3-D tour of Community path extension from near Lechmere to Lowell Street

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcU03_W9z1Q&feature=youtu.be

Comments

[billharnois.livejournal.com]

I bet this project won't be finished until late 2020's. It's taking them 2 years just to extend the bike path from Cedar to Lowell St.

[cos]

In the video, large parts of it seem very narrow. Will it be wide enough to be shared by cyclists and pedestrians?

[avjudge]

I thought the same, but then how unpleasant so much of it looked for pedestrians - the whole part from the beginning until after the McGrath Highway crossing - and as a pedestrian I'd MUCH rather just walk on sidewalks than that Habitrail.

But pedestrians have sidewalks; this mostly looks great for cyclists (to a non-cyclist's eye), but I wonder about the sharp turns on & off the bridge over the tracks just S of Washington St. (starting at about 1:50)? Especially with that apparently narrow path & probable oncoming bike traffic confining you to your own lane.

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

It sounds as if it will be 8 to 12 feet wide, with 8 being the minimum at pinch points.

http://greenlineextension.eot.state.ma.us/docs_meetings.html#commPath

Rape Ride?

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Holy Shit is this dangerous! That looks like a very long stretch with no side exits, no businesses, no houses. If I'm riding home at night and a Creeper who is a stronger rider than me decides to follow me, pace me, pin me to the side fence, I have literally no escape. Way to make cycling as dangerous as possible for women, men of slight build, or literally anyone who someone thinks they can get away with mugging. :-( :-(

Coordinating by cell phone from Lechmere to Washinginton St. two big guys, even just on foot, could trap someone in there using nothing more than a tire iron.

That's a suicide ride.

[teko.livejournal.com]

What would you suggest?

[ron_newman]

Seems like the long North Bank Bridge from East Cambridge to Charlestown would have similar issues, but I haven't heard of anyone being attacked there so far.

[pywaket.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly. There's no escape for what appears to be well over a mile.

[somerfriend.livejournal.com]

See the Friends of the Community Path comments here: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsoftheCommunityPath/posts/705651542824988

[avjudge]

I saw those in an email and thought they were all excellent suggestions.