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Loading \\MABOS\projects\11381.00\reports\Article80\Expand ed_PNF\03_Transportation_FINAL.doc Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. The Point, Boston An off-street loading dock will be provided and will be accessed via the shared Trilogy driveway on Brookline Avenue. As currently planned, this loading area will accommodate two single unit/box trucks and a trash compactor. In addition, a designated on-street loading zone is proposed on Brookline Avenue to accommodate infrequent larger trucks, such as moving trucks and unscheduled deliveries. In order to accommodate trucks and trash pick-up on site, a secondary egress driveway will be constructed to Boylston Street for service vehicles. Because the shared driveway does not intersect Brookline Avenue at a right-angle, it will not be possible for trucks to use the loading docks and exit to Brookline Avenue. They will have to use the egress driveway to Boylston Street, which will be constructed with a pavement treatment to indicate that this is a shared environment with pedestrians. Trucks will be restricted to right-turns out onto Boylston Street only. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Consistent with the City’s goals to reduce auto dependency, the Project will offer TDM measures to encourage alternative modes of transportation. The Project will: Provide indoor bicycle storage spaces for building residents and tenants. Install additional bicycle racks at grade for general public use. Charge market rates for parking. Designate an on-site Transportation Coordinator to oversee parking and loading operations as well as promote the use of alternative transportation measures and carpooling. Encourage commercial tenants to provide on-site transit pass sales to employees. Encourage commercial tenants to provide a 50 percent transit subsidy. Encourage the residential property manager to provide on-site pass sales to residents. Provide transit information such as maps and schedules to new residents and tenants in an orientation package. Provide this information in the residential lobby. All TDM measures will be formalized in the Transportation Access Plan Agreement (TAPA) to be executed with BTD. Traffic Operations Analysis Consistent with BTD’s guidelines, Synchro 6 software was used to model level of service (LOS) operations at the study area intersections. LOS is a qualitative measure of control delay at an intersection providing an index to the operational qualities of a roadway or intersection. LOS designations range from A to F, with LOS A representing the best operating conditions and LOS F representing the worst operating conditions. LOS D is typically considered acceptable. LOS E indicates that 3-14 Transportation
\\MABOS\projects\11381.00\reports\Article80\Expand ed_PNF\03_Transportation_FINAL.doc Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. The Point, Boston vehicles experience significant delay and queuing while LOS F suggests unacceptable delay for the average vehicle. LOS thresholds differ for signalized and unsignalized intersections. Longer delays at signalized intersections than at unsignalized intersections are perceived as acceptable. Table 3-8 below presents the level of service delay threshold criteria as defined in the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). Table 3-8 Level of Service Criteria Level of Service 3-15 Transportation Un-signalized Intersection Control Delay (sec/veh) Signalized Intersection Control Delay (sec/veh) LOS A 0-10 ≤ 10 LOS B > 10-15 > 10-20 LOS C > 15-25 > 20-35 LOS D > 25-35 > 35-55 LOS E > 35-50 > 55-80 LOS F > 50 > 80 Source: 2010 HCM Adjustments were made to the Synchro model to include characteristics of each intersection, such as heavy vehicles, bus operations, parking activity, and pedestrian crossings. The LOS results of the analyses are summarized in Table 3-9 for the Existing, No-Build, and Build Conditions. Detailed results including delay by approach, queuing and volume to capacity ratio are presented in Appendix B along with the detailed Synchro results. In consideration of transportation conditions in the Fenway area, it is important to be cognizant of the traffic and parking conditions associated with Red Sox home game days. However, it would not be practical to base operational analysis for the Project on the conditions that prevail under police control on the limited number of game days per year. The Boylston Street and Brookline Avenue corridors process heavy traffic and pedestrians volumes during the commuter peak hours. At times, long queue length and high vehicle delays can be observed. The traffic model includes a conservative approach to future traffic trends by forecasting an increase in background traffic and assigning specific known development projects to the study area as required by the Boston Transportation Department. The model also includes several planned infrastructure projects that will benefit traffic operations in the neighborhood. These changes assumed under the No Build Condition include: New Street – this two-way roadway, to be built as part of the Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project, will connect Boylston Street and Van Ness Street and will help alleviate traffic demands on Kilmarnock Street and Van Ness Street. Two-way Van Ness Street – planned changes to make Van Ness Street two-way between Kilmarnock Street and Jersey Street/Yawkey Way will improve traffic circulation in the neighborhood. This change is being made as part of the Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project. Sear’s Rotary Reconstruction – this Army Corps of Engineers Project will eliminate the existing jug handle that existing today and will provide a new Riverway connection to Park Drive thus removing a portion of
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