Draft Project Impact Report - Boston Redevelopment Authority

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Dock Management
4.5 Future Conditions
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currently delivering in the vicinity of the proposed buildings in an effort to reduce
the overall number of new trucks in the area.
To maximize the efficiency of the Shaw’s and D-Block docks, dock management will
continue to be provided by a dock master. The dock master will be responsible for
enforcing dwell times, coordinating with dock users, scheduling deliveries and
maintaining the flow of the loading area operation to avoid impacts on areas outside
the loading area. Dock management will also address periodic “surges” in activity
that may occur, and will serve to provide a “buffer” if actual arrival patterns and/or
dwell times vary from those used in the analysis presented in the NPC/PNF.
Detailed loading area and peak daily delivery requirements were presented in the
NPC/PNF.
In summary, the current dock layouts at the Shaw’s and D-Block loading area will
provide adequate dock spaces and conform to the requirements of the Development
Plan.
This section intended to supplement the original discussion of future conditions as
presented in the NPC/PNF which describes the context of the future transportation
infrastructure that will serve the Prudential Center and the proposed Project. The
first part of this section provides a summary of area transportation infrastructure
improvements that are currently planned, are under design, or are under
construction by the City of Boston, the MBTA, or other proponents in the area.
Subsequent sections provide a summary of the development of supplemental 2011
Full Build conditions, including morning, evening and Saturday peak hour traffic
activity, parking supply and demands, loading service activities, future pedestrian
and bicycle activities and future transit options. The future 2011 Build Condition
was developed and evaluated within this context to help identify additional
roadway, pedestrian, and transit improvements that may be needed to mitigate
identified transportation impacts generated by the Project.
Area Developments and Transportation Improvements
Key planned improvements within the Project area include the following:
Boylston Street Corridor – The roadway improvements included as part of the
Mandarin Oriental Boston project to the Boylston Street Corridor will improve
pedestrian safety and flow by moving the existing pedestrian signal at Fairfield
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