Originally Posted by
mr_bill
Until the
McGrath Boulevard Project is completed, we continue to be a bicycle region cut in half north/south. Unfortunately the project ends at Broadway,
leaving the crossing under the Southeast Expressway an ongoing nightmare.
No worries, we can look forward to the Wynn Boston Harbor nightmare.
(To the south, Neponset is a similar bicycle barrier.)
-mr. bill
Originally Posted by
mr_bill
Originally Posted by
NomarsGirl
Looks great. Are we ready to pour concrete?
Not even close to shovel ready. There's even questions about whether the whatever they are going to call it Harbor Casino will pay for it. (It's really a bridge from Assembly Square station to the Casino.)
IF they do the mystic river bridge and IF the Northern Strand extension happens and IF the McGrath Boulevard extends to Assembly Square (did you know McGrath Highway dead ends at Assembly Square?) and IF they fix the
Southeast Expressway nightmare, then it looks great. Otherwise, it's a bridge to nowhere for bicycles.
Ran out to Assembly Square for a quick errand yesterday, here's what the
Southeast Expressway Nightmare looks like:
No kidding, leaving Assembly Square you head to a dead-end road with a bulldozer parked in the road:
Under the first viaduct:
Main St/Mystic Ave/Bailey Rd/Mystic Ave crossing. I'm not sure if it's Mystic or Bailey here. How can one road change names so many times in such a short distance? Only in Mass:
Under the Southeast Expressway. Lots of glass:
Another viaduct:
At least there is a walk sign. The VW, Lincoln, Chevy *AND* Ford Truck all ran the light:
-mr. bill