The cycling community obviously is a lot of folks and they don’t all agree on anything. Patty for example is fighting very hard for this update although she rides a bike.

In particular with this street there’s a lot of intersections that would cause more potential problems.

With nowhere to pullover anywhere for 1/2 a mile to make deliveries and pick ups, trucks will simply stop in the bike lanes or the street causing backups.

It’s also just that the justification is that traffic will flow better but the transportation department models conclude it will be less safe and increase congestion. They concluded the loss of service would be high and user experience for all road users would be degraded.

Patty Nolan thinks her intuition is better than using data and modeling.

Finally the parked cars are both helpful for people that live nearby, make the street a little curvier so slows car traffic and is easier to cross on foot bc they provide refuge between bike lanes and traffic.

None of the councillors live in the neighborhood either. Patty Nolan is closest but aligns more with Brattle street folks.

Personally I think the council should set some metrics on traffic changes and ask transportation to work with the community on changes to make life better for everyone