On April 29 the Cambridge City Council voted 5 to 4 to start a process that would result in delaying separated bike lanes on Cambridge St and Broadway to as late 2027, instead of 2025 as currently planned. These projects not only reduce crashes for people on bikes by 50% on mid-block areas, they also include safety improvements intersections, and safety improvements for pedestrians, particularly important as Broadway and Cambridge St are used by many school children. Our deepest thanks to Councilors Azeem, Siddiqui, Sobrinho-Wheeler and Vice-Mayor McGovern for voting against the delay, and for for their continued support for residents’, workers’, and visitors’ safety while biking and walking.

Why is this proposed delay so harmful?

• On Cambridge St alone, since 2021 there have been at least 65 crashes of pedestrians and people on bikes (+ other forms of active transportation), which led to at least 43 people injured. Of those injured, at least 27 left in an ambulance. And that's just Cambridge St!
• We have also seen two people killed in Cambridge this year while biking through intersections. Safety improvements to some of Cambridge's most dangerous intersections will also be delayed!

Every additional year's delay to safety improvements means more injuries, and the risk of people dying. Please sign our petition to help prevent this; we'll also keep you updated on our progress, and how else you can help.

Mayor Simmons, and Councilors Nolan, Wilson, Toner, all voted in support of this dangerous delay. We hope that they will reverse course and instead choose to keep our residents, visitors, and workers safe. Councilor Zusy is new to the Council, and hasn't yet voted on this issue; we hope she will join them in supporting safer infrastructure.

The next vote will be happening next Monday, October 21st, and we'll likely be sending signatures to the Council before that, so please sign ASAP.

Note: Even if you don't live in Cambridge, please fill out this petition if this issue affects you—we want shoppers, workers, and visitors to Cambridge to be safe too!