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South Boston Waterfront
Sustainable Transportation Plan
Community Meeting
Tynan School
December 8, 2014
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Please Note:This detailed presentation of the DRAFT recommendations of the South Boston WaterfrontSustainable Transportation Plan was made on December 8, 2014 at the Tynan School in SouthBoston. The presentation was followed up with questions and discussion among the meeting
participants. At the close of the meeting, participants requested a copy of the presentation to beable to further study the DRAFT recommendations. Please be advised that another meeting thatwill present similar content will be held on December 18, 2014 at the Boston Convention &Exhibition Center and will provide another opportunity to comment on the Plan.
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South Boston WaterfrontVision
TheSustainableTransportationPlanseekstorealizethefulltransformationoftheSouth
BostonWaterfronttoadistinctandvibrantneighborhoodwithintheCityofBoston. A
neighborhoodthat:
Supportsabroadcrosssectionoftheregion'seconomicdrivers:
Traditionalmaritimeandindustrialtrades
Innovativeeconomy/incubatorbusinesses
Financial,legal,andtechnologysectors
Conventionandtourismbusinessandrelatedservices
Artsandculture
Providesresidential
space
and
quality
of
life
for
adiversity
of
Boston's
residents.
Isaworldrenowned,memorable,andaccessibledestinationfortourists,conventioneers,
andothervisitors,alike.
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South Boston WaterfrontSustainable Transportation Plan Goals
Develop a Sustainable Transportation Plan that supports the 21st
Century South Boston Waterfront area and:
Improvesaccessandmobilityforall
Supportseconomicgrowthandvitality
Reinforcessustainable
policies
and
programs
Enhancesthepublicrealm
Contributesenvironmentalandhealth
benefits
Investssmartlyforthefuture
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Study Area and Impact Area
FARRAGUTROAD
EastWest
NorthSouth
DayBoulevard&
Broadway
TruckRoutes
Gateways
BROADWAY
Key Corridors
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South Boston Waterfront Forecasted Development
Growth (2013 to 2035)
05,000
10,00015,000
20,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000
55,000
2013 2035 Buildout
Thousa
nd
Square
Feet
(Bldg.)
Additional17MSF(72%)by2035
Additional27MSF(112%)atBuildout
24MSF
41MSF
51MSF
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Characterizing Future Transportation Needs
Vehicle,36%
Transit,27%
Walk,33%
Bike,4%
FORECASTEDPEAKPERIODPERSON
TRIPSBYMODE(BASELINE2035)*
137,500TRIPS(5,100Trips)
(45,800Trips)
WalkandBikemodesharesestimatedbasedonBostondatafrom
AmericanCommuterSurveyReports20082012
*Projecteddemands
not
accounting
for
plan
alternatives
Vehicle,46%
Transit,27%
Walk,24%
Bike,3%
EXISTINGPEAKPERIODPERSON
TRIPSBYMODE(2013)
84,300TRIPS
+63%
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Key Transportation Themes Emerging
Expand Access to and Capacity of Transit
Enhance Pedestrian Environment and Ensure Connectivity
Improve Operations and Safety on the Local Street Network
Improve Access to/from Regional Highway System, for Trucks
and Private Vehicles Complete Bicycle Connections
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Recommendations (Draft)
Transportation issues,opportunities, and needs andformulation of theserecommendations evolved from:
Thorough review of data
Compilation of concerns anddesired outcomes identified bykey project stakeholders
Review of practices and
innovations elsewhere
Testing and screening of manyideas and strategies
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Recommendations (Draft)
Organized by:
Immediate/Short-term 0 to 3 Years Medium-term 3 to 10 Years
Long-term 10 to 20 Years
Timelines will ultimately be dependenton priority setting and funding
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Recommendations (Draft)
Addressing Needs:
Expand Community Connections
Improve Regional Access
Enhance Internal Waterfront Mobility
Implement Supportive ManagementStrategies and Policies
Maintain State of Good Repair
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Transit
PedestrianBicycle
Local Street Operations
Expand Community Connections
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Expand Community Connections:
Key Issues
Transit to/from South
Boston Poor connections
between fastest growingparts of South Bostonand Waterfront.
Services have not keptpace with growth andevolving demands.
Weekend/evening
services are limited.
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Expand Community Connections:
Key Issues
Transit to/from South
BostonImproved connections fromBroadway and AndrewStations could:
Capture the underservedresidential populations inthe vicinity of thesestations, and
Serve to off-load Silver
Line demands in near-term.
