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Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities PREPARED BY MCMAHON ASSOCIATES FORT AVENUE CROSSING & COLUMBUS SQUARE TRAFFIC CALMING City of Salem, MA Salem Traffic Commission Meeting May 10, 2023 ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 2 • Purpose: • Provide background • Overview of the project • Process Tonight: • Provide an overview of the project MEETING GOALS ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 3 STUDY AREA AND SCOPE OF WORK • Fort Avenue intersections: • Memorial Drive • Winter Island Road • Columbus Square and Columbus Avenue Source: Toole Design Group December 2020 ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 4 BACKGROUND • City Plans & Policies • Bicycle Master Plan – fully separated multi-use path • Complete Streets policy • Traffic Calming Program • Short-term improvements • Striping October 2019 • Additional physical changes Summer 2020 ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 5 PUBLIC OUTREACH • Traffic & Parking Commission meeting 6‐17‐ 2021 • Neighborhood Meeting On Site 7/8/21 • Meeting with direct abutters & Ward Councilor 10‐25‐2021 • Neighborhood Meeting Willows 11/9/21 ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 6 • Field Observations – July 2021 • Sight distance and field conditions • Field Test Pits – July 2022 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 7 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 8 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 9 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 10 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 11 QUESTIONS