That the City Manager is requested to work with the Community Development Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and Department of Public Works to determine what facilities, parking changes, and other improvements to the pavement conditions would be necessary and feasible to make Massachusetts Avenue a quick-build Complete Street between Sidney Street and Putnam Avenue

City of Cambridge O-2 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL May 13, 2019 VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX MAYOR MCGOVERN COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI COUNCILLOR CARLONE WHEREAS: The Cambridge Bicycle Plan shows Massachusetts Avenue as having separation between Sidney Street and Putnam Avenue; and WHEREAS: A new segment on Massachusetts Avenue between Sidney Street and Putnam Avenue would connect with an existing protected bike lane segment on Massachusetts Avenue from Memorial Drive to Sidney Street, another existing segment on Massachusetts Avenue between Bow Street and Trowbridge Street, and a proposed protected bike lane segment on Mount Auburn Street from JFK Street to Putnam Avenue, and therefore greatly increase connectivity along this crucial corridor; and WHEREAS: The City Council recently ordained the Cycling Safety Ordinance, which prioritizes connectivity in creating a network of protected bike lanes; and WHEREAS: Massachusetts Avenue between Sidney Street and Putnam Avenue has a high number of crashes according to the City's Crash Analysis Report; and WHEREAS: The City has implemented quick-build protected bike lanes on other segments to reduce crash rates in keeping with their Vision Zero commitment; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the Community Development Department, Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department and Department of Public Works to determine what facilities, parking changes, and other improvements to the pavement conditions would be necessary and feasible to make Massachusetts Avenue a quick-build Complete Street between Sidney Street and Putnam Avenue; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back on this by the end of June 2019.