Main Street Safety Improvement Project

Take the Survey and Attend Open Houses

Thank you to everyone who attended the second community meeting for the Main Street Safety Improvement Project last week! With your initial feedback, we designed options for adding separated bike lanes to Main Street.

Miss it?

View the meeting slides or visit the project webpage for a recap. The video recording will be posted soon.
Attend an open house this week to see the draft designs, talk to City staff, and share your thoughts. (More information below!)
Take the design options survey to see the draft designs and share your preferences. (More information below!)

Events This Week

Tuesday, June 6: Open House at the Pisani Center

4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Pisani Center (131 Washington St)

Stop by any time between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to talk to City staff, learn about street layout options, and share your thoughts.

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Thursday, June 8: Open House on Main Street

4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Plaza at the intersection of Main Street and Bishop Allen Drive

Stop by any time between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to talk to City staff, learn about street layout options, and share your thoughts.

Learn More

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/Massachusetts Avenue 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 on Friday, July 7.

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

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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.

Cambridge Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department

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