Originally Posted by
mr_bill
Oh, you've been up the road a while. Main St and Mass Ave no longer come together, not since late 2007/early 2008. Some people on bicycles bunny hop Lafayette Square.
Yes. On paper the new bike lanes are fulfilling old desire lines, but as built, not so much.
-mr. bill
Yeah, I left the city at end of 2005, and even that year, I was commuting Medford to Kirkland St. through Union Sq, on the other side of Cambridge...
Ah, I see the new layout now... Goodness... Well in that case, yes, I'd probably most definitely cut through Lafayette, especially if I was headed out Western Ave, but more likely for my former commute, avoid the Central Sq mess entirely by cutting down Bishop Allen Dr, which runs behind both businesses where I used to work.
Progress, not perfection. If it eases that transition, then I'll certainly deal with a cycle-traffic calming bump-out than blatantly flaunt cycling rules and or deal with other routes through there...