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1.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESSAdequate opportunity for public official (including elected officials) and citizeninvolvement must be provided in the development of the transportation plan. Reviewprocedures shall include opportunities for interested parties (including citizens, affectedpublic agencies, representatives of transportation agency employees, and privateproviders of transportation) to be involved in the early stages of the plandevelopment/update process. The public participation elements associated with thedevelopment of the Plan for the Cape Cod region include the following elements.1.2.1 MEETINGSNumerous meetings have been held to discuss development of the Cape Cod RegionalTransportation Plan. The following list includes partial list of meetings held solely forthe plan, as well as meetings of various organizations at which the RTP was discussed.Meetings held are listed by organization or meeting type, the most recent meetings arelisted first. The latest list of RTP meetings is available online at the Cape CodCommission’s websites.Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization, time and day varies, Cape CodCommission Office, Barnstable Meetings beginning in July 2010 and continuing throughout the development ofthe RTPCape Cod Joint Transportation Committee – 8:30 Fridays once per month, CapeCod Commission office, Barnstable Meetings beginning in February 2010 and continuing throughout thedevelopment of the RTP.RTP Focus Workshops (Hyannis Transportation Center) Roadways & the Environment: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 – 3:00 PM Air, Ferry, and Rail: Monday, July 19, 2010 – 3:00 PM Public Transit: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 – 3:00 PM Bicycle and Pedestrian: Saturday, June 26, 2010 – 1:30 PMRegional Transportation Plan Public Meetings: August 16, 2011 – 3:30 PM – Cape Cod Commission Office (Barnstable) Thursday, March 18, 2010 – 1:30 PM - Bourne Memorial Community Center Tuesday, March 16, 2010 – 4:00 PM – Hyannis Transportation Center Monday, March 15, 2010 – 7:00 PM – Salt Pond Visitors’ Center (Eastham)Chapter 1: Goals & Objectives Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan | August 2011Page 6
Page 1: Cape Cod 2012Regional Transportatio
Page 4: Table of ContentsChapter 1: Goals &
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Page 11 and 12: 1. IntroductionThis 2012 Cape Cod R
Page 13 and 14: 1.1 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS
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Page 29 and 30: New transportation projects must co
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Page 49 and 50: long distance commuters, almost hal
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Protection Areas, Land Subject to C
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2.1.2 LAND USES ALONG MAJOR ROADWAY
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Potential Public Water Supply AreaH
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Administration compiled by Environm
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construct critical infrastructure t
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As shown above, collectively, all t
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2.2.2 ROAD INFRASTRUCTURECape Cod
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Canal area transportation network.
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TABLE 3 - INTERSECTION TYPETotalYar
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2.2.4 ROADWAY VOLUMES1998-2008 was
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At most traffic counting locations,
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estimated traffic volumes, the seco
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2.2.6 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENTThe paveme
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above, allowing pavement to deterio
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FIGURE 13 - AUTO OWNERSHIP ON CAPE
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serves commuter traffic, specifical
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The following table lists the most
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FIGURE 17 - VISITOR ATTRACTIONS ON
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FIGURE 19: LICENSE PLATE STUDY: NON
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FIGURE 21 - ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUA
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2.2.11 BRIDGESCape Cod’s bridges
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FIGURE 23 - THE BRIDGES OF BARNSTAB
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FIGURE 25 - STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT
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FIGURE 27 - ROUTE 6 AT EXIT 4 IN SA
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FIGURE 30 - ROUTE 6 NORTH OF GOVERN
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TABLE 12 - TRAFFIC VOLUMES & MILEAG
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Bourne Rotary to Palmer Avenue, Fal
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FIGURE 34 - ROUTE 28, EAST OF ROUTE
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CongestionTraffic flow along the co
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SafetyFor the years 2005 and 2006,
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Chapter 2.2: Roadways Cape Cod Regi
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A bus is a motorized form of land t
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FIGURE 4: HYANNIS TRANSPORTATION CE
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2.3.2.1 MacMillan Pier and Bus Depo
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2.3.2.4 Tedeschi Food Shop in Bourn
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FIGURE 10: BUS SHELTERS AT BARNSTAB
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throughout the South Shore. Plymout
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TABLE 2: PLYMOUTH AND BROCKTON, HYA
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Peter Pan and Bonanza Bus Lines pro
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TABLE 5: CAPE COD LOCAL BUS SERVICE
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$1,348$1,245 $1,273 $1,231$1,104Tho
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$3.50$3.00$3.08$2.95$2.50$2.31$2.44
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FIGURE 23: CAPE COD REGIONAL TRANSI
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FIGURE 25: SEALINE BUS PARKED NEAR
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TABLE 10: H2O RIDERSHIP, FY 2009, F
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TABLE 11: “VILLAGER” RIDERSHIP,
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TABLE 13: PROVINCETOWN/TRURO SHUTTL
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2.3.7 DEMAND RESPONSE BUS SERVICEDe
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TABLE 15: “FLEX” SERVICE RIDERS
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The OWL is a fixed route bus servic
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The transportation needs of some po
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FIGURE 37: ELDERLY AND MINOR POPULA
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service. Moreover, connections to l
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ide transportation (DART) in unders
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Chapter 2.3: Bus Transportation Cap
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 19
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Together, they form a network of ra
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hundred feet on either side of Will
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for the westerly extension of the R
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FIGURE 21: THE TERMINUS OF THE HYAN
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FIGURE 24: A BUSH GROWS IN THE MIDD
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FIGURE 30: CAPE COD RAILROAD BRIDGE
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2.4.4 FREIGHT SERVICEFIGURE 32: MAS
