The intersection of the Fellsway with Mystic Avenue – a site of such frequent crashes that neighbors have started referring to the roadways in the area as the “corridor of death” – received some traffic-calming from the heavens this winter. Now, MassDOT officials say that they’d like to make the lane reduction permanent as part of a long-planned safety project for the area that’s still in the design phase.
"Whoever’s curious about riding at night: you can start out with a friend, you know yourself, your body, and your limits. If it’s something you’re curious about, it’s worth a try."
We also discussed why ultimately U.S. cities should be building citywide networks of connected, protected bikeways with logical traffic light timing, so Idaho stop laws become unnecessary.