07/03/2026
As a cycylist and pro to public transportation, our nation should not be car centric. Let's promote electric vehicles, improve mass transportation and quality green spaces.
From 7 Lanes of Speed to One Street of Care
The image above is Commonwealth Avenue today.
The image below is the same roadβredesigned with care.
Before, this space was built almost entirely for speed. Wide lanes, harsh concrete, little shade, and no clear order between cars, motorcycles, buses, cyclists, or pedestrians. Walking here feels like an afterthought. Cycling feels dangerous. Public transport competes instead of being prioritized.
After, nothing was widened. Nothing was demolished.
The only thing that changed was how we value people.
A wide, shaded sidewalk lined with trees and restaurants brings life back to the street.
A properly wide, protected micromobility lane finally makes bicycles, e bikes, and e trikes feel normalβnot risky.
A clear motorcycle lane removes chaos instead of adding it.
A physically protected bus lane makes public transport reliable and respected.
And treesβreal, large, shade giving treesβturn heat and noise into comfort.
This is what happens when roads stop pretending they are highways and start acting like streets.
This is not anti car.
This is pro choice, pro safety, pro climate, and pro people.
If one side of Commonwealth can look like this, then the question is no longer βIs this possible?β
The question is: Why are we still choosing not to?