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If you’ve recently visited busy Needham Street in Newton, Massachusetts, you’ve likely noticed new elevated bike lanes.
They’re marked with a painted bicycle symbol and are raised off the road so not to interfere with cars.
The paths are carved into the sidewalk, splitting the space with a pedestrian walkway.
“I didn’t know why they did it,” said Marjorie Drucker, who has owned and operated New England Soup Factory and Modern Rotisserie for 28 years.
Needham Street is a busy commercial street. It’s lined with stores like HomeGoods and TJ Maxx.
“It’s really a very congested area,” Drucker said. “There’s a lot of trucks, because they have to drop off food and equipment, supplies, to all these businesses.”
But bikes? Drucker says no way.
“I don’t see too many people biking on Needham Street,” she said.
That’s why many are surprised that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation decided to create these new bike paths.
MassDOT officials say they’re part of an improvement project that began in the fall of 2020.
The work includes widening the road from Needham to Newton, installing new traffic lights, upgrading MBTA bus stops and installing a stormwater basin and infiltration trenches.
The cost of the project was estimated around $29 million. But work is still underway, and it’s running closer to $34 million, according to MassDOT.
“The idea of putting in alternative transportation is giving people a way to get around other than by car,” said Doug Cornelius, chair of MassBike an advocacy group for bicyclists.
Cornelius says there’s a lot of construction along Needham street, some of which will turn into housing.
“Although it’s very retail-focused now, it’s going to be a huge residential component coming in, and there’s an elementary school coming in, which gives these kids an opportunity to bike to school safely,” he said.
Right now, bicyclists like Andres Jaramillo say they are still learning how to navigate the new path.
“When the cars are coming out of the parking lot, they’re not aware that it is there, so there’s a couple of times that I have to brake hard, because they’re just bumping me,” he said.
Jaramillo adds he’s also come across store signs in his way and pedestrians walking in the bike lane.
He wants more education about the path for businesses, drivers and riders.
The entire road improvement project is expected to be done this year.
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