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HEAR ME OUT!
Hear me out: Common Sense Solutions for Boston
Elevated Bike Lanes
The last elevated train in Boston concluded its final voyage in 2004 at North Station. The one most beloved to most Bostonians is the old Orange Line “Washington Street Elevated” which ran from Downtown Boston to Historic stations like Northampton, Dover, Dudley and Egleston. The last service of our old “El Train” was April 30, 1987 soon replaced by the newly constructed Southwest Corridor only a week later in May.
I know there are many Bostonians who miss the character that the old El Trains added to the city as well as the straight lines of transit that seemed more efficient and closer to home.
Flash forward to today. One of the most controversial and divisive issues in the city is bike lanes. The bike lanes have been criticized as slowing down traffic and impeding businesses especially in areas where they are deemed as not essential. While we all recognize the rights of bicycle riders (despite how rude they can be in traffic), let’s face it the combination on the roads with Cars, Trucks, Emergency vehicles, pedestrians, school buses and considering handicap access and parking is just too much.
Well I have a proposal that is a common sense solution for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians and might just work for everybody. Ok… hear me out.
ELEVATED BIKE LANES!
What Boston should do is use the same pattern of transit that is currently in use and create elevated tracks for the bikes. Simple. All the bikes can get to any onboarding ramp and carelessly glide and ride throughout the city without having the interference of all of us other peasants in their way.
A sensible solution to be considered…
ELEVATED BIKE LANES!
This would free up the sidewalks and roadways while providing a scenic view of the city for cyclists. Bikers would no longer have to weave in and out of traffic and compete with Bus Lanes (another topic for another day).