Thank you for reporting your concern to City of Cambridge via Commonwealth Connect. We have reviewed the information you provided our staff and will be investigating this issue further.

Thank you for sharing your concern. The current condition is a short-term one, which provides a 14-foot wide shared vehicle/bicycle lane for through movements, and a dedicated left turn lane. It was not desirable to eliminate the dedicated left turn lane, as this lane is controlled separately from the through movement. This allows for a protected pedestrian crossing of the very heavily used south crosswalk across Galileo Way, without conflicts from westbound left turns.

Within the next few weeks, the Broadway median will be partially removed. This will allow for establishment of a marked bicycle lane, as well as a temporary pedestrian crosswalk with a pushbutton activated flasher, roughly 2/3 of the way between Ames and Galileo.

Unfortunately the logistics of the construction at 145 Broadway do not allow for continuous pedestrian access all the way to Galileo. For safety's sake, we urge pedestrians to observe the posted pedestrian detours and to not walk in the roadway.

Pedestrians continue to walk in the roadway due to insufficient design. It appears that the city hasn't even required the contractor/construction manager to post signage showing the detours as there doesn't seem to be much awareness from pedestrians that the way is blocked.

If possible, please try to leave space for cyclists to make a two stage left from Galileo Galilei Way northbound onto Broadway West bound. The dedicated left turn lane on Galileo Galilei Way can be difficult for cyclists to use and a former city Traffic Engineer suggest we do a two stage left since there is ample room for that, so I'd hate to see that option removed.

Thanks!

Public Works - VB (Compliance Officer) assigned this issue to Public Works - BD (Streets & Sewers)

This issue was recategorized from A-Frame/Business Sidewalk Obstruction to Bike Lane Obstruction.

Public Works - KW (Engineering) assigned this issue to Traffic - PB (Engineering)

This issue was resolved several months ago. The contractor has installed a temporary crosswalk across Broadway and removed the median to provide a left turn lane, a through/right turn lane, and a bike lane.

Thanks for fixing this issue!