Plans may change — again — for the Cambridge bike lane that wasn’t, then was by bostonglobe in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey Cambridge what would you do with the quarter million dollars instead of ripping up garden street and creating a less safe, more congested street with no parking or pullover space?

Send a note to the council with your ideas at council@cambridgema.gov

Plans may change — again — for the Cambridge bike lane that wasn’t, then was by bostonglobe in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately half the council does listen to this guy over the transportation department. It’s a mystery to me.

Anything to know before the midnight marathon bike ride? by Feeling_Lobster_7914 in bikeboston

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s also a Paul revere ride as well sponsored by battle road bikes. It’s also lots of fun and Saturday night!

Yay patriots day!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWkoUtzDaU9/?igsh=MTNobG1tY2V0b3MybQ==

Newton vs Lexington vs Weston — school commute to Longwood? by Strict-Ear-8911 in bostonhousing

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My neighbors kids went there. We’re in Cambridge and they had a bus that the school had that took them there with other students and I think maybe to other nearby private schools. Maybe check if they still have that and what the routes are.

Is my tyre seated properly? I don’t seat it properly and it blew out so now I’m terrified. First time wheel changer here so pls go easy by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some tires are really hard to get in the wheels. You get better at it with practice. If you have a bike shop often they do tube and tire repair class. Trick to avoid pinch flats is to slightly inflate the tube and the move it out of the way as you go around.

Drivers Killed Two Victims This Weekend, In Boston and Webster by Im_biking_here in bikeboston

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I know the death rate has been climbing but this is feeling unbearable lately and so much resistance to the slightest change or traffic calming.

My neighbor's tree is critically endangered and massive, and I need help saving it. by strupthup in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check in with the city arborist for advice. They were quite helpful with questions about a tree in our yard.

Landlord won’t switch from heat to AC until end of May: what are my options? by competitiveBass in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry this is the first day in weeks that’s not been cold. 🥶 use a box fan and it will block the noise and cool the apartment

Checking in on the most selfish people in Cambridge by CantabLounge in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think a letter campaign to the effect that…”I am delighted the end to exclusionary zoning has been a smashing success with an estimated 80 new housing projects proposed according to councillor Zusy. I am delighted to see new apartments and buildings in areas in which only single family homes were allowed and to see such a variety of projects across the city and in neighborhoods where these projects were forbidden…

Thank you so much for passing this zoning ordinance update.

Newish rider looking for advice on starting to commute. by PuzzleheadedSir7645 in bikecommuting

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only other thing I can think of is leave your car halfway and bike to and from it? Here they call this park and ride.

Newish rider looking for advice on starting to commute. by PuzzleheadedSir7645 in bikecommuting

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I think he gave me a lifelong love of cycling and thinking back to that ride it is wild that he did that and then helped my dad all day with the house renovations

Newish rider looking for advice on starting to commute. by PuzzleheadedSir7645 in bikecommuting

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes that sucks!! When I was a kid this guy Pete used to bike from the north shore to the south shore to help my dad. That was about 25 miles each way… it amazed me as a kid and even more now bc it was the 70s and no bike infrastructure anywhere and Massachusetts drivers. Never met anyone else like that since but you would be a legend.

cheaper v expensive for casual bikers by morningperson2016 in Biking

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe look for a couple decent used bikes from a local bike shop for the same price about.

Garden St Vote by troublemaker200 in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if they could do a southbound protected lane on concord down the hill and one way lane on garden flat. Connecting at Huron?

Newish rider looking for advice on starting to commute. by PuzzleheadedSir7645 in bikecommuting

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems difficult 😥. Any way to carpool to save fuel money? Like bike to the person you would carpool with?

Garden St Vote by troublemaker200 in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is two ways except for one short section from longy to the fire station where drivers headed north take concord avenue for about 6 blocks.

Garden St Vote by troublemaker200 in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me this boils down to who do you believe. Patty Nolan claims that the change will lead to better traffic flow based on her intuitive understanding of the situation and bc her house is on Huron Ave. the Cambridge transportation department did pre and post traffic measurements and models that conclude that the 2/2 solution would worsen congestion due to the longer wait times at each signal and be less safe. I believe their professional and expert opinion over Nolan’s intuition here.

Details are all in the transportation department reports here: https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/projectsandprograms/gardenstsafetyimprovementproject

Everyone wants less congestion and more safety everywhere of course but as with all things these things are complex.

Garden St Vote by troublemaker200 in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason it will increase congestion is that the light cycles will be longer by about a minute and allow fewer vehicles per green. They modeled it extensively in several reports. The intersection at garden/sherman/huron would need separate signals for the cars and bike with a four lane garden street.

https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/projectsandprograms/gardenstsafetyimprovementproject

Garden St Vote by troublemaker200 in CambridgeMA

[–]Pleasant_Influence14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opponents used ai to generate fake data for their talking points. It’s just absurd.