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Hello - when riding contraflow on Brattle street into this intersection, it just dumps you head on into oncoming traffic. Turning traffic is unaware there is a contraflow bike lane and there is no engineered flow for bikes to safely cross and enter traffic. It is unclear who even has right of way. Since it seems like this area is being reevaluated for bike lanes, can this be addressed?
11 Comments
City of Cambridge (Verified Official)
CaptainCyclist (Registered User)
T Smith (Registered User)
Chris (Registered User)
Jeremy (Registered User)
T Smith (Registered User)
Nico (Registered User)
Chris (Registered User)
@T Smith, the contra-flow lane was designed to help extend the existing bike network. It is reasonable to disagree with adding it here -- it does have real problems, and I do hope the city will evaluate meaningful changes.
I do not find it helpful or accurate to call it a reward for bad behavior though; there really was not that much contraflow riding on Brattle. Many other contraflow designs are also very safe and don't upset people, especially on residential one-way roads. Please try to see both sides and see if you can constructively suggest improvements rather than name call. The roads do need to improve for everyone's safety.
GTS (Registered User)
T Smith (Registered User)
Closed Traffic - PB (Engineering) (Registered User)
Further changes to improve the crossing from Brattle Street eastbound to Mount Auburn Street eastbound require construction at the corner to provide a bike crossover. The City will be entering into a design process for this segment of Brattle Square within the next year and will evaluate this crossing as part of that process. Further information will be posted on the DPW website once that project has started.
The missing post in the center of the bike lane will be reinstalled within the next two weeks.
Thank you for your report.