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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
The Point, Boston
Adjacent to the Project Site, Boylston Street is a four-lane roadway with metered on-street parking along the
south side of the street. Directly abutting the site on the north side of the street, there is surface parking for
approximately 15 at-grade parking spaces and no formal sidewalk. As discussed in later sections of this
chapter, these spaces will be eliminated and the sidewalk will be reconstructed as part of the Project.
Brookline Avenue borders the site to the north connecting Brookline Village to the west with Kenmore
Square to the east. Brookline Avenue currently carries approximately 13,000 vehicles per day and
approximately 1,200 vehicles during the morning and evening peak hours. Generally, there is one travel lane
provided in each direction. Metered parking is generally provided on both sides of the street except at some
intersection approaches where parking is prohibited. Sidewalks are provided on both sides of the street.
Study Area Intersections
Intersection geometry and physical characteristics are presented below. Traffic operations and level of
service (LOS) analysis are presented later in this chapter.
Brookline Avenue / Trilogy driveway is a three-way unsignalized intersection in which the Trilogy
driveway intersects Brookline Avenue from the south. The Brookline Avenue approaches provide a single
general purpose lane in each direction. A no-left turn sign is posted on Brookline Avenue at the driveway;
however, counts and observations indicate that drivers do not obey this restriction. The Trilogy driveway
approach consists of a right-turn only lane operating under STOP control. Left-turns are prohibited on this
approach; however, traffic volumes indicate that some drivers make left turns onto Brookline Avenue when
exiting. Metered parking is provided along the south side of Brookline Avenue on both sides of the
intersection, with morning peak-hour restrictions between the Sear’s Rotary and the Trilogy driveway. A
crosswalk is provided across the Trilogy driveway approach.
Brookline Avenue / Fullerton Street / Kilmarnock Street is a four-way signalized intersection. The
Brookline Avenue approaches provide a shared through/right-turn lane and an exclusive left-turn lane. The
eastbound left-turn operates with a protected lead phase. The northbound Kilmarnock Street approach
consists of one general travel lane while the Fullerton Street approach provides a shared left-turn/through
lane and an exclusive right-turn lane. Metered parking is provided along both sides of Brookline Avenue to
the east of the intersection, and along the eastbound Brookline Avenue approach. Parking is prohibited on
both sides of Kilmarnock Street and Fullerton Street. Bus stops are located on both sides of Brookline Avenue
directly to the east of the intersection. Crosswalks are provided across all approaches. Pedestrians are
accommodated in concurrent pedestrian signal phases.
Kilmarnock Street / Van Ness Street is a three-way unsignalized intersection in which Van Ness Street
intersects Kilmarnock Street from the east. Van Ness Street operates as a one-way westbound roadway with
STOP control at Kilmarnock Street. A single through lane is provided in both directions of Kilmarnock Street
with one travel lane provided on Van Ness Street. Van Ness Street is currently considered an underutilized
street with very little pedestrian and bicycle activity adjacent to the Project Site. With construction of the
Fenway Triangle Mixed-Use Project, which was recently approved by the BRA, it is proposed that Van Ness
Street will be modified from a one-way westbound street to a two-way street between Kilmarnock Street and
Yawkey Way. East of Yawkey Way it is currently a two-way street adjacent to Fenway Park. Modifying the
street to allow two-way travel will improve traffic circulation, activate Van Ness Street, and help to disperse
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