That the City Manager is requested to confer with City staff and report back to the City Council on the status of the Cambridge Street Bicycle Safety Demonstration Project and on any efforts to assess how successful the project has been and what lessons the City may learn from the project that may help inform street allocation and design decisions elsewhere

City of Cambridge O-13 IN CITY COUNCIL October 29, 2018 COUNCILLOR KELLEY VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX WHEREAS: Safety of bicyclists, pedestrians, drivers and users of other mobility devices is an important goal for Cambridge; and WHEREAS: The Cambridge Street Bicycle Safety Demonstration Project was installed in August, 2017; and WHEREAS: The City’s website information on the Project says that data collection and evaluation for this project would take place in the Fall of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 but no update on how this information has been collected or on the results of the evaluation is readily available on the project’s website; and WHEREAS: Transparent, proactive and accurate communication about street safety projects is imperative to ensure proper expansion and, as appropriate, modification of these projects to help ensure safe streets for everyone; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with City staff and report back to the City Council on the status of the Cambridge Street Bicycle Safety Demonstration Project and on any efforts to assess how successful the project has been and what lessons the City may learn from the project that may help inform street allocation and design decisions elsewhere; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with City staff and report back to the City Council on other related bike infrastructure efforts, including an update on the progress of the Consensus Building Institute’s research.