Originally Posted by
no motor?
I used to work in an older town that had a number of roads that changed names and directions. Giving people directions there was a challenge.
Originally Posted by
madpogue
We have a few streets where they seemingly arbitrarily change the name somewhere along its course. You could start out at the "cluster-blank" intersection (bad for cars, terrible for bikes, worse for pedestrians) east of downtown, head east on Williamson St, and without "turning" (the road curves as it wraps around the lake), be on five differently named streets. To top off the confusion for visitors, most locals call Williamson "Willy Street".
Adding to the challenge giving directions to visitors are the diagonal streets, the spoke/star pattern of streets around the Square, and the preponderance of one-way streets. Much of downtown is easier to navigate on foot or bike than in a car.
I have posted on my informal
Cyclists’ Guide to Metro Boston:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Welcome to Boston and environs…
Even though I've lived here for over 30 years, I always get lost on a new ride. Streets are laid out in a haphazard fashion; many streets, particularly the one you are riding on are not marked; they surreptiously change names; and in rotary intersections it's easy to lose your sense of direction.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…[But] I cycle a nice distance of at least 14 miles [on my commute] through one of America’s most charming, interesting, and historic metropolises on residential and light commercial roads (and partially on a bikepath in a park)…
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Furthermore, one can get out of the city fairly quickly, an hour or less riding, as I described in my aforementioned Cyclist's Guide to Metro Boston:
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