Broadway
Andrew
South
Station
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Expand Community Connections:
Improve Access to Broadway Station
Short-term
New bus (consolidatedshuttle route): Broadway toSouth Station via A Street
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Expand Community Connections:
Improve Access to Andrew Station
Short-term
New bus route Andrew toSilver Line Way via D Street
Requires bus contraflowaccess at Old Colony and
between W. 1st and 2ndStreets
Broadway
Andrew
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Expand Community Connections:
Key Issues
Transit to/from Back Bay
Underserved markets to theWaterfront:
Trips from the Bay Back
Areas served by the
Orange Line from thesouth, and
Green Line from the west
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Expand Community Connections:
Improve Cross Town Access
Medium-term
New Bus Route:Back Bay/Broadway/BostonMarine Industrial Park
New Bus Route:
Ruggles to Waterfront viaMelnea Cass and SouthBoston Bypass Road
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Expand Community Connections:
Key IssuePedestrian ConnectionsProjected growth in walk/bike trips(2035 AM + PM Peak Periods)
Pedestrians represent 90% of this
demand
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Short-term
Northern Avenue and SeaportBoulevard (w. of East Service Rd.)
Improve Silver Line CourthouseStation
Medium to Long-term Rehabilitate Northern Avenue Bridge
Enhance World Trade CenterAvenue/WTC Station connectivity
Expand Community Connections:Improve Seaport District Pedestrian Environment/ Public Realm
NorthernAvenue
SeaportBoulevard
SummerStreet
WTC
Avenue
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Expand Community Connections:
Improve Fort Point District Pedestrian Environment/Public Realm
Short-term
A Street/Boston Wharf Road/Sleeper
and Thompson Place (one way pair)connectivity
Medium to Long-term
Improve pedestrian and bicycle
connections to/from BroadwayStation
Improve vertical connectionsbetween Summer Street and Boston
Wharf Road, Congress Street
Citys 100 Acre Plan
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Expand Community Connections:Improve Fort Point District Pedestrian Environment/Public Realm
Reopen Dorchester Avenue (Medium to Long-term)
Improves community connectivity, north/south
mobility, and channel crossings Measurable benefit to A Street
Dorchester Ave would carry volumes in thefuture comparable to Congress Street bridge
today Reduces demand on Summer Street bridge
Plan requires right-of-way acquisition from theU.S. Post Office
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Short-term Drydock Ave. and Cruiseport
to/from Silver Line/Seaport
District Wayfinding andStreetscape
Medium to Long-term Strengthen Seaport
Boulevard/ NorthernAvenue/BMIP connection
Complete Pappas Way/Harborconnection
Pedestrian/bicycle connection
E. 1st Street from Pappas Wayto Farragut Rd.
Expand Community Connections:Improve Port District Pedestrian Environment/Public Realm
BlackFalcon
Cruiseport
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Expand Community Connections:
Improve Convention Center District Pedestrian Environment/PublicRealm
Shortterm
Improvepedestrianand
bicycleaccommodationson
SummerStreet
between
Fort
PointandLStreet
ExtendEStreettoSummer
Street
MediumtoLongterm
MakeDStreetaspecialplace
forpedestrians,bicyclists,and
transituserswithactivestreet
useand
open
space
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Broadway
Expand Community Connections:
Improve Access to Broadway Station (Medium-term)
Mediumterm
Enhancepedestrianand bicycle
connectionsandwayfinding to
AStreet,
D
Street,
and
DorchesterAvenue
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Expand Community Connections: Key Issue
Existing bicycle connections along key corridors lack definition and continuity.
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Expand Community Connections:
Future Bicycle Network (Medium to Long-term)
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Expand Community Connections: Key Issues
Roadway Access
South Boston streets provideaccess within the South Bostonneighborhood, as well as to theWaterfront area and Downtown.
