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The timing of the lights at intersection of main and Harvard should be better times to facilitate turns. Because there is not enough road room for two lanes of traffic, drivers going straight through the intersection get stuck behind others trying to turn (which they can't do because of the oncoming traffic) Thia of course causes substantial delays, particularly on Harvard in both directions.
In addition to the traffic headaches this causes, it no doubt creates and exceptionally bad air quality environment with the persistence of the problem.
Harvard may possibly be a "state road" (which likely reasons why they UNBELIEVABLY still allow trucks on this road)
Truthfully? Harvard should be a one way from main to mystic Ave , with a bike lane added in order to mitigate the excessive traffic through such a residentially packed area. I can think of nowhere else in any town anywhere that so much volume can be squeezed such a residential and undersized road.
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11 Comments
City of Medford (Verified Official)
Steven - Superintendent of Wires (Verified Official)
Sgt. Richard Carroll (Registered User)
pwiggy537 (Registered User)
There has been an immense amount of time and effort spent trying to rectify the obvious problems there and they have always been met with the same kind of response.
The trucks should be diverted down Mystic Ave, one way or the other, and go via Broadway in Somerville or left onto Main.
The truck ban was fine while it lasted but lacked any type of enforcement to truly make a difference.
The road is obviously not wide enough for trucks. If it was wouldn't it suffice to say that Harvard St would be a good route for T bus?
Doubt it
Timing the lights to let the "left turners" turn would alleviate the idling backups down from Main to Mystic, regardless of what you're answer is. There has never been a timing change or left hand delay in the light so please don't try to say there has been
Anthony (Registered User)
Anthony (Registered User)
Jim Silva (Registered User)
Closed Sgt. Richard Carroll (Registered User)
Reopened pwiggy537 (Registered User)
If you read what I said it says "timing the lights to let the left turners turn would alleviate the idling back ups down from main st to mystic Ave, regardless of what your answer might be" - so that refers to that particular point- not the whole conversation.
Do you not agree with that point?
This post has only been up a few days and should not be closed as nothing has been done or addressed.
Tell me then please from your previous answers what attempts to alleviate the situation have been undertaken in the past 15 years to try to solve the problem? Please tell me so I can apologize appropriately.
You claim it has been addressed many times. With what exactly?
The truck ban only lasted a couple of months , was NEVER enforced, and has gone by the wayside
So the real
answer is ZERO or nothing
You wouldn't need two lanes for the left turn arrow, just keep it a single lane but have that additional indicator and alternate to allow traffic in both directions an opportunity to turn while lights are green
Quite frankly, whatever the costs may be to replace a light controller to mitigate serious health and air quality issues that plague the area, never mind the intersection traffic accidents
Further ,The problem as it exists has a detrimental affect on side streets NOW, and would actually alleviate them. Why would you think so many cars take BONNER AVE fron mystic? A street CLEARLY not intended to have to deal with the kind of volume that it does. Your claim to the contrary is absurd and ignorant
But thanks so much for your help!
pwiggy537 (Registered User)
You shouldn’t need a separate lane
Just have light (in one direction) turn green w left arrow for say 20 seconds... then that light becomes just green, then have light in OTHER direction turn green as well... then orig light turns RED while the 2nd light becomes green w left arrow....
OR imagine if the arrow lights were alternated based on time of day?
You are providing nothing but EXCUSES where what we need are SOLUTIONS
Closed Lisa - Mayor's Office (Verified Official)