Visualizing a Protected Intersection in Wellfleet

A MassDOT project in Wellfleet that is about to start construction in fall 2023 is a good example of a lost opportunity. The intersection of Route 6 and Main St is getting rebuilt with sidewalks and bike lanes, but it isn’t designed as a protected intersection. I’ve spent some time putting together what it could …

Protected Intersections are Safer for Everyone

Protected intersections are the safest way to design intersections for everyone. If you’re not familiar with the concept, take a look at this video from Bicycle Dutch about “junction design, the Dutch cycle-friendly way.” You can also read the article that explains this design further. It’s short, concise, and free of engineering speak. The narrator …

Wellfleet’s Main St at Route 6 intersection

The final engineering plan for the Main St and Route 6 intersection in Wellfleet with color added. MassDOT’s Main St at Route 6 intersection design is so disappointing. I last wrote about it here in 2020.I stumbled on the final engineering plans for this project recently and realized it was time to take a deeper …

Wellfleet’s Rail Trail Extension Project Update

At last night’s Wellfleet Select Board meeting, the state Department of Conservation & Recreation and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) presented an update on the Cape Cod Rail Trail extension project.The slides from their presentation are available on the Wellfleet town web site (and in the gallery below). Thanks to lots of activism on …

Wellfleet Rail Trail extension needs your help

Part of the puzzle to extend the Cape Cod rail Trail from Wellfleet to Provincetown is going through a public comment period and needs your input to make it happen. The deadline for public comment in November 8, 2018.Since this project is on state land, it is being coordinated by the state Department of Conservation …

Outer Cape isn’t waiting for the Master Plan

<div class="sqs-video-wrapper" data-provider-name="YouTube" data-html=""> At last week's Outer Cape Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan workshop, it was clear that the master plan process isn't delaying near-term bicycle improvements. Martha Hevenor, planner for the Cape Cod Commission, said that the master plan is expected to be completed in the winter of 2016-2017.Cape Cod National SeashoreLauren McKean, a …

Outer Cape Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Rolls On

View fullsize The cover slide from the Outer Cape Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Workshop held on November 12, 2015 in Provincetown. There were a number of great updates at the Outer Cape Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan workshop in Provincetown on November 12, 2015.Route 6 Multi-Use Path Option Martha Hevenor of the Cape Cod Commission …