Bike Lane Fail: North Harvard
August 17th, 2009The bike lane on North Harvard is still without decals or signage, or any kind of enforcement whatsoever. I understand that these things take time, but it didn’t take any time whatsoever to pave and then paint the extensive vehicle traffic lines, so what gives with the rest of the business? Maybe if more people bug Nicole about it, she’ll grease the wheels a little bit:
Nicole Freedman
Director of Bicycle Programs
One City Hall Square, Suite 932
Boston, MA 02201
617.429.8440
Nicole.Freedman.bra@CityofBoston.gov
Tags: bike lane, Boston Bikes, public works
4 Responses to “Bike Lane Fail: North Harvard”
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August 17th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
FYI, she definitely knows about the problem, and so does the city. I’m all for reinforcement, but I’m of the impression that it is out of her hands. I suspect something related to funding.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
So they started the project without actually having the funds to finish it? Typical.
August 17th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Sorry, didn’t mean to sound like I actually *know* – it wouldn’t surprise me, though, as money and the timely allocation of money becomes weird at the gov’t level.
Actually, I just read your earlier post with the exchange with Nicole where she said there were different contractors assigned. It’s likely they tried to plan in advance how long one part of the project would take, padded some time for whatever reasons, then set a time for the next part. I don’t see how that stops the police from enforcing the signs that were immediately posted (even if they are temporary ones.)
August 19th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Looks like early September will be when we might expect enforcement to begin: a local resident called the Transportation Hotline to complain.