The city wanted a shitty plan, a plan based on old ideas, on the idea that the car would always be the main form of transportation in the city, and the entire bike community stood up and said “Hell no!” and you know what? It worked!
The new design has smaller travel lanes, which will keep speeding down, BUFFERED cycle tracks! I can not wait to give this a try when its done! Congratulations everyone who worked hard on this. It’s not over yet, and we are going to need to keep a close on the plans right up till the cement is poured, but
From livable streets (read more here):
The stretch of Comm. Ave. from the BU bridge to Packard’s Corner is about to get an $18 million dollar upgrade, with the project going to bid in fall 2015. The original plan, since 2009 and as of fall 2014, called for wider car lanes that would encourage speeding, narrower sidewalks, and no protected bicycle lanes. The city has since updated its plan to include crucial improvements…