Key Plan Objective: Maintainingbalance between vehicular
mobility and protecting theadjacent South Bostonneighborhood from cut-throughtraffic during key morning andevening peak periods
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Roadway Focus within Impact Area
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Expand Community Connections: Thomas Butler
Freight Corridor (Underway/Short-term)
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Expand Community Connections: Cypher Street to E
Street and E Street to Summer Street (Short-term)
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Expand Community Connections: Haul Road, Pappas
Way, and Drydock Avenue Connectors (Medium-term)
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Restrictedtocommercialtraffic
betweenW.ServiceRd.Extension
andtheI93FrontageRoad
Expand Community Connections: Expand Access
to South Boston Bypass Road
Examinedmultipleoptions
alongSouthBostonBypass
Road: Leaveasis
Partialaccess
Eastboundorwestbound
fullaccess
Fullaccesstoalltraffic
Optionsarecurrentlybeing
vettedbystateandCity
agencies;discussing
demonstrationproject
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Circulation Changes Analyzed
within Impact Area
RemoveDStreetCircuitBreakers
Canbeaccommodatedwith
minimalnetwork
level
impacts
Furtherreviewwarranted:
Openfortransitonly
Openforallusers(with
trafficcalmingmeasures)
AddLStreetCircuitBreakers
Resultsinsignificantdiversions
tootherlocalstreets
Trafficoperationalimprovements
onlyare
recommended
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Short to Medium-term(Systemwide)
Improve crosswalkvisibility/striping
Improve lanemarkings/turning lanes
Neckdowns and/or minorgeometric improvements
Concurrent pedestrianphasing, whereappropriate
Expand Community Connections:Safety and Operational Improvements on Local Street Network
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Pedestrian Crossing Phasing
Exclusive Concurrent(WhereAppropriate)
Source:BostonCompleteStreets
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Recent improvementsimplemented by DCR
Next Step
Complete a road safety auditalong corridor to confirmimprovements
Short to Medium-term
Localized intersectionimprovements
Road Diet between LStreet and Farragut to:
Calm traffic
Improve pedestrian andbicycle accommodation
Expand Community Connections:Day Boulevard Safety and Operational Improvements
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Improve Access/Egress at Regional Bottlenecks to
Minimize Neighborhood Traffic Intrusion
MediumtoLongterm
I93Southbound
FrontageRoadSystem
Improvements
(MassDOT)
Kosciuszko
Circle/Morrissey
Boulevard
Improvements(DCR)
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Transit
Highway/Arterial Street Operations
Improve Regional Access
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Remember Neighborhood Scale
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2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000
BlueLineEastbound
BlueLine
Westbound
OrangeLineNorthbound
OrangeLineSouthbound
GreenLineNorthbound
GreenLineWestbound
CRNorthStation
RedLineSouthbound
RedLine Northbound
CRSouthStation
SilverLine
Eastbound
SilverLineWestbound
PeakPeriodTransitCapacity/Hour
Improve Regional Access: Key Issue
Waterfront is Underserved by Transit
SouthStation:
Accesswithone
transfer
About5percentofdowntowntransitseats
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p o e eg o a ccess ey ssue a s
Options Limited to Some Regions
North16%ofTrips
TransitModeShare22%
Southwest
10%
of TripsTransitModeShare23%
West/Inner West20%ofTrips
Transit
Mode
Share
43%
InnerSouth 7%ofTrips
TransitModeShare42%
Southeast 9%ofTrips
TransitMode
Share
22%
BostonCore9%ofTrips
TransitModeShare28%
OtherS.
Boston
9%
of
Trips
TransitModeShare24%
Chelsea1%
of
Trips
TransitModeShare57%
EastBoston1% ofTrips
TransitModeShare72%
Note:
Based
on
2013
AM
+
PM
peak
period
trips.
Transitaccess
to
the
Waterfrontvaries
significantly andreflects
currentaccessoptions:
Strengths: RedLine(InnerN/S)
EastBoston
Chelsea
Opportunities: NorthSideAccess
OtherSouthBoston
South/Southeast
Southwest
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Improve Regional Access: Key Issues
Highways/Arterials
Deficiencies in highway/arterial street operations:
o Impact access to theWaterfront, includingthe working port
o Cause delays, and
o Potentially divert trafficonto local streets.
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Improve Regional Access: Themes
Improve Silver Line Operations and Capacity
Improve Access to North
Enhance Water Connections
Provide New Transit Connections
Improve Vehicular Access/Egress at Gateways
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Regional Access: Improve Silver Line
Operations and Capacity
211
2,118
1,355
256
821
3,516
2,405
708
1,902
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
AMInbound AMOutbound PMInbound PMOutbound
ExistingandFuturePeakHourDemandandCapacity*
Existing(2013) Future(2035) MaxCapacity
PhaseinSilverLineimprovementsasdemandgrows.Withoutactionservice
willbewellovercapacityandimpedegrowthlongterm.
*Priortoanyfurthermodeshift
2035 2035
2035
203520352013 20132013 2013
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Short-term (Underway) Extension to Chelsea
Regional Access:
Improve Silver LineOperations and Capacity
Chelsea
East
Boston
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Regional Access: Improve Silver Line
Operations and CapacityShort-term
Operational enhancements
(signal priority at D, I-90Emergency Ramp access inPM, enhanced supervision,etc.)
