A number of changes have taken place in the northern portion of the city, all for the better as far as Im concerned.

First and foremost is the paving work that the city completed on Crafts Street between North Street and Waltham Street. This fresh, smooth pavement that has, so far, been untouched by anyone trying to fix a natural gas leak, is now lined with some bike lanes and parking chicanes. This is great news for the commuters who regularly use this road as an access point to reach their jobs in Boston and Cambridge, as well as anyone else who likes to use their bike. Whats interesting is that the bike lanes create a barrier between the vehicular roadway and the curbside parking, which is mostly unused. The result is that Ive seen joggers use that stretch of tarmac to give sidewalk pedestrians plenty of social distance. The bike lanes now go from the Waltham Line right up to the park.

A second major change is that Park and Pedal now has electric bikes adjacent to its parking spots at Albemarle. I know that whenever I go by those spots during the day I see at least two cars parked there with bike racks, so I assume theyre being used for the right purpose. I dont know what kind of program this is, nor do I know what deal they have worked out with the city, as my questions about this have gone entirely unanswered, both by the city and by the Park and Pedal people.

Finally, just today the city blocked off the small piece of Albemarle road between Crafts Street and North Street. This is something thats been discussed for a long time, so its great to see it finally happen. Its an example of a piece of road that is entirely unnecessary for traffic flow and has no driveways accessing it. Its mostly used by people coming from Watertown Street and looking to take a left on North Street. It saves a few seconds at most, as those drivers can easily turn right and take the left on North from there in a way that avoids most pedestrian entanglements.

So kudos to everyone involved in traffic, public safety, and public works who got this done! Im hoping that Crafts Street, between North and Washington, is going to get done soon.

Go here to read the rest:
Big transportation changes near the Waltham line - village14.com

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September 18, 2020 at 6:54 pm by Mr HomeBuilder
Category: Driveway Paving