My new favorite street

[dmaze]

I have finally conquered North Cambridge! Arr! This makes my new favorite street Walden Street: it goes from Porterish to Concord Ave. by the Twin Rotaries Of Doom, which gets you over towards Belmont and Watertown without actually experiencing the joy that is Mass Ave. and Alewife Brook Parkway at the 2/3/16 interchange. Google Maps thinks it's even noticably shorter going this way, which is useful. Not stupidly narrow, not overwhelmed with traffic, not too many lights.

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[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is the one true route (except when school is getting out). I'm a big fan of that way to Watertown-wards.

As far as I'm know I'm still the only person to go out of my way to go through Union Square, though. (When coming from my house I claim that Summer -> Union Square -> Columbia is the best way to get to either Central Sq or MIT. No one else seems to like it, though.)

Sometimes I find back routes by looking at the map and taking roads that connect my point A & B. Sometimes (especially around rush hour) I find them by following other cars. (Like the left turn from Mass Ave that gets one to Broadway if one bails from 2 East on Lake Street in Arlington.)

[desireearmfeldt]

Oh...I could have told you that. That used to be my Road Home From School (walking) and more recently my Road To EDC (biking). :)