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Broadway Safety Improvement Project

The City of Cambridge is installing separated bike lanes on Broadway between Quincy St and Portland St.

What to expect:

  • Installation of separated bike lanes: This refers to bike lanes along the curb, separated from vehicles by white flex-posts or other physical barriers.

  • Changes for people walking and taking the bus: Bus stop locations may change, and pedestrian safety enhancements will improve crosswalks.

  • Reduce on-street parking

    • We haven't finished design yet, but we hope to maintain about 40% of the current spaces.
    • The amount of parking that remains will depend on which design options we choose during the community feedback process and will vary by location.

These changes will help us meet the requirements of the Cambridge Cycling Safety Ordinance, support our Vision Zero goal to eliminate crashes resulting in fatalities and serious injuries, and bring us closer to realizing the Cambridge Bicycle Network Vision.

Plans

Below are the revised Section A Plans. These plans take into account additional community feedback, and are revised since our previous plans shared in January, 2025. Click here to view the plans in a larger format.

 

Surveys

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Tell us how you currently use the street, pinpoint safety concerns, and identify parking and loading needs.

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Project Sections

This project is broken into three sections. Right now, we are in Section A: Portland Street to Columbia Street.


Section A (We're Here)
Portland Street to Columbia Street
This includes the eastern most section of the project. This section is under design. We anticipate designing the project in Winter of 2025, with installation later in 2025.
Installation Timeline: 2025
Project Status: Installation Underway
Section B
Columbia Street to Ellery St
We have not yet begun design of Broadway west of Columbia St. We expect to have a design in early 2026, with installation later in 2026.
Installation Timeline: 2026
Project Status: Not Yet Started
Section C (We're Here)
Ellery St to Quincy Street
We have not yet begun design of Broadway west of Columbia St. We expect to have a design in early 2026, with installation later in 2026.
Installation Timeline: 2026
Project Status: Design Underway

Installation Updates

Daytime Week of June 2nd and 9th:

  • City crews will be on site laying out new signpost locations

Overnight Week of June 9th:

  • Restriping of Crosswalks
    • Work will take place Wednesday and Thursday night beginning at approximately 8pm each night. This work will not require parking restrictions. Temporary overnight detours may take place.
    • This work does not include striping of the bike lane. This work will occur in the coming weeks

    Click here to view the email update sent to the project mailing list

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