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FIGURE 34: CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROA
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TABLE 4: RAIL CARS IN THE CAPE COD
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Chapter 2.4: Rail Cape Cod Regional
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FIGURE 1: FALMOUTH HARBORFIGURE 2:
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MassDOT report (“Identification o
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FIGURE 8: STAGE HARBORChapter 2.5:
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anchorage of 8 feet. The second is
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Cape Cod Canal was sold to the fede
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2.5.3 OTHER CHANNELSOther channels
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TABLE 2: TRIPS OF VESSELS FOR CAPE
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2.5.4 WATER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTR
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Table 6). By way of comparison, the
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TABLE 6: COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF T
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under 20’ in overall length. In 2
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TABLE 8: STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY FLEETY
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TABLE 10: AUTOMOBILES CARRIED BY TH
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TABLE 11: WEEKDAY SUMMER FERRY SERV
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250Cars Parked at Steamship Authori
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handicapped accessible, but not all
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first director of the company. The
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2.6.1.4 Otis Air Force BaseFIGURE 2
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FIGURE 3: AIRPORTS USED BY CAPE COD
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Sagamore Park-and-Ride lots. By pro
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2.7.2 CANAL BRIDGE CONDITIONSCurren
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FIGURE 3 - ROADWAY OVER SAGAMORE BR
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FIGURE 5 - COMBINED AVERAGE DAILY T
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FIGURE 7 - THIRTY-YEAR COMPARISON O
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2.7.5 CAPE COD CANAL HIGHWAY BRIDGE
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conditions at the bridges. Radio st
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FIGURE 9 - SAGAMORE CROSSING(note:
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FIGURE 11 - BOURNE CROSSINGChapter
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FIGURE 13 - SCENIC HIGHWAY, FACING
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2.7.7.3 Belmont CircleThe Belmont C
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2.7.7.4 Sagamore Interchange (forme
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2.7.7.5 Route 6 Interchange 1Route
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Chapter 2.7: Cape Cod Canal Area Ca
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2.8.1 UPPER CAPEThe Upper Cape incl
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Rail ServiceThe third bridge across
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turning south, terminating in Hyann
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28 for east-west traffic in the are
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2.8.3.1 Transportation FacilitiesTh
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2.8.4 OUTER CAPEThe Outer Cape incl
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2.8.4.2 Transportation Issues and P
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Chapter 3: Table of Contents3 - Saf
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3. SafetyThe concern over safety is
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Based on Crash Rate: A crash rate f
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TABLE 2 - TOP LOCATIONS BASED ON NU
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TABLE 4 - TOP LOCATIONS BASED ON CR
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TABLE 6 - INDEX OF NOTESNote Inters
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The overwhelming majority of Cape i
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3.2.4 YOUNGER DRIVER RECOMMENDATION
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TABLE 8 - CRASH RATES (BASED ON YEA
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afforded by roundabouts. For exampl
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types. Enforcing red light laws by
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icyclists, and drivers will be awar
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Public Education and MediaThe safet
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3.4.1 BARNSTABLE ROAD SAFETY AUDITS
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• Reconfiguration of signalized i
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3. Increase the delineation of the
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Safety Issue #2. Intersection Geome
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Safety Issue #2. Pavement MarkingsE
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Turning Vehicles”, but may includ
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Safety Issue #5. Sign ImprovementsE
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Lack of shoulders (both inside and
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4. Introduce traffic signal control
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TABLE 11 - BICYCLIST-VEHICLE CRASH
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etter compliance and safety of pede
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• Automatic vehicle locators (AVL
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ecommendations include looking at s
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3.7.4 HARWICH: ROUTE 137/ROUTE 39Th
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destinations should be a priority t
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2012 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANCh
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Chapter 4: Security Cape Cod Region
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impending hurricane may bring motor
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high level of public knowledge rega
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preparedness. The goal of this prog
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18. Access to security sensitive do
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Chapter 4: Security Cape Cod Region
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Chapter 5: Table of Contents5. Bicy
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Figure 55 - Barnstable Bicycling &
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5. Bicycling and Pedestrian Plannin
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FIGURE 2 - SHARED USE PATH VISION M
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FIGURE 3 - MULTI-USE PATHS AND ROUT
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FIGURE 4 - CAPE COD RAIL TRAIL CROS
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the bike path from Palmer Avenue to
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FIGURE 15 - SETUCKET ROAD PATH EAST
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FIGURE 17 - NAUSET TRAIL FROM THE S
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FIGURE 20 - LOOKING NORTH ON ROUTE
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was constructed in the early 1980s
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TABLE 2 - BICYCLE PATH MILEAGE BY P
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FIGURE 29 - CLAIRE SALTONSTALL BIKE
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5.1.2.4 Low Volume RoadsBicyclists
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5.1.3 SIDEWALK NETWORKFIGURE 32 - S
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etween the Seashore and the Cape's
