The boards presented at yesterday's pop up session can be found on the "Documents" tab.
DATE CHANGE: Pop Up Info Session -Tuesday, March 22nd 3-7PM
Due to forecasted rain, the date of this event has been changed. It will now be on Tuesday, March 22nd 3-7PM.
On Tuesday, March 22nd, 3-7PM. , we will hold an outdoor pop up information session to discuss changes to Mass Ave in relation to the Cycling Safety Ordinance.
During the event, you will have a chance to:
Engage directly with members of our staff,
Review updates to the plan
Ask questions and receive information
We hope you can attend as we value the feedback we get from residents and businesses.
Pop Up Info Session - Saturday, March 19th 10AM-2PM
On Saturday, March 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. , we will hold an outdoor pop up information session to discuss changes to Mass Ave in relation to the Cycling Safety Ordinance.
During the event, you will have a chance to:
Engage directly with members of our staff, Review updates to the plan Ask questions and receive information
We hope you can attend as we value the feedback we get from residents and businesses.
The presentation for the March 3rd. Community Meeting is now available to view.
To submit a question or feedback in advance of the meeting, please email Kate Riley - kriley@cambridgema.gov . The team will try to answer as many questions as possible at the community meeting. Questions may be grouped together by category.
After viewing the presentation, please take this short survey .
VIDEO
Community Meeting - Thursday, March 3rd, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The City of Cambridge invites you to a virtual community meeting on Thursday, March 3, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. to discuss projects associated with the Cycling Safety Ordinance . This meeting will focus on the segments from Dudley St. to Beech St. and Roseland St. to Waterhouse St.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://cambridgema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hNDtVTP9R6mICqQKTsC9xg
There will be a presentation starting at 6 p.m. followed by a question and answer session. Attendees will be able to unmute themselves and ask questions or they can submit questions via the Q&A function in zoom.
The presentation will also be posted to the project page in advance of the meeting so that residents can submit questions in advance and join the meeting at 6:20 p.m. for just the Q&A portion. Questions can be submitted to Kate Riley, kriley@cambridgema.gov .
The City of Cambridge does not discriminate on the basis of disability. The City of Cambridge will provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative format, and reasonable modifications in policies upon request. To receive future updates via email, please contact Kate Riley, Community Relations Manager, at kriley@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-4870 or visit the project page .
The boards presented at each of the Pop-Up Info Sessions are now available to view on the Documents tab.
Presentation Now Available to View
The MassAve4 Cycling Safety Ordinance Project introduction video is now available to view.
This video focuses on the segments of Massachusetts Avenue between Dudley St. and Beech St. and Roseland St. to Waterhouse St.
This video will highlight:
Where the City is in the process of evaluating the MassAve4 segments The project timeline as it relates to the Cycling Safety Ordinance requirements The range of design possibilities How to provide feedback to the project team
The video does not have specific plans for these segments. We are in the beginning stages of the community process that will be used to develop a recommended implementation strategy and schedule that will be presented to the City Council for approval in April 2022.
Please join us at one of the pop-up community info sessions listed below to ask questions, give feedback, and learn more about the project. A formal presentation will not be given at these events. They are informal drop-in sessions where City staff and members of the project team are available to discuss the project.
Saturday, November 13th , 10AM-12PM Cambridge Common (Waterhouse & Mass Ave)
Saturday, November 13th , 2PM-4PM St. John’s Church Parking Lot (2254 Mass Ave)
Monday, November 15th , 3PM-6PM St. John’s Church Parking Lot (2254 Mass Ave)
Tuesday, November 16th , 3PM-6PM Cambridge Common (Waterhouse & Mass Ave)
If you are unable to attend one of these sessions, please submit feedback or questions to Kate Riley, Community Relations Manager, kriley@cambridgema.gov / 617-349-4800.
VIDEO
Community Meeting Notice: Mass Ave Improvements, Dudley St. to Beech St., Roseland St. to Waterhouse St. Pop-Up Community Meetings
The City is committed to implementing separated bike lanes on Mass. Ave. to improve safety, consistent with the Cambridge Bike Plan (cambridgema.gov/BikePlan2020) and the Cycling Safety Ordinance (cambridgema.gov/CyclingSafetyOrdinance).
For these two sections of Mass. Ave., City staff must get Council approval by the end of April 2022 on a timeline for implementing separated bike lanes. The implementation could include a combination of quick-build and construction.
We want to know what you think!
On Wednesday, November 10th, a video presentation about the project will be available to view on the project website (cambridgema.gov/MassAve4A).
You are then invited to attend one of the Pop-up Community Meetings listed below to ask questions, give feedback, and learn more about the project.
Saturday, November 13th , 10AM-12PM Cambridge Common (Waterhouse & Mass Ave) Saturday, November 13th , 2PM-4PM St. John’s Church Parking Lot (2254 Mass Ave) Monday, November 15th , 3PM-6PM St. John’s Church Parking Lot (2254 Mass Ave) Tuesday, November 16th , 3PM-6PM Cambridge Common (Waterhouse & Mass Ave)
For more information about the project, visit the website (cambridgema.gov/MassAve4A) via the QR Code. Questions or comments? Contactkriley@cambridgema.gov
We hope you can attend as we value the feedback we get from residents and businesses.
The City is working to determine which sections of the Mass4 will implement separated bike lanes using quick-build methods and which sections require construction. This determination will be based on further analysis and review of the impacts and cost of each approach (quick-build and construction).
The City will be hosting community meetings throughout the design process. Please see the "Schedule" tab for a general schedule of the project.
What is "Quick-Build"?
Quick-build methods include pavement markings, flex-posts, signage, and signal changes. Quick-build projects can be implemented more quickly, but changes are limited to signs, pavements markings and posts.
What is "Construction"?
Construction involves more extensive changes, including moving curbs and/or removing medians. Work becomes more complex anytime we dig into the ground, and construction projects typically include work on the infrastructure (e.g., water, drainage and sewer pipes, traffic signal wires) that we have underground. The impacts analysis shows that installing quick-build separated bike lanes on these two segments of Mass Ave would have significant negative impacts on other road users. Construction may allow us to make more significant changes (e.g., removing the median) that would reduce some of the potential negative impacts, however, we need to determine the cost of construction on these sections of Mass. Ave. and also further evaluate the catenary wires.
How do you determine what is quick build and what will require construction?
More analysis and design work are required on these sections with the catenary wires to determine which can be quick-build, which sections require construction, the scope and extent of construction, and the order of magnitude cost of construction.
What are the timeline implications of each?
For blocks that require construction, we must propose and get City Council approval on an implementation timeline by April 30, 2022. For the blocks that are quick-build, the separated bike lanes are required to be installed by April 30, 2023.