Acknowledged by: City of Cambridge

Traffic/Pedestrian Signal Complaint Acknowledged

Cambridge St & Hampshire St Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA • Show on Map Hide Map

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Reporter

Ryan

Issue ID:

15337457

Submitted To:

Cambridge, MA

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Traffic/Pedestrian Signal Complaint

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Neighborhood:

Wellington-Harrington

Reported:

on 09/25/2023

Duplicated By:

16021191

Description

This is what a normal day looks like from 3-6pm... This is NW bound Hampshire St traffic passing through this intersection.. As you can clearly see the traffic is backed up all the way to Prospect st from Cambridge st. This is because the traffic light only stays green for 10 seconds for the NW Bound Hampshire St traffic... I've complained about this before 6 months ago and was told it was resolved but clearly it has not. My suggestion would be to increase the NW bound hampshire st green light from 10 seconds to 20 (It seems like the traffic issues started ever since they reconfigured this intersection)

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Q. General complaint
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Q. Driving complaint
A. Signal timing issue

Q. Walking complaint
A. No Answer Given

Q. Cycling complaint
A. No Answer Given

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City of Cambridge (Verified Official)

City of Cambridge assigned this issue to Traffic - DB (Signals)

09/25/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

Also the area for cars is so narrow now, its hard for Ambulances to get by the cars. City is more concerned with bikes than lives!

09/25/2023 · Flag Flagged
Concerned Cantabrigian (Registered User)

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09/25/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

During an emergency, cars may pull into a bike lane. That opens up a travel lane for ambulances. Your concerns are misplaced.

09/25/2023 · Flag Flagged
Robert Winters (Registered User)

"During an emergency, cars may pull into a bike lane."
Yeah, that'll work well with rigid posts, and concrete bollards and "floating" curbstones.

09/25/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

"Yeah, that'll work well with rigid posts, and concrete bollards and "floating" curbstones."
Does Hampshire street have those?

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

So just knock down the white posts?

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

For an emergency, sure. They get knocked down all the time by drivers too lazy to find a parking space.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

And knock down a biker or two also???

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

Really, Pat? Is that the best you got?

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Cambridge 101 (Registered User)

The city continue to entitle cyclists - I have to get and keep a current driver's license, register (ID) and insure my car, pay excise and gas taxes, get my vehicle inspected, wear my seatbelts, have a hands free phone...

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

Mayor Ted...Inman sq has 45% less parking. Where do u expect them to park?
Bikes should have licenses and pay for road use.
Bikes do not follow the rules and stop at Red Lights when pedestrians have walk signs. Also, ive seen motorcycles go into the bike lanes to avoid red lights and they take a right on red using bike lanes. Not to mention electric bikes, scooters, skate boards, electric skate boards ect.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

Parking? Where did that come from? What point are you trying to make?

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

Mayor you said cars can find parking spots. The city has removed 45% of parking spaces!

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

No. I said cars may stop in a bike lane during an emergency.

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter89/Section4D

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

Mayor what about the white poles and the cars and if bikes are there, just run them all over.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

They're flex posts for a reason.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Robert Winters (Registered User)

Those "flex posts" are not especially flexible and they can do serious damage to some of the components under many motor vehicles. Craig Kelley also did a rather nice demonstration showing that you can use those posts to drive a nail into a block of wood.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

I've watch many cars run them over w/o any damage.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

They do damage, they are not that fixable, and God Forbid a biker runs over one and falls off there bike..lol

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

If a street is too narrow for a bike lane, imagine how bad it would be with cars parked there instead. Think about it.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
EBR (Registered User)

Parked cars would be better because they're not going through red lights and crosswalks with the pedestrians in them. It's appropriate that the Bicycle Safety Group has a poster that shows happy bikers driving through a crosswalk with pedestrians walking in it. Surprising accuracy.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

That sounds about right. The "concern" about emergency vehicles access is just a bit of misdirection.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
EBR (Registered User)

No, Mr. Mayor, there really is a problem with Emergency Vehicles getting through the obstacle course that Cambridge has become.

09/26/2023 · Flag Flagged
Acknowledged Traffic - DB (Signals) (Registered User)

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.

09/27/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

Mr. Mayor you are totally wrong! I know fire fighters and they have complained to the city about getting thru traffic on Cambridge st. And I am a witness to it! So dont talk about something you know nothing about. It has become an obstacle course in Cambridge. Inman sq is definitely a obstacle course!
EBR of course bicycle saftey poster shows that, u think they would show a pedestrian getting hit?

09/27/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

Pat, I'm on Cambridge st almost daily and have never witnessed any emergency vehicles block in traffic. I need to see a City or press report on this. Because I've read your prior posts, you have no credibility with me.

09/27/2023 · Flag Flagged
Pat (Registered User)

Mayor you have no credibility with me, i can send you pictures i took of emergency vehicles not being able to move, and I know the fire department has Complained. Im on Cambridge st alot too. Guess your not very observement,.

09/27/2023 · Flag Flagged
Mayor Ted (Registered User)

Post your pic.

09/27/2023 · Flag Flagged
Traffic - SM (Engineering) (Verified Official)

Issue 16021191 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

02/08/2024 · Flag Flagged

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