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nomolurcin t1_iu1kq98 wrote

I’ve actually been to Holden. Biked through it while I was riding my bike to Amherst. There are certainly problems with Cambridge, but calling Holden more bikeable than Cambridge is just so laughable. And that’s why I put up with the problems in Cambridge - I like living in a place where people actually commute by bike.

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[deleted] OP t1_iu1l50h wrote

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nomolurcin t1_iu1m5fv wrote

Culs-de-sac by definition lead to nowhere. It can be pleasant to take a neighborhood stroll in one them, but if you want to actually get from one side of town to the other, you’re going to need to get on a main road. And in Holden, like many towns in North America (but not Cambridge) doesn’t really have provisions for bicycles on its arterials.

Mass Ave is probably one of the principal routes through Cambridge, and has protected bike lanes on good chunks of it. Memorial Dr is another and the river bike paths runs parallel. And once you arrive at your destination, there is actually bike parking.

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