Tag Archives: traffic signal actuator

Non-responsive signal actuators in Waltham

Posted on November 30, 2018 by jsallen

TweetWhy are we still seeing traffic-signal actuators which won’t trigger the signal for bicycles or motorcycles? I have made a short video of a Waltham intersection, Bedford and South Streets. This illustrates the problem which a bicyclist or motorcyclist faces … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Highway Department advice on bicycle detection

Posted on November 29, 2018 by jsallen

TweetThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation Project Development and Design Guide, published in 2006, is recognized as pioneering in its call for street design “from the outside in,” recognizing the need to provide for pedestrians and bicyclists. The Guide is explicit … Continue reading →

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Arlington Center Safe Travel Project update

Posted on March 27, 2016 by jsallen

TweetArlington Center has presented a major problem for the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway (rail trail) since its opening. For people who are not familiar with the situation in Arlington Center, the rail line passed diagonally through the middle of town, crossing … Continue reading →

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Columbus Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue Follow-Up

Posted on August 4, 2014 by jsallen

Tweet[Note: this post has been updated thanks to Charlie Denison’s correct identification of the direction from which the bicyclist approached the intersection.] This post follows from my previous post about the right-hook collision of a garbage truck with a bicyclist … Continue reading →

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