Description

Sports cars and motorcycles race up Route 28 every night and create unsafe conditions for motorists and pedestrians. At night when the road is wide open, vehicles travel at unsafe speeds. Many of the vehicles have illegal aftermarket exhaust that generates extreme levels of noise during acceleration, causing severe noise pollution of public spaces and homes in the area. Adjacent communities such as Brick Bottom and the Gore/Winter St neighborhood are severely impacted by the noise, which invades homes late at night and robs residents of the peaceful enjoyment of their home. The problem is especially bad for outbound traffic traveling north on Route 28 from Twin Cities Plaza.

Better signage, traffic calming, and enforcement is needed to stop people from using Route 28 as a racetrack. This is a densely-settled urban area and a highly inappropriate place for people to race their motor vehicles. Better speed enforcement and noise pollution enforcement require coordination between Cambridge, Somerville, and the State Police.