Route 132 Corridor Report - Cape Cod Commission

large buildings and accommodating large parking areas in a way that is
visually appealing and that respects the traditional character of Cape Cod.
There is the added challenge of designing these uses on a 4-lane roadway
with medians in some areas. Establishing a distinct but unified landscape
character for each segment of the roadway will help to make the Route
132 corridor a more desirable place to shop. See Design Guidelines for
Specific Areas of Route 132, included in Section 8 of this report.
Issue 4: Limited Pedestrian Walkways
Many pedestrians and cyclists use the Route 28/Bearse’s Way and Route
132 corridors, including visitors, employees and residents. These streets
are very un-inviting and dangerous places for these users. For example,
bicycle/pedestrian users are forced into the roadway where vehicles are
moving at high speed and often travel against the vehicle movements.
Many choose to cross the roadway at dangerous locations, and have no
central refuge in most places. Sidewalks exist in several locations along
the corridor, but never on both sides of the street
and often end abruptly forcing users into the
road or through landscaping. A sidewalk does
extend from Bearse’s Way along the south side
of Route 132 and past the mall, after which the
sidewalk ends except for isolated pieces along
the remaining frontages. No sidewalk is present
on the north side of the roadway. In several
areas, footpaths have been worn by heavy pedestrian
usage where no sidewalk exists. There is
currently no pathway designated for bicyclists
or multi-use along the Route 132 corridor. Currently,
there are only three crosswalks for pedestrians
in the entire study area, all of which are
located on Route 132. See Figure G for an illustration
of existing pedestrian connections within
the study area.
Opportunity 4A: Provide Sidewalks and
Multi-Use Paths in study area
Create pedestrian/bike linkages to define safe
and efficient ways of traveling through the area.
By identifying the location of potential sidewalk,
Pedestrians forced into the roadway
because of a lack of sidewalk
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