CHARLES RIVER UPDATE

This is an update from the bowels of the Timeless Page. At the time that I wrote it, the building of the trails was not set in stone. However, as of recently, the city has agreed to it. Come spring, they will be trucking in dirt for Timeless and the crew to begin digging trails directly under the Zakim Bridge. Needless to say, I will be there to help dig. Also, the Charles River Conservatory Skatepark, which was set to be completed fall 2007, will finally break ground this spring, as the fundraising goal has been reached. The City of Cambridge will also be building a skate plaza in North Cambridge. So look forward to a good year of riding.

Boston; The Sights, the Sounds, and the Signs

When driving around Boston, seeing the sights of a cabbie flipping off another driver, and hearing the sounds of the other drivers cursing the cabbie that just flipped him off can be a entertaining experience.  Unfortunately, I am not here to talk about them.  I am here to talk about street signs in Boston.  They are notoriously confusing and misleading.  For instance, driving home from The Barking Crab one evening, I saw a sign: ‘Route 93 right’.  Now, there were four signs labeled ‘Route 93′ in the next 100 feet.  The first two were labeled Route 93, and oddly enough, the other two were also labeled Route 93. Well, that is understandable, i suppose.  But this next sign was the best of the best.  It was an exit of the highway, exit 37.  Only a small barrier blocked the the drop off from the highway.  That amazed me.  But, i suppose, The Big Dig is going on, so I will cut Mumbles Menino some slack.  Anyway, for now, just watch where you are driving, and if you can’t decide which one of the four on-ramps to take, eeny, meeny, miney, mo always works….