Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

#MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/13/dcr-will-start-tearing-out-pavement-for-memorial-drive-narrowing-project-in-2025

Livetoot thread: https://better.boston/@sky/115850780842273698

#CambridgeMA

I'll be livetooting at the #MassDOT meeting about the #MemorialDrive overpass

https://www.mass.gov/event/cambridge-bridge-replacement-memorial-drive-over-brookline-street-01-06-2026

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#Massachusetts #SafeStreets #BUBridge #MassDCR #CambridgeMA

51 yr old founding member of #Mastodon dead in #ATL #Motorcycle crash.

#BrentHinds, 51, who left reigning stoner metal band in a less than amicable cloud of fury earlier this year, died late last night after Hinds' #HarleyDavidson was hit by a #BMW SUV that failed to yield at a #Georgia intersection after William Brent Hinds attempted a turn on #MemorialDrive in #FultonCounty.

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/08/21/former-guitarist-co-founder-heavy-metal-band-mastodon-dies-atlanta-motorcycle-crash/

Read More: Ex-Mastodon #Guitarist Brent Hinds Dead at 51 | https://loudwire.com/mastodon-brent-hinds-dead/

These crashes are not tragic anomalies, but indicators that something preventable failed — and crucially, can be fixed. Through measurable and outcome-based transformations, we can reshape the streets themselves and create mobility justice.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/9/lawrence-harvard-just-culture/

#CambridgeMA #BikeTooter #RoadSafety #MemorialDrive #Harvard #MassDCR