God. Damnit. hahahaha yes I’m an idiot

Are you talking about Garden Street?

>Right, you just took the time to do all that research because you have a passion for urban data analytics

I did it because another commenter asked me to--after I noted that the numbers cited in the news article seemed highly suspect.

Right, you just took the time to do all that research because you have a passion for urban data analytics

>You found one poor comparison in the cities brochure and then deduce we need to stop all construction

I made no such claim/deduction.

How many people drive around with a living room set taking up 6 times as much road space as a bike while spewing pollution

You found one poor comparison in the cities brochure and then deduce we need to stop all construction because maybe there aren't as many bikes as cars on this stretch of road, which totally definitely for sure isn't completely meaningless because it isn't even up for debate if there is data that support this is a heavily trafficked route by bikes in general.

So you are arguing that we have a tradition of stupidity that we should maintain? Brilliant.

Love the guy in here starting shit about bike lanes on Hampshire Street as if its even remotely controversial whether or not there is enough bike traffic on that road to justify separated bike lanes.

Meanwhile a guy in Cambridge was arrested yesterday on Hampshire St for crashing his car while drunk, high, open bottle of vodka, no license, and three children in the back seat. “BuT iT Is SO sAfE!!!!!111”.

A few days ago in North Cambridge some clown crashed the car into a house in clear conditions.

But yea, bike lanes are so awful.

“I agree with this post and everyone who disagrees with me is toxic” - says an incredibly toxic person

I don’t think the city did a cost benefit analysis before ripping out the trolleys and making everything for cars back in the 40s/50s/60s.

Thanks so much for participating! Really appreciate it (I know it can be quite dense)

This was honestly surprisingly challenging

Anyone have any intel on what might move in to the space?

Agreed! I’m not aware of any sensor usage, but also don’t know if there’s any policy against sensor usage. Enforcement cameras remain illegal in MA however.

That's true. But vehicle sensors can still be useful. Shortening a left arrow based on a sensor will allow a pedestrian light to come on sooner. And a side street sensor can cause the pedestrian light to change to flashing don't walk once traffic has cleared and pedestrians have been given adequate time.

You could throw then away in batches. The city will take a certain about of construction debris in trash each week. When I redid my fence I threw out the old pieces over three weeks.

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OK, I think you're speaking a slightly different language here with terms and accusations I don't really understand -- or I don't understand how they're pertinent. I think maybe it's gotten too unhinged to continue onward with this conversation really. Good luck with your bicycles.

I mean, you’re giving them a pass.

You’ve been hot all over this set of comments, lambasting folks sharing that they break some laws in an attempt to be safer while cycling.

Saying “ugh scofflaw cyclists” while not even once acknowledging the reality of driver behavior as far worse is disingenuous.

Also, you keep referring to a bicycle as something antiquated & unsafe, which has its own negative connotations.

I’m hardly a vigilante; I ride a step-through & wear street clothes when I bike places.

Nobody, no matter how they get around, should be punish-passed or otherwise deal with abuse for going places, and yet this regularly happens to many. Hell, I’ve been punish-passed while driving a car.

Who's giving them a pass? But if you think you're some kind of bicycle vigilante Batman who we need to enforce the law through daily conflict while straddling your 19th century contraption, I can assure you that this scenario is not something the public demands. Just give it a rest, man.

Your entire argument was “cyclists should obey the law”.

So why do drivers get a pass?

Hey, it's your life. I'm not a two ton object that needs to be convinced. I'm sometimes on a bike but not trying to get into a pissing contest with cars, as you seem to be. I yield and let them go. Why would you want to be an obstacle? Just sounds like you're making things unsafe for yourself to prove a point. That's not going to help much if you get hurt. Please stay safe. Your bike is an ancient technology with no safety features of any kind.

I think for off-street paths like that, they also use fewer layers of asphalt than roads. In the few places where you can see the sides from erosion, it definitely appears thinner. But I can't find a specific design standard for this.

Y’know, lemme ask this another way: would any of the behaviors I’ve described be acceptable if I were driving my car?

Would someone speeding around me, crossing the double yellow, b/c I was driving the speed limit, be acceptable, much less legal?

Would someone speeding at all, just because, be acceptable or legal?

Because that’s my issue here.

I obey far more moving vehicle laws than most drivers. I never speed (because I can’t! I can’t go that fast) and only rarely disobey a red light to cross when I deem it safer than waiting for cars to be allowed to move.