ext_290795 ([identity profile] zmgmeister.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2010-05-29 11:19 am
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Did the timing change on the lights on 16?

Did the timing of the traffic lights change on 16? There's always traffic going towards Alewife in the morning, but its been unusually heavy even not at peak times. ex. the people making a left turn into Cambridge never used to back up the other lanes, but now they stretch almost to Broadway. Or is there some unusual construction downstream of all this?
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[identity profile] belladonna.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
The area around Alewife has been ridiculously backed up for the past few weeks. I approach it from rte 2 (coming from Concord) in the mornings and away in the evenings and it's felt like there's been way more traffic than normal.

[identity profile] zaarwin-devolve.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've noticed too. Thought it was just the usual warm weather increase in congestion but maybe not. I know there's been some construction around the T stop but don't know if it's affecting traffic. It certainly affects bikers and pedestrians, though!

[personal profile] ron_newman 2010-05-29 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
A friend of mine just had a head-on bike-on-bike accident there, on the narrow path that bikes are currently detoured to next to the T station's east headhouse.

[identity profile] pearlythebunny.livejournal.com 2010-05-30 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a scary corner right now. I'm always afraid I'm going to have a head-on-head accident there. It's only wide enough for one bike, and you can't see around the corner. One day last week, there was a flagger there with a STOP sign, but usually it's bike at your own risk.

[identity profile] jamiesquared.livejournal.com 2010-05-29 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Its been driving me crazy when I go to work in the mornings. I sit on Broadway for multiple lights.

[identity profile] bombardiette.livejournal.com 2010-05-30 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I take 16 home at night and it seems pretty normal heading into to town for peak hours...

But we take I95 in to work in the morning (away from the city) and traffic has been ridiculously obscene for no reason for the last few weeks.

I think it's everywhere...

[identity profile] zmgmeister.livejournal.com 2010-05-30 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup, 16 in the evening coming up to Davis has not gotten worse.

I also noticed a good number of cars turning into the St. Savas/Matignon complex on the city line in the am, but parking near the church, not the high school.

Has St. Savas opened up a daycare or parochial school? Is that new?

It's actually surprising how little traffic Matignon seems to involve, car or pedestrian. I've never driven past a high school at 8:00 in the morning without there being 500 kids milling around.

[personal profile] ron_newman 2010-05-30 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I think there's a foreign-language school on the premises, not directly affiliated with either St. Sava or Matignon. I can't remember if it's a grade school or high school.

[identity profile] m-b-w.livejournal.com 2010-05-30 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
International School of Boston (formerly Ecole Bilingue) has grades 1 to 12 at 45 Matignon.

[identity profile] dakotakym.livejournal.com 2010-05-31 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
The red tailed hawks' nest out by Alewife/Fresh Pond has been drawing lots of media attention and visitors recently: http://www.boston.com/news/local/gallery/05_18_10_red_tailed_hawk_nest/

[identity profile] boblothrope.livejournal.com 2010-06-01 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Are there more pedestrians pushing the button at Mass Ave/16?

I have no trouble crossing without pushing the button, and I wish more people would avoid pushing it if they don't need the extra crossing time, especially if they're going to cross before the walk phase anyway.

[identity profile] pearlythebunny.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
The MWRA is doing construction in Arlington Center, which is turning Pleasant and Lake Streets in Arlington into parking lots. Since these two roads are common ways to get to Rt. 2, perhaps some people are taking 16 to avoid Arlington Center? The construction is supposed to continue for at least the next 8 to 10 weeks.

[identity profile] zmgmeister.livejournal.com 2010-06-04 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, that might be it. Those streets are cut-throughs to 2 for a lot of us in the area, so everybody's stuck with 16.

(for bob), no, if anything there's fewer people pushing the button.
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