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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
The Point, Boston
Table 3-3
Peak Existing Bicycle Storage*
Building Program Space Utilized Bicycle Spaces*
Trilogy 576 residential units 72
1330 Boylston Street 215 residential units 54
Landmark Center Outdoor 870,000 square feet 18
Landmark Center Indoor 870,000 square feet 22
*Results shown indicate highest bicycle count during the survey.
Currently, there are no specific on-street bicycle facilities, such as bicycle lanes, in the immediate area of
Project Site. The Boylston Street Reconstruction Project includes installation of bicycle lanes on Boylston
Street. In addition, the City plans a multi-use path along the MBTA’s D Line right-of-way to the north of the
Project Site. This path will connect the planned Parcel 7 development on Overland Street to the Emerald
Necklace. It is expected that bicycle volumes will increase in the near future with the provision of on- and offstreet
bicycle lanes.
Existing Parking
The Project Site currently has 15 surface parking spaces adjacent to the existing building structure along
Boylston Street where no formal sidewalk exists. In addition, there are approximately 12 informal parking
spaces below grade accessed from a ramp off Boylston Street. The existing approximately 27 parking spaces
are used primarily by patrons of the existing establishments. The existing parking results in a large portion of
the Boylston Street frontage to be an open curb cut which has an impact on the pedestrian access along
Boylston Street.
On-street public parking in the area is presented in Figure 3.10. On-street parking primarily serves two
purposes in the area: Fenway residents to the south of Boylston Street; and short-term commercial patrons on
and to the north of Boylston Street. Metered spaces are provided immediately adjacent to the Project Site on
Boylston Street and Brookline Avenue. The Brookline Avenue spaces are signed with morning peak hour
restrictions. Van Ness Street provides two-hour on-street parking spaces. No parking is provided on
Kilmarnock Street.
Future Transportation Conditions
Two future conditions scenarios were evaluated for a future five-year time horizon (2017) in order to assess
the potential Project-related traffic impacts: the No-Build and Build Conditions. These future conditions are
summarized in the sections below.
No-Build Condition
The 2017 No-Build Condition was developed to evaluate future transportation conditions in the traffic study
area without consideration of the Project. In accordance with BTD guidelines, this future analysis year
represents a five-year horizon (2017) from existing conditions (2012). The No-Build Condition provides insight
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