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Near Porter Square, a rough crossing

At Somerville Avenue's junction with Beacon Street in Somerville , a reader writes, cars making illegal left turns frequently block traffic going right. At Somerville Avenue's junction with Beacon Street in Somerville , a reader writes, cars making illegal left turns frequently block traffic going right. (Christina Pazzanese for the Globe)
By Christina Pazzanese
Globe Correspondent / December 14, 2008

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It's a heavily traveled crossroads that connects drivers moving between Union Square in Somerville and Porter Square and Inman Square in Cambridge. But tipster Janice Zazinski of Somerville says a couple of relatively simple upgrades to this one key intersection could vastly improve safety for cyclists and speed up the traffic flow. (Full article: 604 words)

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