This is constantly a problem here, can we please get some serious enforcement here?

Police - JW (Communications) assigned this issue to Traffic - KC (Permits)

Police and parking enforcement have been notified to increase enforcement efforts along Ames Street. This road will be reconstructed in the very near future as part of the ongoing development project. We will review in the Spring to determine if interim improvements can be made, however at this time we cannot install striping or flexible posts until warmer weather arrives.

A better solution would be to restore the parking next to the curb and stripe a wide bike lane to the left of the parked cars. This is a low speed, short street that does not warrant a separate track for cyclists.

I disagree. The goal should be to make the infrastructure as good as possible. A physically separated lane is way better for everyone and adding plastic posts is both a good improvement and a lower cost solution than making this a less ideal bike lane by repainting.

As for length, it would be ideal to expand the parking separated lane into a whole network.

Agreed, unprotected lane is just a bad design that ends in injury or death. Would love to see this expanded for a larger protected network. My only complaint about the plastic bollards is that they are too easily bent and broken by road users.

And I disagree as well. Simple is best in this nonhazardous area. Cyclists and motor vehicle operators will always gravitate toward what seems simplest, fastest, and most convenient. Parking next to the curb is by far the most sensible option option for motor vehicle operators and this DOES NOT cause any hazard to cyclists as long as they maintain a safe distance - which is SIMPLE to do on this section of Ames Street.

Thats not true here. Cyclists that maintain a safe distance get honked at and cars get way too close going around them. If you don't want to get honked at and have cars get way too close to you as they go around you then you are forced into the door zone. I bike this street most days and this is the reality of this area.

I guess we must ride very differently. I have been cycling in Cambridge for nearly 40 years and for many of them I rode on Ames Street to connect to MIT. Never once did I get honked at or otherwise harassed.

Physical protection of the bike lane is necessary since drivers don't understand road markings.

I agree -- some of the drivers are honestly confused, and then the rest are happy to have a full bike lane to double park in. Also, I have reopened the issue until it is actually fixed, as it feels premature to close it without any timeline/plan/resolution.

As previously noted, this roadway will be fully reconstructed in the near future. We will be placing temporary paint in the Spring to refresh existing markings and clarify the parking.

Thank you for your report.