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Mount Auburn Street Bus Lane October Update
CAMBRIDGE WAFT E RTOW N B ITT COMING IN OCTOBER! MOUNT AUBURN STREET Dedicated Bus Lane a ao BUS ONLY C07 0 0 1 V SNOWSWSTT`T y,�gLt.RlWyrf 00 � 'Cod �vMVNe'ooNw NP MPac. Mount Auburn Street from Cottage Street in Watertown to Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge A K1T1P I AT1—M `ART DATr Mid -October 2018 Fr1R KAr1RF INFr1RAAAT10r\1 Cambridgema.gov/MtAuburnBusPriority In mid -October, Cambridge, Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Transpor- tation Authority (MBTA) and Department of Conservation and Recre- ation (DCR) will implement painted bus & bike only lanes and transit signal priority on Belmont and Mount Auburn Streets, funded by a grant from the Barr Foundation. This will create faster and more re- liable bus service for more than 12,000 daily MBTA bus riders and shuttle passengers and improve traffic flow for everyone on the road. This is a "pilot" project using paint and signage instead of more per- manent construction materials. This pilot project has no end date and will remain in place while we evaluate and adjust the design, if need- ed, to inform our long-term planning. Find more information on the bus lanes on the other side of this flyer. _A •• { .,�� uttle St D' (p PjCat Lowell Park (D Bra%tw • Mt Auburn Cemetery © 0ouse Gerry Belmonts s•A.. W>.,,t.,,,., Mt Auburn S t. � Psh GaOM A� y © ® -• __•• Story Chapel pQ ub 'ap�WY P Visitor Center - � ------- —_• -- ' -- ---- Mt >Cafe -- _ pm Avenu. a -- Elm Aveiyy .• !b �. enla.� .• a - W a-• Approximate locations of bus lanes Q 2` U.. COMPLETE THE PREIMPLEMENTATION SURVEY: goo.g1/forms/vAveT7Z77MytIfH12 We will also carry out a survey after the pilot project is implemented. CAMBRIDGE b-o WAT C INTO W N 0 o f3 RT SNOWSWSTTT `.L'CL e+mVW9rf — oril z o � 'Co�f�MINE nON'^�NN •a5V[ How to use abus/bike only lane What is a bus/bike only lane? • These lanes, painted red with "Bus Only" and bicycle shared markings in them, are intended to only be used by buses, shuttles, cyclists, and emergency vehicles. • The bus/bike only lanes will primarily be on Mount Auburn Street between Cottage Street and Coolidge Avenue in the inbound direction (toward Harvard Square). Why create bus/bike only lanes? • During the morning rush hour, on Mount Au- burn Street from Brattle Street to Coolidge Ave, just 3% of vehicles are MBTA buses - but buses carry 56% of people on the street. • The goal is to create faster, more reliable service for 12,000+ daily bus riders while improving traffic flow for everyone. What are the benefits of bus/bike only lanes? • Buses can bypass the most congested areas, improving route reliability. • Buses are not stopping in traffic to pick up passengers or pulling in and out of traffic. How do bus/bike only lanes work? The red lane is off limits to cars but available to emergency vehicles. Cars may only enter to make a right turn and to briefly enter to parallel park where parking is allowed at the curb. The boundary line and red paint be- comes dashed to show drivers where to enter for a right turn. • Drivers must to yield to buses and bikes when entering the red lane. • Seethe graphic to the right for more detail. COMPLETE THE PREIMPLEMENTATION SURVEY g oo. g l /forms/vAveT7 Z77 M yt I f H 12 BUS/BIKE ONLY LANES After yielding to buses and bikes, drivers may enter the bus/ bike lane to take a right turn. The bus/ bike lane I I cannot be No pickup/drop- used as a I I off in the bus/ driving lane. I O I bike lane. •I I I I I I After yielding I I I I to buses and bikes, drivers . may enter the bus/bike lane to parallel park. Cyclists should "take the lane" and ride at a comfortable I I speed. .