ROADWAY CONCEPTS STATION NO. 1 Concept No. 2 Four Lanes Concept - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ROADWAY CONCEPTS STATION NO. 1 Concept No. 2 – Four Lanes Concept No. 1 – Four Lanes Remove Median Maintain Median Advantages NOTES Advantages ______________________________________ ❑ Improved Bus Stops ______________________________________ ❑ Improved Bus Stops ______________________________________ ❑ New Street Lighting ______________________________________ ❑ New Street Lighting ______________________________________ ❑ New Street Trees ❑ New Street Trees ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Dis-Advantages Dis-Advantages ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ❑ No Speed Reduction ❑ No Speed Reduction ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ❑ Long Crosswalks ❑ Long Crosswalks ______________________________________ ❑ No Bicycle Facility ❑ No Bicycle Facility City Of Boston CUMMINS HIGHWAY PROJECT Martin J. Walsh, Mayor PUBLIC MEETING Boston Public Works Office of Neighborhood SEPTEMBER 4 2019 Department Services

ROADWAY CONCEPTS STATION NO. 1 Concept No. 4 – Road Diet Concept No. 3 – Road Diet without Median with Median Advantages NOTES Advantages ______________________________________ ❑ Reduced Vehicle Speeds ❑ Reduced Vehicle Speeds ______________________________________ ❑ Wider Sidewalks ______________________________________ ❑ Shorter Crosswalks ______________________________________ ❑ Shorter Crosswalks ❑ Separated Bicycle Facility ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ❑ Separated Bicycle Facility ❑ Improved Bus Stops ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ❑ Improved Bus Stops ❑ New Street Lighting ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ❑ New Street Lighting ❑ New Street Trees ______________________________________ ❑ New Street Trees ______________________________________ Dis-Advantages Dis-Advantages ❑ Limited access to driveways ❑ Full access to driveways creates more conflicts. due to median ❑ Additional Vehicle Travel Delay (1 Minute during ❑ Additional Vehicle Travel Delay Peak Hours) (1 Minute during Peak Hours) City Of Boston CUMMINS HIGHWAY PROJECT Martin J. Walsh, Mayor PUBLIC MEETING Boston Public Works Office of Neighborhood SEPTEMBER 4 2019 Department Services

ROUNDABOUT vs. TRAFFIC SIGNAL STATION NO. 2 Cummins Highway / Greenfield Road / Weybosset Street Cummins Highway / Greenfield Road / Weybosset Street Traffic Signal Roundabout NOTES Advantages Advantages _________________________________ ❑ Reduced Vehicle Speeds ❑ Pedestrian Crossings are controlled _________________________________ ❑ Shorter Crosswalks _________________________________ with a WALK / DON’T WALK signal _________________________________ ❑ Creates focal point for possible art _________________________________ Dis-Advantages installation _________________________________ _________________________________ Dis-Advantages ❑ No speed reduction _________________________________ ❑ Pedestrians wait for gaps in traffic to _________________________________ _________________________________ cross street _________________________________ CUMMINS HIGHWAY PROJECT City Of Boston PUBLIC MEETING Boston Public Works Office of Neighborhood SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 Department Services Martin J. Walsh, Mayor