Somerville's Busiest Intersection: Beacon Street and Somerville Avenue
The city counted rush-hour bicyclists and pedestrians this spring to discover the busiest intersections.
More bicyclists and pedestrians cross the intersection of Beacon Street and Somerville Avenue than any other intersection in the city, according to a city-sponsored count of commuters held this spring. In the mornings, a total of 831 people per hour biked or walked across that intersection, near Porter Square; at night, 826 per hour did. The city began counting the number of bicyclists and pedestrians in spring 2010 to figure out where to put bike lanes and other infrastructure—and to justify applications for state and federal funding for them. Now, each fall and spring, the Somerville Bicycle Committee and the mayor’s office recruit volunteers to stand at 36 different places in the city during rush hours to count the number of cyclists …
