Main Street Safety Improvement Project

Design Options and Meeting Materials

Thank you to everyone who attended one of the Main Street Safety Improvement Project events earlier this month!

Key Updates

Design Options

With your initial feedback, we designed options for adding separated bike lanes to Main Street.

In each option, there are bike lanes against the curb that are separated from general vehicle/parking lanes by a painted buffer area and flex posts.

To fit these separated bike lanes, we can only keep parking on one side of the street. Take the design options survey to give input on where this parking should be.

Volume and Speed Counts

In May, we took volume and speed counts at two locations in the project area.

Key takeaways

Full count report

Take the Survey

Right now, we're in the design phase of this project. We have choices to make about where to locate parking and loading, and we want to hear from you.

We have divided the project area into sections to review layout options:

· Sidney Street Extension to Windsor Street (two options)

· Windsor Street to Portland Street (three options)

· Main Street/Sidney Street Extension/Mass Ave intersection (two options)

In this survey, we'll show you the design options for these two sections and ask for feedback.

After we gather feedback, we will draft a single preferred design, present it to the community, and solicit final feedback. We will consider all feedback we receive, not just survey responses.

We plan to close the survey at the end of July.

Take the Survey

Share your thoughts with the online comment form or design options survey
Contact Project Manager Stephen Meuse at smeuse@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4713

About the Project

The Main Street Safety Improvement Project will add separated bike lanes on Main Street between Massachusetts Avenue/Lafayette Square and Portland Street.

As part of this project, we will:

Install separated bike lanes in both directions, adding to the City's network of separated bike lanes.
Improve existing crosswalks.
Remove a significant number of parking spaces in the project area and consider changes to parking regulations in the spots that remain.
Address safety at key intersections.

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Accessibility Information

The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact Traffic, Parking, and Transportation at tpt@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4700 (voice), or via relay at 711.

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