Tag: crosswalks

Pearl Street Walk Assessment

Pearl Street Walk Assessment

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The City of Somerville has made great progress in both installing new bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the City, as well as instituting more active transportation friendly policies. However, there are many intersections and road corridors that continue to be hazardous for pedestrians and cyclists. The Somerville police department identified several high-priority intersections that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists to implement the bike/ped enforcement and awareness program. Many of the identified intersections are in the process of being redesigned.

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WalkBoston-PearlStreetWalkAssessment-Somerville

New Bedford Walk Assesment

New Bedford Walk Assesment

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The City of New Bedford is one of twelve communities participating in the Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Improvement Program. After evaluating clusters in the City’s crash data, the City identified high-priority intersections that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians. Four such intersections were included in the assessment area. In order to help scope out potential remedies to make these intersections safer, WalkBoston conducted a walk assessment in a portion of New Bedford’s central commercial district on October 29, 2014. The walk assessment was conducted from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and was followed by a discussion and debrief with the walk audit participants.

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WalkBoston-WalkAssesment-NewBedford

Walk Assessment Haverhill

Walk Assessment Haverhill

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The City of Haverhill identified several high-priority intersections that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. With input from the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, City officials and the Haverhill Police Department, WalkBoston established a walking route that incorporated several of these key intersections in the Downtown and Acre neighborhoods.

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WalkBoston-WalkAssessment-Haverhill

Salem Downtown Walk Assessment

Salem Downtown Walk Assessment

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The walk assessment focused on Salem’s downtown district just west of the pedestrian mall and Peabody Essex Museum. The route began at the City Hall Annex; traveled north to Bridge Street and the Salem MBTA commuter rail station; turned west on Bridge Street; cut through a worn pathway along the North Street (Rt 114) ramps up to the Federal/North Street intersection; followed North Street to the Summer/Chestnut/Norman Street intersection; and returned to Washington Street at the intersection with New Derby Street.

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WalkBoston-DowntownWalkAssessment-Salem

Walk Audit Weymouth

Walk Audit Weymouth

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Weymouth has many of the attributes of a walkable community including a street system that has interconnected blocks of moderate size, a mix of land uses within reasonable proximity of many residents, a number of commercial areas that include a variety of civic uses, a mix of housing types including multi- family buildings and a wide mix of single family housing types, parks that are interspersed into many neighborhoods and a varied topography and landscape including both ponds and sea shore. In addition, Weymouth has a mix of transit services including both commuter rail and bus. This too provides an important backbone for a walkable place.

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WalkBoston-WalkAudit-Weymouth