| This page provides an overview of several bicycle facilities constructed 1998-2002 in
the Fresh Pond area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The links here are to pages describing
each of the facilities in detail. Or you may click on locations in the aerial photo,
below. Concord Avenue west of the rotary intersections
had a travel lane removed and bike lanes striped in 1998-1999 (red lines starting at
location A, top left in aerial photo). This part of Concord Avenue is much better to ride
than it was before.
A new bicycle path in Fresh Pond Park has
been constructed in the spring of 2002 (yellow line, locations A-H in aerial photo).
This path provides useful access to locations in the park. The northern end of the path
(locations A-B) serves along with part of the sidepath (locations K-L) and three new
crosswalks as a very slow pedestrian-type bicycle route past the rotary
intersections on Concord Avenue. The southern end of the path connects to Huron Avenue,
but, shorter routes also exist, and would avoid a hazardous intersection.
A two-way bicycle sidepath/sidewalk has
been installed in the spring of 2002 along Concord Avenue between the two rotary
intersections (orange line, locations N-J near top of aerial photo). This path crosses two
streets and seven commercial driveways and is an example of the most dangerous type of
bicycle facility known.
Also see additional comments, including
submissions to the Cambridge Bicycle Committee in response to the initial Request for
Proposal 1995 and 1996, and links to a discussion of the project on the Massbike e-mail
list.. |
