Saul Blumenthal

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@growingwisdom On Bluesky you're copying the shortened twitter URL so it shows as "https://t.co/e6Zco68gdm…", which is invalid and gives an error

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

Thank you, oh Lord Lexus and Lord Ford for allowing us mere mortals on foot and two wheels to squeeze through during this "exclusive" pedestrian phase. (Drivers _always_ block the box by Watertown Sq.)

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

The sweeping turn radii of the street encourages these movements. Curb bump outs, which the Waltham fire chief ardently opposes, would force the driver to slow, or risk damaging his car.

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

This is how street design encourages "accidents". Driver of MA 1YDK72 passes me on my bike, fine, only to turn left four seconds later at 25+ mph from well left of the center line, with half the crosswalk he's turning into blocked from view, on route to school at start time.

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@LauraGMitchell Meanwhile typical police windshield perspective here

https://t.co/neEno94Pnr

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@WalthamMAPolice:

Kids: here are seven long rules to be safe. Look left then right then left again and make eye contact with the driver in the lifted pickup who can't see you

Drivers: carry on as usual

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@WalthamMAPolice:

Kids: here are seven long rules to be safe. Look left then right then left again and make eye contact with the driver in the lifted pickup who can't see you

Drivers: carry on as usual

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

October 2007

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

While @WalthamMAPolice begs drivers to not park in handicapped spots w/o a placard, here's a sidewalk next to one of those spots that has been in this decrepit state since street view started in 2007. Accessibility is more than handicapped spots.

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

A post on the local fb group, dash cam video of a driver who stopped in time as a dog ran out. This Waltham street — homes on one side, park on the other — is signed at 35mph, with 16-ft lanes. Driver was worried she'd be rear-ended. This should be designed for 25mph!

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@datadyne007 @kenjimallon And turning on red without stopping or even barely slowing

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@InternetnurseRN Peter Lobo has a good lens!

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

When your city's former council president is reading Newsmax during the homecoming parade @CityofWaltham

[Bike Together Waltham 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ @BikeWaltham]

What a beautiful day for our haunted group ride yesterday 🎃👻🪦🍁🐮☠️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴

If you missed it, we have a group night ride this Wednesday! Meet outside Margaritas at 7pm. Please bring (front and rear) lights 💡🚨
Bike-safe costumes welcome

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

@RLoganW9 @BikeWaltham @CityofWaltham @RideBluebikes Getting Blue Bikes to Waltham, one 70 bus at a time!

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

When drivers post videos of themselves using their phones while driving

And yes, this residential Main St in Waltham is four lanes wide and signed at 35mph, with drivers going 40+

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

So many bikes on Comm Ave this morning!

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

You could fit a dozen bikes in the space the treasurer's car takes up

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

In the '50s around 5% of the Common's area was taken for City Hall parking and for an extra turn lane

Two parks opposite the watch factory that were combined around half the size of the Common, became parking lots

[Bike Together Waltham 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ @BikeWaltham]

There is certainly no lack of space to place a 4-5 bike racks at the City Hall @CityofWaltham, at the cost of ~$1000.

Not to mention City Hall is located 1/4 mile from Charles River Bike Path & 1/2 mile from Mass Central Rail Trail. Why limit residents to driving to City Hall?

[Saul Blumenthal @saulblum]

Almost every parking lot in the core of Waltham used to be housing, retail, or parks

[Bike Together Waltham 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ @BikeWaltham]

Here is a clip of Ward 9 councillor Logan speaking at traffic commission mtg explaining why there should be bike racks located on sidewalks instead of at @CityofWaltham municipal 🚙🅿️ lots in the Moody St business area. Thank you @RLoganW9 & @cathyann_8 for advocating for 🚲 1/3