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Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

#MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

Livetoot thread: https://better.boston/@sky/115850780842273698

#CambridgeMA

Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

#MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

Livetoot thread: https://better.boston/@sky/115850780842273698

#CambridgeMA

Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

#MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

Livetoot thread: https://better.boston/@sky/115850780842273698

#CambridgeMA

Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

#MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

Livetoot thread: https://better.boston/@sky/115850780842273698

#CambridgeMA

Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

#MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

Livetoot thread: https://better.boston/@sky/115850780842273698

#CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

Traffic engineer predicts traffic volumes will increase, surprise surprise. They say it'll be a disaster if, after many years of being 3 lanes wide, the pike isn't widened to 4 lanes.

How many millions of dollars could we save on this project (which isn't fully funded yet) if we didn't have to build quite so much space for cars?

https://commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation/getting-the-i-90-allston-puzzle-pieces-to-fit/
#I90 #Allston #Boston #MassDOT

From the former bird site:
February 13th, starting at 6:30PM
@MassDOT
will be hosting a public information meeting to share the current design for the long-awaited grounding of the McGrath Highway between Broadway and 3rd Street in
@CambMA

https://www.mass.gov/event/somerville-roadway-reconstruction-project-on-mcgrath-hwy-route-28-2024-02-13t183000-0500-2024-02-13t200000-0500

#SomervilleMA #CambMA #CambridgeMA #SomervilleInfrastructure #massDOT #mcgrath #groundingMcGrath

https://twitter.com/SomervilleInfr1/status/1747996367513907257

From the former bird site:
February 13th, starting at 6:30PM
@MassDOT
will be hosting a public information meeting to share the current design for the long-awaited grounding of the McGrath Highway between Broadway and 3rd Street in
@CambMA

https://www.mass.gov/event/somerville-roadway-reconstruction-project-on-mcgrath-hwy-route-28-2024-02-13t183000-0500-2024-02-13t200000-0500

#SomervilleMA #CambMA #CambridgeMA #SomervilleInfrastructure #massDOT #mcgrath #groundingMcGrath

https://twitter.com/SomervilleInfr1/status/1747996367513907257

From the former bird site:
February 13th, starting at 6:30PM
@MassDOT
will be hosting a public information meeting to share the current design for the long-awaited grounding of the McGrath Highway between Broadway and 3rd Street in
@CambMA

https://www.mass.gov/event/somerville-roadway-reconstruction-project-on-mcgrath-hwy-route-28-2024-02-13t183000-0500-2024-02-13t200000-0500

#SomervilleMA #CambMA #CambridgeMA #SomervilleInfrastructure #massDOT #mcgrath #groundingMcGrath

https://twitter.com/SomervilleInfr1/status/1747996367513907257

From the former bird site:
February 13th, starting at 6:30PM
@MassDOT
will be hosting a public information meeting to share the current design for the long-awaited grounding of the McGrath Highway between Broadway and 3rd Street in
@CambMA

https://www.mass.gov/event/somerville-roadway-reconstruction-project-on-mcgrath-hwy-route-28-2024-02-13t183000-0500-2024-02-13t200000-0500

#SomervilleMA #CambMA #CambridgeMA #SomervilleInfrastructure #massDOT #mcgrath #groundingMcGrath

https://twitter.com/SomervilleInfr1/status/1747996367513907257

From the former bird site:
February 13th, starting at 6:30PM
@MassDOT
will be hosting a public information meeting to share the current design for the long-awaited grounding of the McGrath Highway between Broadway and 3rd Street in
@CambMA

https://www.mass.gov/event/somerville-roadway-reconstruction-project-on-mcgrath-hwy-route-28-2024-02-13t183000-0500-2024-02-13t200000-0500

#SomervilleMA #CambMA #CambridgeMA #SomervilleInfrastructure #massDOT #mcgrath #groundingMcGrath

https://twitter.com/SomervilleInfr1/status/1747996367513907257

Big missed opportunity for a fully protected intersection in #Wellfleet: https://pedalptown.com/pedal-blog/protected-intersection-wellfleet @fedibikes #CapeCod #protectedBikeLanes #ProtectedIntersection #UrbanPlanning #BikeTooter #Massachusetts #Route6 #MassDOT

#MassDOT is planning a new off-street shared-use path alongside Route 5 to connect #Northampton and the Mount Tom State Reservation in #Easthampton.

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/10/16/massdot-plans-new-shared-use-path-connection-between-northampton-easthampton?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social