Supplemental busconnections to Red Line(previously discussed)
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Regional Access: Improve Silver Line
Operations and CapacityMedium to Long-term
Procure new fleet of single
mode, articulated buses Silver line tunnel under D
Street with new Silver LineWay Station
Restore SL3 service (inconjunction with Route 7modifications)
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Long-term
Silver Line Extension(Phase 3) to Dudley Squarewith Orange (Chinatown)and Green (Boylston) Line
Connections
Regional Access: Improve Silver Line Operations
and Capacity
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Improve Access to North: Private Shuttle
Consolidation (Short-term)
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Improve Access to North: Water Shuttle to
North Station (Short-term)
North
Station
South
Station
FanPierLanding
LovejoyWharf
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Improve Access to North: Medium to Long-term
Bus Priority Routebetween NorthStation and
Waterfront
Water Shuttle fromWorld TradeCenter
North
Station
South
Station
WorldTradeCenter
LovejoyWharf
FanPier
Landing
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Enhance Water Connections: Catchment Areas
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Enhance Water Connections: Catchment Areas
Fan
Pier
Landing
Existing
Market:
32,880
2035
Base
Market:
49,370
Note:AM+PMpeakperiodpersontrips(notincluding
otherHOVandotherSOV).
World
Trade
Center
Existing
Market:
36,580
2035
Base
Market:
58,960
BMIP
Existing
Market:
6,210
2035
Base
Market:
11,100
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g
Connections
MediumtoLong
term:
UrbanRailService:
Fairmountto
South
Station
UrbanRailService:
BackBayWaterfront
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Improve Regional Access: Issue
Traffic Growth in Study Area
AMPeak8:00to9:00AM
PMPeak
5:00
to
6:00
PM
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Improve Vehicular Access/Egress at Gateways:
Downtown Seaport Boulevard (Short-term)
Make Oliver Streetbetween Purchase andAtlantic at Seaport Blvd.
one-way eastbound
Adds capacity toPurchase Street rampand westbound on
Seaport Blvd. Improves truck access
Improves pedestriancrossings
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Improve Vehicular Access/Egress at Gateways: I-90
Access (Short-term)
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Doing nothing is not an option
Critical pedestrian/bicycle link to
Rose Kennedy Greenway and theDowntown
Historic structure
Need to maintain water access toFort Point Channel
Long-term: Accommodatepedestrians, bicyclists, andvehicular movements
Improve Vehicular Access/Egress at Gateways:
Downtown - Northern Avenue (Medium to Long-term)
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Enhance Internal Waterfront Mobility
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Enhance Internal Waterfront Mobility
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Enhance Internal Waterfront Mobility
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Northern Avenue and Seaport Blvd.
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Northern Avenue and Seaport Blvd.
Improvements (Short-term)
Provides enhanced bicycle/pedestrian access
Potential to divert 400/450 (am/pm) trips from Seaport Boulevardwith the reopening of Northern Avenue bridge
NorthernAvenue
SeaportBoulevard
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Expand Community Connections: Improve Silver
Line Stations (Short term)
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A
B
C
DF
G
M
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I
KJ
H
O
OO
OL
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N
O
A. TMarkersonHeadhouses
B. BicycleAccommodations
between
NorthernandSeaport
C. BicycleAccommodationon
ThompsonPl
D. BicycleConnectionbetweenASt
andThompsonPl
E. StationWayfindingSignageon
Northern
F. StationWayfindingonSummerat
StairsG. OpenVerticalAccesstoPublic
H. StationWayfindingatSeaportLn
I. StationWayfinding (i.e.,Cross
Street)onCongress
J. ImprovePedestrianCrossingatRamp
K. ImprovePedestrianCrossingatRamp
L. BicycleAccommodationonWTCBlvd
M. ImprovePedestrianCrossingatWTC
andSummer
N. StationWayfindingatSummer
O. StationWayfindingforSLW
Line Stations (Short-term)
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Improve Internal Mobility: Pedestrian Scale
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Wayfinding (Short-term)
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Enhance Internal Mobility: Provide Transit
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y
Internal Circulator (Short to Medium-term)*
Attraction/Generator
ExistingHotel
FutureHotel
*Beingexaminedinconjunctionwithprivateshuttleconsolidation
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Implement Supportive Management Strategies and
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Implement Supportive Management Strategies and
Policies
Transportation Demand Management (TDM)o TDM Ordinance
o Mix of Land Useso Expanded TMA Role
Supportive Land Useso Residentialo Supporting Retail (Grocery, Banks, Service Retail, etc.)
Transportation Systems Management (TSM)o Districtwide Parking Management Strategyo Traffic Control Recommendationso Coordinated Traffic Management and Enforcement
Establish the Organizational Structure and Capacity toImplement the Plan
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State of Good Repair
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State of Good Repair
Study area includes 23+ miles of roadway, 12 bridges, the I-90tunnel, three boat docks, and five transit stations with associated
infrastructure Maintaining assets in state of good repair requires an on-going
investment in preventative maintenance and periodic rehabilitationequal to roughly $40 million/year
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Next Steps
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Next Steps
Incorporate public and agency input on recommendations
Finalize and adopt the Plan
Development of Implementation and Finance Plan
Conceptual Design and Implementation
Performance Monitoring and Measurement
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Questions/Comments
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