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Endicott Street Study Salem, MA Presented by VHB April 11, 2017 ---PAGE BREAK--- Overview Recap of last year’s meeting – Traffic data collected – Previously recommended improvements Margin Street concept Temporary (pilot program) one-way Endicott Street ---PAGE BREAK--- Existing Conditions Endicott Street at Margin Street – Vehicular Traffic ATR Data – 2,400 WB (91%) 230 EB – 85th percentile speed=22MPH AM Peak – 184 vph WB – 6 vph EB PM Peak – 223 vph WB – 22 vph EB 83% of PM Peak Hour vehicular traffic on Endicott St in WB direction comes from Mill St ---PAGE BREAK--- Potential Improvements – Endicott St at Margin St Sidewalk extension, tighten radius so vehicles need to reduce speed taking a right-turn from Margin Street onto Endicott Street Shorten Endicott Street crosswalk (resulting from curb extension) Consider high intensity crosswalk Add STOP line Consider pedestrian crosswalk signage Prohibit parking in intersection ---PAGE BREAK--- Potential Improvements – Endicott St at Summer St Provide “zebra striped” crosswalks across Endicott Street east, Summer Street north/south Provide stop lines at approaches Provide handicapped ramps at Endicott Street east, Summer Street north/south Prohibit parking at the intersection approaches ---PAGE BREAK--- Consider: Modify Margin Street (two-way) Remove island at Endicott St and allow Margin St to operate as two-way between Gedney St and Mill Street Include curb extension at Endicott St to slow traffic and shorten pedestrian crossing Prohibit parking within the Margin St/Mill St intersection ---PAGE BREAK--- Consider: One-way Endicott Street (eastbound) Endicott Street one-way eastbound Post No-thru traffic signs on Prescott Street Can be combined with previously proposed geometric changes to reduce pedestrian crossing if desired ---PAGE BREAK--- Laura Castelli I [EMAIL REDACTED] I [PHONE REDACTED] www.vhb.com Offices located throughout the east coast ---PAGE BREAK--- Data Collection Traffic Counts – Turning Movement Counts (TMC) vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, trucks – Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) on Endicott Street: speed, volume, classification Field Observations – April 1, 2016 Crash Data – Mass Highway 2011-2013 – Salem Police Records 2014-2016 TMC TMC TMC TMC ATR ---PAGE BREAK--- Existing Conditions Endicott Street at Margin Street – Ped/Bike Data Illegal pedestrian crossing activity during observations Long crossing across Endicott Street due to geometry of corner 1 cyclist on Margin Street during peak hours 21 NB/16 SB AM Peak Hour Ped crossings 10 NB/14 SB PM Peak Hour Ped Crossings ---PAGE BREAK--- Existing Conditions Endicott Street at Summer Street Missing: – Crosswalks – Stop bars No handicapped ramps at Endicott Street east, Summer Street north/south Parking proximate to the intersection reduces sight lines ---PAGE BREAK--- Existing Conditions Crash History With Pedestrian - 2015 With Bicyclist - 2012 Margin/Endicott St listed as Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) eligible for Ped/Bike 17 total crashes