive on the wrong side of the road. The elevated bike path has only made things worse since the taxi cars now will not pull over and just park in the middle of the road.
  • 35 Cambridgepark Dr Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - North Cambridge
    The same cars parked in this bike lane as are parked in the bike lane every morning! Why isn't there ever any ticketing here?
  • Alewife Brook Pkwy & Rindge Ave Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - North Cambridge
    The no right on red sign on Ridge and Alewife Brook Parkway is unreasonable. There is no pedestrian crosswalk on that side of the street, so it’s not really protecting pedestrians or bikes. But most of all the traffic on Ridge is unbearable. It is 12:30 PM on a Saturday and traffic is all the way backed up to Montgomery Street. This is not OK and not worth it and the bikes for Cambridge lobby group should not dictate being able to turn onto a highway, please take down the sign so that traffic can move more freely.
  • Alewife Station Access Rd Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - North Cambridge
    There is a dangerous encampment in this location with at least half a dozen people who have constructed a large facility for stolen items and drugs. Looks like an extremely hazardous situation possibly with hazmat running into the nearby water system and Alewife reservation.
  • Fitchburg Cutoff Cambridge, Massachusetts - North Cambridge
    Cars on Alewife Station Access Road do not stop at the crosswalk for pedestrians or bikes coming or going to the Fitchburg Cutoff Path (or constantly block it when turning left). Crossing lights are needed so it can alert drivers of incoming use of the crosswalk. An automatic signal that would detect traffic would be ideal.