Binney/Galileo/Broadway Streetscape Redesign Project

The CRA is redesigning the streetscape of Binney Street (from 3rd to Fulkerson), Galileo Way and a portion of Broadway (from Ames to Galileo) in Kendall Square. The intent is to incorporate a continuous separated/raised bike lane (cycle track) using the latest complete streets design principles, new landscaping and a redesign of the intersections along the way. It will connect the protected cycling infrastructure that was built on Vassar Street 10 years ago all the way around the Binney/Galileo curve to meet up with the new cycle track on Binney Street between 1st and 3rd.

This design project is a collaboration between the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority (CRA) and the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW), Traffic Parking & Transportation (TPT), and Community Development Department (CDD). This design project is funded using CRA funds generated in the Kendall Square Urban Renewal Area.

Working alongside the DPW, TPT, CDD, and Fire Departments, property owners, and community groups, in 2017, the design team will present alternatives. The primary deliverable of this project is to take the final selected alternative and create 25% design drawings that will be used by other parties to construct the improvements in phases over the next 3-10 years. This project will not reconstruct the roadway.