tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post8618610361825527127..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Changes to onramp of LongfellowCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-38291431393609962672010-11-12T08:26:22.336-05:002010-11-12T08:26:22.336-05:00mmm ... I don't mind it so much, it rather rem...mmm ... I don't mind it so much, it rather reminds me of the intersecting bike lanes at the Broadway/Hampshire split in Kendall Square and westbound on Kenmore; and I've rather liked those additions. Sure they can do more to highlight it as "hey, guy, bike lane ovah heah!" and they can get rid of those awful poles; but I sort of hope that it stays, if for selfish reasons. One consequence of it is that it forces cars to slow down as they come up on the Longfellow which, given the long gap between the light at 3rd Street and Broadway and the start of the bridge, is good. Second (and this, I realize, is completely selfish of me) it adds a nice buffer for sorting out cyclists as they climb the bridge. There aren't a lot of cars who merge onto the Longfellow from Memorial, so the pylons give cyclists a good 50 yard space to leave the bike lane when passing others who aren't in as much of hurry to get over the bridge as they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-25318944754479971292010-11-11T11:50:07.894-05:002010-11-11T11:50:07.894-05:00I ride here each day, and the way they've set ...I ride here each day, and the way they've set this up is to make the intersection more brainless for drivers, which is bad for me since I still have to cross their path.<br /><br />This was easily the worst part of my commute even before this kludge appeared. Since drivers go from an area of dense traffic lights to a veritable straightaway with none, they all speed up to 40-50mph. Then they have to negotiate the ramps right before the bridge; if they're making a right it gets hairy quick. Now that the bike lane crosses that nonsense we all have to be really careful there.<br />PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-60589239304804515022010-11-10T22:47:31.532-05:002010-11-10T22:47:31.532-05:00I don't know, but I've decided to stay awa...I don't know, but I've decided to stay away from the whole mess and take the Mass Ave bridge instead, so I have not been there for a while. Thanks for investigating it.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-16946814198239889142010-11-10T13:29:26.025-05:002010-11-10T13:29:26.025-05:00Ahh, my old commute!
But on to the point -- I ten...Ahh, my old commute!<br /><br />But on to the point -- I tend to agree with you, here... looks like that when people (drivers, actually) get used to the "Dedicated Right-Turn Lane" they'll be less apt to slow/stop, which could spell some real trouble for bicyclists trying to continue over the bridge via Broadway.Astroluc (Find me on Tumblr and Instagram @Astroluc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02035410750985093621noreply@blogger.com