The reconstruction of the famed Octopus on the West Side left a really bad intersection where the State St bridge leads to Hector St with Floral and Elm go left. It’s awkward for cars but seriously a hassle for bikes and downright dangerous for pedestrians trying to get anywhere. Fortunately, there’s been attention given to the problem, grants written, and proposals submitted. Right now, I’m pretty sure there is no firm decision what will happen but it will probably be close to one of the plans. I’ve uploaded PDFs of what the different options look like.

• Rt 79, 13A, Elm Safety – Oct 14 2008 Meeting Notes
• 13A-79 Option A
• 13A-79 Option B_1
• 13A-79 Option_B_2
• 13A-79 Option B_3_ with mid-block ped signal
• 13A-79 Option C

The options are full of fine details and apparently meant to be printed on very large format printers. But, after staring at it for a bit, it became clear what was intended.