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Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities PREPARED BY MCMAHON ASSOCIATES FORT AVENUE CROSSING & COLUMBUS SQUARE TRAFFIC CALMING City of Salem, MA Traffic & Parking Commission Meeting June 17, 2021 ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 2 • Purpose: • Introduce the project • Provide background • Obtain input • Outcome: • Understand neighborhood concerns and hopes • Process Tonight: • Provide an overview of the project • Conduct a listening session to gather input 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 • Scope includes: • Evaluation of crosswalk locations • Safety improvements • Engineered design (25% design) 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 • Future phases • Salem Willows parking and access improvements • Multi-use path connections ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 5 ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS (AUGUST 2020) ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 6 ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS (DECEMBER 2020) Source: Toole Design Group December 2020 ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 7 FORT AVENUE EXISTING CONDITIONS ROLL PLAN ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 8 • What is most important for you to see from this project? • Safety? • Green space? • Parking retention? • What should this project consider from the following perspectives? • Pedestrians? • Drivers? • Bicyclists? • What do you see as the biggest challenges in achieving the goals of this project? DISCUSSION ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 9 1. Compile feedback from tonight’s meeting and identify key takeaways 2. Using this feedback, develop concept plans 3. Identify a preferred concept and meet to present the preferred concept 4. Complete 25% Design 5. Secure funding for implementation NEXT STEPS ---PAGE BREAK--- Transportation Solutions Building Better Communities Page 10 THANK YOU!