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Area near the Barnstable Park-and-R
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Town planning officials and concern
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FIGURE 38 - POTENTIAL ROUTE "6B" IN
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FIGURE 42 - POTENTIAL ROUTE "6B" IN
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5.2.2 “ROUTE 28B” - SOUTHSIDE B
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FIGURE 47 - POTENTIAL ROUTE "28B" I
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FIGURE 51 - POTENTIAL ROUTE "28B" I
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FIGURE 52 - YARMOUTH ROAD PROPOSED
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FIGURE 54 - HARWICH BICYCLE/PEDESTR
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FIGURE 55 - BARNSTABLE BICYCLING &
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FIGURE 56 - DENNIS PORT REGIONAL BI
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5.3.6 WAREHAM BICYCLE CONNECTIONS T
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5.4.1 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT TYPEST
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The cost estimates were prepared in
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should be undertaken to establish a
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practices should be considered for
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Assumes installation of signalized
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etrofits or improvements to provide
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Cost Estimate - Shared-use path, un
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utilization of existing infrastruct
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ecovery area which reduces roadway
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Preliminary Design Concepts - Conce
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Cost Estimate -• Feasibility Stud
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• Adjacent to roadway with utilit
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Preliminary Design Concepts - On-ro
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It is important to note that the To
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implemented. In some locations a sh
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multimodal options and facilitate g
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Preliminary Design Concepts - Bicyc
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Claire Saltonstall Bikeway should b
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as Mass Bike Route 1 follows Route
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esult, the discontinuous nature of
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Grand Cape Tour would provide visit
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• Sand (surface hazard) and other
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Preliminary Design Concepts -The de
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ider from the bike. Grate installat
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Public exposure- State and federal
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FIGURE 59 - CCNS UPPER/MID-CAPE MAP
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FIGURE 61 - CCNS UPPER/MID-CAPE PRI
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5.5 CONCLUSIONBicycle and pedestria
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Chapter 6: Congestion Management Ca
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Significant Legislative Elements:Th
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spring, counts to investigate suspe
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TABLE 1 - CAPE COD TRANSIT TASK FOR
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6.5.2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOCATION
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FIGURE 2 - 30 YEAR COMPARISON OF CA
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FIGURE 3 - HISTORIC GAS PRICESChapt
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6.8.3. VOLUME TO CAPACITY RATIO OF
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FIGURE 6 - MID-CAPE COD V/C RATIOSC
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6.8.4. TRAVEL TIME CORRIDORSThe fol
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TABLE 4 - JOURNEY TO WORK ORIGINS &
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Chapter 7: Table of Contents7 Analy
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7. Analysis of AlternativesIn the p
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Transportation Studies are individu
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Distribution of Forecasts by Munici
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7.3 EVALUATION CRITERIAThe evaluati
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Compatibility Analysis" is used as
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7.4 RECENT CCC TRANSPORTATION PLANN
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edesign of the rotary as a modern r
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icyclists). Establishing greater un
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viable options for improving public
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IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATION:Share
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IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATION:Colle
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o Increased use of taxi services1.1
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7.5.9 PARKING AND TRANSIT STUDYThis
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The sponsoring agency has to factor
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Printed: 6/13/2011 Programs Cape Co
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7.6.2 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTSTransp
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Printed: 6/14/2011 Projects Cape Co
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7.6.3 SMART SOLUTIONS CONSIDERED“
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Printed: 6/13/2011 Smart Solutions
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Printed: 6/13/2011 Studies Cape Cod
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7.7 CONCLUSIONMore than 200 Transpo
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Chapter 8: Recommendations & Financ
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signed into law on August 10, 2005,
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Federal Highway Administration Prog
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Federal Transit Administration Prog
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the CCRTA services, new fare boxes,
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TABLE 2 - ESTIMATED REGIONAL TRANSP
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TABLE 3 - ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE H
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The following table provides a list
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Cape Cod 2012Regional Transportatio
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Medford, Quincy, Revere, and Somerv
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In addition, the regulations set sp
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• Enhanced Inspection and Mainten
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ehalf of the Cape Cod MPO, has used
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estimates of population, households
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2025 Woburn New Boston Street Bridg
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AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY ANALYSISThe
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• The NOx emissions for the Actio
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Table of ContentsSummary of Changes
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Chapter 2 - Existing ConditionsSect
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Chapter 8 - Recommendations and Fin
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