Cambridge

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Watching issues created after: 2020-06-01

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  • 101 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA - Cambridge
    I counted 33 missing flex posts on Hampshire between Prospect and Broadway. Many of the missing posts are at side streets -- exactly where we need them to prevent vehicle sharp turns and killed cyclists. Please replace these ASAP. If you don't have the capacity to replace them all the time then Cambridge should consider a real barrier that doesn't get destroyed within a year of installation. -- a community driver and cyclist who doesn't want more community members killed
  • Alewife Brook Pkwy & Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - North Cambridge
    This morning, I had to go to Shattuck Ace hardware, Arlington to pick-up special-order items. Mass Ave was backed up, so I made a right at Churchill Ave (0,2 miles from ABP) to go to Broadway in Somerville. When I turned right onto Alewife Brook Pkwy at the end of Matignon Road, I noticed the westbound Alewife Brook Pkwy was backed up beyond the traffic light at Woodstock Street for total of at least 0.3 miles.
    On the way back, once again, I ran into stalled traffic on the southbound Mass Ave on Arlington side.
    Please do something to mitigate this traffic congestions during rush hour if for nothing else but to reduce air pollution caused by all the idling cars.
    Sometimes the backup on northbound side goes all the way back to Pemberton. All told, there could be a mile or more if cards idling and that is a lot of air pollution!
    Please conduct traffic survey to measure the length of traffic backup on all 4 sides of the intersection during the peak of rush hour. TP&T has shown that they can conduct traffic survey without traffic counters during the community meeting period of the Cycling Safety Ordinance implementation in north Mass Ave so I am sure they can redo this survey.
    Thank you
  • Antrim St & Cambridge St Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA - Mid-Cambridge

    During the morning and evening commute on the pole immediately to the right of the driver (in the northwest corner of the intersection) there is a solid red light AND a blinking yellow right arrow, along with a permanent No Right on Red sign hanging from the pole. It seems that the purpose of this yellow arrow is to indicate the driver can turn right with caution for the bike lane, however with the red light remaining illuminated, the driver is also told by the hanging sign that they cannot proceed right.

    This results in a very large number of confused drivers per day who will sit through the entire traffic cycle waiting to turn right while not a single car can go through. The practical outcome of this is that cars behind them become so frustrated that they eventually swerve around the car in the front partially crossing over the double yellow into the northbound lane of Hampshire street. This creates an incredibly hazardous situation to drivers and pedestrians.

  • Linnaean St & Raymond St Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA - Neighborhood 9
    Ever since Garden Street became one way, Raymond has been inundated with cars, trucks, school buses, and delivery vehicles. Raymond isn’t wide enough to accommodate all this extra traffic, along with heavy pedestrian use and cyclists. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or worse unless something is done about this. Cars need to be directed away from Raymond into larger streets. At a minimum, we need to have no turns onto Raymond from 7-9am and 5-7pm.
  • Cambridge 02140 United States - Neighborhood 9
    Button on south side is not working. Warning lights do not turn on
  • 2456 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02140, United States - North Cambridge
    flex post knocked completely off and blocking the bike lane at Mass Ave and Cedar
  • Mile 106.1 State Rte 2 Alt E Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA - West Cambridge
    There are four racks that I assume were installed to replace the four racks that were removed from the sidewalk near the railing of Winthrop Park during the period when the roadway was blocked off by construction at 57 JFK Street. I can only guess that the work crew was mistaken when they located them on the sidewalk in front of our building.
    This is a highly inappropriate location for these racks. I would like to have them removed at the earliest convenience. If that is not possible in the next couple of days I can remove them myself.
    I also would like to point out that there is no demand for any bike racks in n this area. There are several dozen racks on Eliot Street only yards away that are rarely if ever used, and several dozen more at Charles Square and across the street from the Kennedy school that are also available and routinely not in use.
    It's also not uncommon for people looking for bike parking to use the park fence, street posts or other structures to lock up bikes when there is not enough rack parking, but I have not seen anyone make use of these structures in the past several years, which is a good indicator that all bike parking demand has been met. I would ask that the racks be removed and that no racks be situated on Winthrop Street at this time.
    Please let me know what is the best way for me to get these racks removed as soon as possible.
  • 2377 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - North Cambridge
    I recently submitted an issue regarding the creation of a bus lane in 1 of the 2 lanes on Mass Ave, near Day Street as approaches route 2. It has created incredible traffic congestion. In addition to my previous report, I'd also like to mention it makes even less sense now that MBTA has just announced service cuts. Additionally, as COVID cases rise, many folks are reluctant to take public transportation (understanding for some there is no choice). I have not seen any buses in the bus lane, as I sit in traffic for 30 min for 10 blocks every day (previously 5 min or so). This is incredibly frustrating, in already frustrating times, and I do hope this can be reconsidered.
  • Hampshire St & Inman St Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA - Wellington-Harrington
    In the northwest direction of Hampshire St., the signal length has been dramatically shortened. This is inconvenient enough, but the more pressing issue is with traffic coming at the same time from Cambridge St. in the opposite direction, if anybody needs to turn left onto Inman St., essentially an entire light cycle is missed by the rest of the lane. A left turn cycle would be massively helpful to help mitigate this issue.
  • Antrim St & Cambridge St Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA - Mid-Cambridge
    No turn on red sign has turned away from facing traffic turning right onto Hampshire St towards Somerville from the Inman Square intersection. I came within half a foot of being hit in the bike crosswalk by a driver who drove right through and turned right on red here at rush hour yesterday. Please fix the sign for the drivers who don’t know they’re not allowed to turn right on red to prevent more potential accidents.
  • 56 Concord Ave Cambridge MA 02138, United States - Neighborhood 9

    I am standing in front of my condo building on Concord Avenue and I am very startled and frustrated by the traffic lining the outbound street between Huron Ave. and Craigie Street.

    Currently, there is a solid line of cars, buses, delivery trucks, and construction vehicles up and down the street.

    This is not a suitable traffic pattern and has an immediate negative impact on me and my neighbors on Concord Ave.

    I am supportive of bicyclists and all modes of transport, but cannot believe that this is the best scenario for our fair Cambridge. This is not a good look for our city or the planning that goes into traffic upgrades / projects.

    I hope that we can find an alternate solution that supports all.

    Respectfully submitted.

  • Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA, 02140, USA - Agassiz-Harvard
    Unfair targeting to cyclists and citation blitz by Cambridge Police Officers in bike lane south of Porter Station on Mass Ave in an area where cars, delivery drivers, ride share vehicles are constantly and dangerously parked in bike lane on Mass Ave from Harvard Square to Porter Square, yet are never targeted by local police. I commute through this area every day for the past year and this misuse of community of public resources is as outrageous and misguided as it is an abuse of authority
    against cyclists instead of drivers. In an area that is so hostile to cyclists and commuters on bicycles, how can this police action be justified?