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Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
The Point, Boston
to future traffic conditions resulting from regional growth as well as traffic generated by specific planned
projects that are expected to affect the local roadway network.
Background Growth
A background growth rate of half a percent per year was applied to the traffic volumes. This growth rate is
consistent with recent traffic studies for other developments in the Fenway and LMA. In addition to the
background growth rate, traffic projections and infrastructure changes for several specific projects were
incorporated in the development of No Build Condition. These include the following development projects:
Landmark Center North
Fenway Center (Parcel 7)
121 Brookline Avenue (Research and Development)
Massachusetts Mental Health Center Redevelopment
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Care
Children’s Hospital Boston – 57 Binney Street Project
Longwood Center (formerly Joslin Diabetes Center Expansion Project)
Longwood Research Institute (formerly Longwood North Research Center)
The Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project
The Winsor School Expansion and Research Building
1282 Boylston Street Mixed-Use Project
The infrastructure projects include the following:
Boylston Street Reconstruction Project
New Street between Boylston Street and Van Ness Street
Two-way Van Ness Street as part of the Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project
Army Corp of Engineer’s Muddy River Project
The 2017 No-Build projections incorporate the planned New Street that will connect Van Ness Street to
Boylston Street midblock between Kilmarnock Street and Yawkey Way. This street will provide two-way
travel and will be constructed as part of the recently approved Fenway Triangle Mixed-Use Project. In
addition, operations on the currently underutilized Van Ness Street will modified to allow two-way travel
with the construction of the Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project. This change has been incorporated into the
No-Build analysis. As a result, traffic on Kilmarnock Street is reduced in the No-Build Condition because Van
Ness Street traffic will disperse in the neighborhood rather than be funneled onto Kilmarnock Street.
Also included in the 2017 No Build Condition is the Army Corp of Engineer’s proposed Muddy River Project
at the Sear’s Rotary. As part of this project, the existing jug handle will be eliminated and left-turns from
Brookline Avenue eastbound onto Park Drive will be permitted. In addition, eastbound movements from the
Riverway will be provided with a direct connection to Park Drive so that traffic destined towards Audubon
Circle will no longer have to circulate through the Brookline Avenue portion of the Sear’s Rotary.
Figures 3.11 and 3.12 present the 2017 No-Build Condition traffic volumes accounting for background growth
and planned infrastructure changes for the morning and evening peak hours, respectively.
3-10 Transportation