Bob and I are both avid bicycle riders. Bob worked at Trek Stop in Grafton for many years, so he is well aware of the countless issues plaguing bicycle riders. The Mill Street redesign was supposed to make this Worcester roadway safer for both drivers and for those riding bicycles.
The layout puts parked cars IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO the travel lane for cars. Then there's an 'empty zone' so that passengers don't open their car doors into a bicyclist. And then to the far right, immediately by the curb, you have the bike lane.
A challenge is that debris tends to collect at the curb - broken glass, rocks, etc. So now you have bicyclers jammed into that debris zone where they can damage their tires ...