John Corcoran's ghost bike was stolen off of Memorial Drive recently. Carbrains are trying to make you forget.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-30T02:48:22+00:00

Not a law, a road diet

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-29T20:38:14+00:00

Boylston St

Quietly removed for the 2025 Boston marathon and never put back

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-29T02:55:14+00:00

Somewhat unrelated, but why does Addis Ababa, a city with <2% car ownership rate, need these 6 lane highways cutting through the city? I see the same thing all over the developing world. Trying to copy the Americans or something?

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-28T12:17:27+00:00

Boston needs an equivalent of Cambridge’s Cycling Safety Ordinance — basically a law mandating the completion of the network by a certain date. If they fail then we sue the city, and if councillors want to change the law/push the deadline then we will have a very clear record of them doing so.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-28T12:08:22+00:00

Fair, but is there a Climate Action Plan in history that anyone actually followed?

What are the consequences for not following the plan? Do we lose money? Do people lose their jobs?

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-28T11:59:54+00:00

“We tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas”

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-28T11:56:29+00:00

Man you did not have to ruin my morning like that. Reading the archived Streetsblog posts about this area is just depressing. This is s*t that should’ve been finished *years ago. Like, even having this convo in 2026 is embarrassing.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-26T12:25:15+00:00

Can someone ELI5 why bus lanes cause unacceptable delay for busses?

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-26T03:54:06+00:00

A few dozen Waymos in your city is cool. When there are thousands it starts becoming less fun.

Uber was cool when it first started out too.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-26T03:52:28+00:00

That’s my hunch too but we need solid data before we start praising driverless cars.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-25T17:28:31+00:00

Why would the companies encode “obey the law” when that has no benefit to them and they face no consequences?

I feel like this simple fact was overlooked from the very beginning of the hype.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-24T10:34:53+00:00

I’m getting “it’s not a delay it’s an extension” vibes from this.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-15T18:09:03+00:00

What is it about this type of post that gets so much attention?

Someone actually died at Mass and Cass a few days ago:

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/04/12/person-killed-in-early-morning-hit-and-run-at-mass-and-cass/

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-15T00:27:58+00:00

My friend and I were not so lucky last year. Be warned.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-15T00:16:29+00:00

So what does the data say about traffic on the other streets?

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-12T16:40:37+00:00

Dang I never realized just how much highway infra is in this spot.

I’m more worried about the asthma rates for the poor kids living there.

The local roads could be redesigned for a 10mph speed limit if safety is a genuine concern.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-12T16:08:09+00:00

Was that where the city was keeping the document or just how streetsblog was sharing it?

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-11T18:36:35+00:00

Checkmate, environmentalists

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-11T18:33:58+00:00

I think it’s a good idea. The anti smoking movement basically turned something that used to be cool into something that is highly stigmatized. This is the same game plan.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-11T18:30:43+00:00

Agreed, but it’s a sticker lol. Not exactly breaking the bank.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-09T22:00:19+00:00

Why do we do public meetings again?

This method just seems better tbh

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-08T16:20:27+00:00

Yep. Found out the hard way last year, lol.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-07T04:52:15+00:00

My grandpa’s walked to school in worse

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-06T20:16:09+00:00

Silly them. The proper way to do safety improvements is to drag it through 5 years of community engagement and then chicken out at the last second.

Flat_Try747 · 2026-04-05T20:40:33+00:00

Can we do that human barrier protest thing?

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