tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893479544324765391.post474105351099397477..comments2014-08-22T14:11:49.891-04:00Comments on Brookline Perspective: Rethinking Coolidge Corner Lane SchemeLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08535172440009374020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893479544324765391.post-46371320769840285042010-02-23T13:30:21.592-05:002010-02-23T13:30:21.592-05:00Excellent explanation. Thank you.Excellent explanation. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674521544047831840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893479544324765391.post-14255270188169568732010-02-23T13:29:34.837-05:002010-02-23T13:29:34.837-05:00Excellent explanation. Thank you.Excellent explanation. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674521544047831840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893479544324765391.post-27624449211654689342010-02-22T13:07:51.264-05:002010-02-22T13:07:51.264-05:00This is a great post. Thank you putting it togethe...This is a great post. Thank you putting it together. I think you’re right on track.<br /><br />I think you have some very sound suggestions that should be tried out before we go to the expense of changing the lanes and removing the median from Harvard St. One suggestion should be tried before all others: extending the length of the red signal to allow the northbound Harvard St. drivers to finish crossing Beacon. <br /><br />Another potential tweak is to properly synchronize and time the lights at Babcock St. Even if two lanes are introduced on Harvard northbound, these cars will still get stuck at Babcock or even further down at subsequent lights if the light patterns are not addressed first.<br /><br />I would also be worried that having two dedicated lanes would result in increase driving speeds, which could become a potential hazard for people who are trying to cross at the cross walk a little further down the street near the corner of Green St as well as for people trying to park. <br /><br />I agree that it seems like it would be better to funnel the cars into one lane on the south side of Harvard before the Beacon Intersection rather than try to do this on the north side where the street seems narrower in general and the concentration of cars, businesses and people is higher. <br /><br />I also think the situation could be improved by changing the pedestrian traffic signals or even combining the pedestrian crossings for both directions into one crossing which would allow people to cross diagonally as well. That way, when the vehicles had the light, they would be able to pass freely without having to negotiate the pedestrians. This is especially a problem with westbound Beacon St. traffic trying to turn right onto Harvard.Pamela Rosenthalhttp://socialmediaobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893479544324765391.post-1585582170410572092010-02-19T17:16:37.636-05:002010-02-19T17:16:37.636-05:00Have they fixed the pedestrian signals at this int...Have they fixed the pedestrian signals at this intersection and others yet?<br /><br />Before the intersection was redone, there were countdown signals that automatically said walk with each light cycle, and always gave people enough time to fully cross Beacon St. They were replaced with non-countdown signals that require pedestrians to push a button (including a second button in the Beacon st median!!!), and many cases do not leave enough time for pedestrians to fully cross Beacon St without waiting through an entire other phase. <br /><br />With the high number of pedestrians, the fact that the pedestrian signals all up and down Beacon Street were actually made WORSE for pedestrians is a complete outrage, particularly for the amount of money that was spent on this project. The fact that they've remained so poorly configured after the project is long complete is even more insulting.A walker from Somervillenoreply@blogger.com