Does Cambridge have liability if someone were hit and killed on lower Trapelo or Old County Road? Does LIncoln have any responsibility?
On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM Bob Kupperstein <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder if the Cambridge water department might be more receptive if the > proposal was for an 'unpaved' path? > > -Bob > > On Thursday, September 19, 2024, Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Agree with all your points, but this is not simply the City of Cambridge, >> it is the city Water Department, and part of the Cambridge Watershed. >> So, there is no such thing as the ability to do a taking/eminent domain. >> In addition, the town has repeatedly declined to do so on private >> property throughout town. >> >> Back in the early 2000s, and the early days of the RTC, we did a >> town-wide roadway plan for roadway improvements. >> Then, we were in regular dialog with Cambridge. >> They were helpful in that they agreed to clear out understory brush on >> the corner so as to improve sightline at the stop sign on the south side of >> Old County…but that was about it. >> Ken Bassett was the liaison from the RTC to Cambridge. >> >> But that was then….. >> >> >> >> On Sep 19, 2024, at 1:29 PM, Tim Mangini <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you for that background, Bob. Very helpful. A couple points in >> response. >> >> >> - When was the last time Lincoln reached out to the City of Cambridge? >> - My naivete I am sure, but does the town not have some sort of >> eminent domain rights to put in a sidewalk? >> - I think it is entirely possible that individuals from Old County >> Road and Trapelo Road did not attend a meeting on this subject, however I >> and other concerned neighbors in the area weighed in on the BPAC master >> plan as it was being created via what I remember as being an on-line >> process. >> - Also, this seems to me to be much more than a neighborhood issue >> and more of a safety issue. Much like a crosswalk at Route 2, which you >> wouldn’t expect to be primarily a neighborhood driven issue. >> - That particular stretch of Trapelo road is traversed by bike and on >> foot by a huge number of residents and non-residents who do not live >> immediately nearby. >> - It is primarily a safety issue. >> - It is heavily trafficked >> - There can be no safe place to walk or ride a bike for 2-3 months >> of the year due to snow banks meaning they are sharing the roadway with >> fast-moving traffic. >> - In the winter the morning sun comes directly into the Boston >> bound driver’s eyes >> >> >> tim >> ----- >> >> >> *From: *Bob Wolf <[email protected]> >> *Date: *Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 3:06 PM >> *To: *Collette Sizer <[email protected]> >> *Cc: *Tim Mangini <[email protected]>, Listserv Listserv < >> [email protected]> >> *Subject: *Re: [LincolnTalk] Roadway plan >> Tim, Collette >> To clarify and confirm a few points. >> >> - There have been multiple efforts over the years to extend the >> Trapelo roadside path to Old County Road. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory >> Committee recognized the points you have made early, and an extension of >> the path was included in its master plan. Any extension, however, would >> cross land owned by Cambridge as reservoir buffer and require their >> agreement and easement, things they’ve been unwilling to grant. The 5 >> year >> plan is a statement of what the town believes *we are able to address*, >> and the roadside path extension is not possible at this time. The plan >> will >> be reviewed and extended annually, however. We can hope circumstances >> change and the extension can be added in the future. >> - BPAC did not hear from the Old County Road neighborhood during our >> work on the master plan, but we intend it to be a “living document” and to >> be edited in light of new findings. We would be happy to hear from Old >> County Road neighbors during the public comment period at one of our >> meetings. Our next one is scheduled for the evening of Thursday 9/26. >> Agenda will likely be out Tuesday. Future meetings will be posted in the >> town calendar. >> >> >> I wish the news on the Trapelo roadside path extension were better. >> >> Take care, >> >> Bob Wolf >> BPAC member >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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