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Transportation Study Introduction – Options Evaluation Salem, Massachusetts 1/19/12 City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Study Area Overview ---PAGE BREAK--- Purpose y Identify cumulative impacts of developments over next five years (2016) y Determine transportation system improvements y Identify implementation priorities y Provide order of magnitude costs City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Not starting from scratch: y NRCC Neighborhood Master Plan (2003) y TIS for Routes 1A, 114, and 107 (2005) y Functional Design Report New Ruane Judicial Center (2006) y Records of Decision – 28 Goodhue Street, Riverview Place (2007) y Gateway Center Traffic Impact and Access Study (2009) y Peabody/Salem Corridor Concept Action Plan (2011) y Legacy Apartments TIAS (2011) City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Historic NRCC Count Locations ---PAGE BREAK--- Daily Trip Generation Overview City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Expected AM Peak Growth 2011‐2016 ---PAGE BREAK--- Expected PM Peak Growth 2011‐2016 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2011 Overview – Safety/Congestion ‘Hot Spots’ 0.78 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2016 Overview – Potential Safety/Congestion ‘Hot Spots’ ---PAGE BREAK--- Options Evaluated ‐ Overview Traffic ‘Calming’ Measures ---PAGE BREAK--- Mason Street at Tremont Street Signal y Pros y Reduces peak hour congestion for Tremont Street approach y Addresses poor sight line from Tremont Street y Construction funding y Cons y May encourage greater use of Tremont Street as cut through y Proposed widening into park would increase pedestrian crossing distance y Maintenance costs/may increase rear‐end crashes y May increase guard rail crashes City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Commercial Street/Mason Connector y Pros y Would reduce SB traffic on Mason Street approaching Flint Street if connected to Flint Street y Provides Commercial Street a new access via proposed Mason /Tremont Street signalized location y Cons y Challenging grades and drainage y Would add a new leg to Mason Tremont and potentially increase crash rates y Maintenance costs/may increase rear‐end crashes y Right of way and residences affected y Likely increases Tremont Street traffic Potential Mason/ Commercial Connector City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Commercial Street/Flint Street Connector y Pros y May reduce Mason Street SB traffic approaching Flint Street enhance safety y Can reduce Flint Street traffic y Provides alternative Commerical Street access y Cons y Safety issues with close spacing to Bridge/Flint signal and with difficult North Street approach y If traffic increases too much, congestion at future Commercial/Flint intersection y Right of way issues y Impacts to Leslie’s Retreat City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Make Flint Street one‐way southbound to Riverview Entrance near Oak Street y Pros y Reduces Flint Street traffic by about a third y Allows parking on one side of Flint Street to remain y Would not affect Oak or Friend Street volumes y Easy to test/low cost y Cons y Flint Street residents and northbound traffic must use Mason/Goodhue Streets y Requires another new connection like Mason/ Commercial connection or Goodhue/Bridge connection to reduce its impacts y An earlier northbound one‐way test failed, as it had adverse impacts on Oak and Mason Streets City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Keep Flint Street two‐way – right out only with relocated on‐street parking at Riverview y Pros y May reduce Flint Street traffic by about a sixth y Would not affect Flint Street abutter 2‐way access y Cons y Works effectively only if Flint Street on street parking is relocated to the Riverview site with a safe crossing HAWK signal) y Regular enforcement will be required without channelization at Mason City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- Create Bridge/Goodhue Connector y Pros y Creates a new Bridge Street pedestrian crossing opportunity y Allows Boston/Bridge intersection alterations y Could reduce Flint Street traffic y Connects Gateway to other NRCC developments y Benefits Gateway access from Bridge Streets y New Bridge Street access y Cons y Requires right of way y flood plain y Works best with a signal at Bridge Street opposite the Gateway site y Unfunded right of way /construction costs City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development Rethinking Boston/Bridge Streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Hanson at Boston Streets Connector y Pros y Would relocate some eastbound left turns to Bridge Street y Relocates development related Grove Street volumes between Beaver and Boston Streets y May relocate some westbound traffic off Goodhue Street if done in connection with Boston/Bridge Street reconfiguration y Cons y Steep grades requires a costly solution y Does not address Goodhue at Bridge Street y Requires elimination of Grove/Nichols pedestrian signals, perhaps reversing their one‐way flow patterns y Requires parking elimination on Boston Street and left turn lane in narrower segment City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development Rethinking Harkin Square ‐ Grove at Harmony Grove Streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Thanks Questions?? City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development City of Salem, Massachusetts Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development