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This morning one of the two Yates Pond swans was killed on the Alewife Station Access Road. Drivers, after being stuck in the traffic jam which is the Route 2 eastbound offramp have tunnel vision impatience to get to the Alewife Station and Cambridge Park Drive garages. The pedestrian crosswalk barely slows many of them down. It's only a matter of time before a pedestrian is hit. The Alewife Reservation is on both sides of the Access Road. The swan that was killed this morning was not the first wildlife death on this road. The only thing that will slow drivers down to the speed limit is a couple of speed bumps.
7 Comments
Traffic - BMcK (Streets) (Verified Official)
Samsternjones (Registered User)
Arthurstrang (Registered User)
The density of traffic jams, mostly cars, and the continuing rise in the number of commuters generally and to the Alewife area specifically, calls for more commuters on buses. For example, all together the 8 MBTA bus routes to the Alewife T carry fewer commuters than any one of the following MBTA #s: 71, or 73, or 77, or 1.
Bus lanes on the access roads connecting the Alewife T and Route 2 would make buses more attractive to commuters. In over three years of conversation, there has been no priority for such bus lanes. Call the Secretary of MASSDOT, Stephanie Pollack and respectfully assert the priority. Call 857-368-4636 and ask for the Office of Secretary Pollack.
To anyone who objects, point out that the Access roads (without parking or bicycles) are wider than Concord Avenue within 5 blocks of Huron Avenue. Narrow Concord Avenue has two way bus, truck, and car traffic with parking and bicycles.
Michael (Registered User)
B.Strom (Registered User)
Arthurstrang (Registered User)
Sure, speed tables. Still, it's the Secretary of MASSDOT who sets the priority. The access roadways of the Alewife T seem to be largely owned by MASSDOT.
(AND) For a bus lane, taking a wide one lane from the two lane space on the access roads would accomplish: moving more commuters on the fixed road space, and narrowing the car lane. Transportation Engineers insist that narrowing lanes tends to reduce speeds.
Closed Traffic - PB (Engineering) (Registered User)