Somerville is intentionally making roads harder to drive on. It’s getting results.

Somerville is intentionally making roads harder to drive on. It’s getting results.

Huzzah! More, please.

"The city tries to prevent deadly crashes on its roads by intentionally making it harder to drive on them, turning side streets into comfortable routes for people who aren’t traveling by car, and cutting down on the risk posed by too many cars going too fast."

"The city has been getting results: It has not had a single traffic death in four years,"

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u/LabGeek1995 — 11 days ago

Anyone still using the Zoom B3?

Yes, my real pedal board sounds (much) better. But the B3 is great for practice and good enough for many gigs, especially fly gigs.

u/LabGeek1995 — 1 month ago

More of "Cars running red lights is the rule"

The light turns red and the car drives right through it. I wish this was rare, but it is not.

Today, I also a car not only not slow down for somebody in a crosswalk but sped up and then screech to a halt inches from the guy's legs

u/LabGeek1995 — 2 months ago

Three cars running the same red light. Drivers need to be more responsible. You're operating heavy machinery that can hurt and kill people. This makes an excellent case for traffic cams.

u/LabGeek1995 — 3 months ago

"Street safety improvements cannot be considered a 'nicety or a privilege.' It is past time..to move stalled transportation projects forward, build safer streets and bike infrastructure, and stop prioritizing cars over people"

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u/LabGeek1995 — 3 months ago

Nolan's spin replaces facts on Garden St.

Councilor Patty Nolan is now trying to spin the April Garden Street vote in her favor with a follow-up email, but her account conflicts with the public record.

She claims that that city staff “preferred keeping the one way, but not because of safety concerns.”

In fact, the Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department explicitly stated that keeping Garden Street one‑way was the **safest of the four options they evaluated**.

Nolan’s email calls for respectful dialogue. I agree. But genuine respect requires telling the truth, not offering self‑serving distortions of what staff actually said.

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u/LabGeek1995 — 3 months ago

This Parking Spot Is Free. Should It Be?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/09/nyregion/nyc-street-parking.html

The answer is no. Higher parking costs reduce marginal convenience driving, lowering vehicle miles traveled, congestion, and local emissions, and freeing road and curb space for people in genuine need. And higher parking costs would raise $$ for the city.

SF implemented incresaes dynamic parking costs and local businesses benefitted. Once parking became easier, sales revenue increased for nearby businesses.

u/LabGeek1995 — 4 months ago