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Agenda
- Open House
- Welcome and Introductions
- Study Overview
- Recap of Previous Meetings
- Preferred Design Alternative
- Streetscape/Urban Design
- Question and Answer
- Wrap-Up and Next Steps
6:30-6:50 6:50-7:20 7:20-7:45 6:00-6:30
Dudley Square Complete Streets Design Project Public Meeting #4 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dudley Square Complete Streets Design Project Public Meeting #4 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dudley Square Complete Streets Design Project Public Meeting #4 July 29, 2013 6:00pm 8:00pm Dudley Branch Library 65 Warren St., Boston, MA Agenda Open House 6:00-6:30 Welcome and Introductions Study Overview 6:30-6:50
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Meeting “Ground Rules”
- Keep Time in Mind
- Be Respectful of Your
Neighbors
- Listen to the Moderator
- Focus on Design Details
- Use the Parking Lot
- Success is a Shared Responsibility
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Dudley Square Complete Streets Design Project
- Recognize the history of the square
- Build on foundation of work done to date
- Coordinate with ongoing and future projects
- Develop solutions that address identified
transportation problems
- Integrate Boston Complete Streets guidelines
- Design for improvements that will get built
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Project Team
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Coordination with Other Projects
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Outreach is Ongoing
Conceptual Design Oct 2012 Spring 2013 Detailed Design Spring 2014 Construction
Meeting #1: Intro/Problem ID/History Meeting #2: Alternatives – Part 1 Meeting #3: Alternatives – Part 2 Ongoing Coordination Meeting #4: Streetscape/Urban Design
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Summary of Preferred Alternative
Bus Circulation
- 180+ miles reduction in bus travel air quality improvements
- Creates opportunity for public/pedestrian space within bus station
- Eastbound buses uses Roxbury Street to bus station
Traffic Flow
- Base year LOS remains the same
- Two-way Washington Street
- More direct circulation
Parking
- Loss of 6 on-street parking spaces
Pedestrian Accommodations
- Opportunities for shorter crosswalks and ADA improvements
- Potential for new pedestrian signal locations
Bicycle Accommodations
- Cycle track along Dudley Street / shared lanes elsewhere
- Increased bicycle parking
Streetscape
- Opportunities for lighting, trees, and other amenities
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Streetscape and Urban Design
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Streetscape Components
People/User Paving Materials Street Trees Seating Bike Racks Litter/Recycling Signage Lighting Drainage Art
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Pedestrians/Bikes/Cars
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Paving Materials
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Street Trees
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Rain Gardens
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Site Furnishings - Seating
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Site Furnishings – Bikes, Litter & Signage
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Site Furnishings – Lighting & Bollards
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Interpretation
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Proposed Dudley Square
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Existing Street Tree Analysis
Keep Replace Determine
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Washington and Warren Streets
18” Porous Paver Feature Strip Street Tree Street Light Concrete Sidewalk Street Curb Street Building Face Walk Width Varies 10’ to 10’-6”
Parking 10’ Sidewalk
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Washington Street
Boston Elderly Housing Ferdinand’s Redevelopment
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Washington and Warren Streets
4’ Porous Paver Feature Strip Street Tree Street Light Concrete Sidewalk Street Curb Street Building Face Walk Width Varies 10’ to 10’-6”
Parking 10’ Sidewalk
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Washington Street
Boston Elderly Housing Ferdinand’s Redevelopment
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Washington Street
Boston Elderly Housing Ferdinand’s Redevelopment
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Dudley Street
10’ Cycle Track 5’ Planting 10’ Sidewalk 4’ Feature Strip Parking
4’ Porous Paver Feature Strip Street Tree, Typ. Double Headed Acorn Street Light Concrete Sidewalk Street Curb Street Building Face 10’ Cycle Track Pendant Street Light
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Dudley Street
Previous Boston Police Department
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Discussion / Question & Answer
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Next Steps
- Finalize overall concept for Dudley Square
- Continue coordination
– Dudley Municipal Facility – Dudley Branch Library – Gourdin Park – Malcolm X cycle track – Utility coordination
- Develop 25% design for streets and sidewalks
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