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and facilities needed. A corridor approach should be adopted to identify potentialshared-use path alignments throughout the region to ensure connectivity as thesegments can be built in phases, perhaps by different agencies or municipalities. Thedesired conditions and accommodations to be provided along on-roadway segmentsneed to be established and agreed upon by stakeholders so that conditions are consistentfor bicyclists traveling between jurisdictions. Planning and construction should becoordinated with Projects 5.2.6 & 5.2.7 in order to link proposed projects and develop awider bicycle network.Project 5.2.14: Develop Plan for Intermodal Center in FalmouthProject Description – This proposed connection has been conceived by the FalmouthBikeways Committee. The intermodal center is proposed to be located at the formerNorth Falmouth railroad station at the intersection of County Street with the Bay ColonyRail/ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation Railroadright-of-way. At the present time this site is at the northern terminus of the Shining SeaBike trail. This lot is unpaved and is currently used as a parking lot for trail users. Thesite supports an active section of Bay Colony Rail operations.Preliminary Design Concepts – This lot is large enough to support a paved parkinglot and bus stop operations. The improvement could include formal curb cuts, a pavedparking field with internal circulation, a ‘kiosk’ type bus shelter mounted on a raisedpedestrian island, and bike racks.Cost Estimate – Multiple facility improvements:• Parking lot – $50,000.00• Bus shelters – $20,000.00• Secure bicycle parking (unit cost)– $1,500.00Recommendations for Implementation – Multiple entities need to coordinateefforts and agree upon the scope of the facility and operations proposed for theintermodal center. The specific configuration and ingress and egress to the facilitywould need to be evaluated and a possibly a traffic study conducted to determine trafficimpacts. It has been proposed that the railroad could provide some level of funding for ashared facility.Project 5.2.15: Improve Bicycle Facilities on Tupper Road South of Route 6AProject Description – Tupper Road in Sandwich provides access to the terminus ofthe Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, paralleling much busier Route 6A which also serves asMass Bike Route 1. Tupper Road then provides a north/south connection between Route6A and Route 130, Main Street, but lacks any bicycle accommodations. Adding pavedshoulders or other bicycle improvements would provide safer, more comfortablebicycling conditions while also reducing conflicts with motor vehicles. Adding pavedshoulders has additional benefits including pavement edge stabilization, the addition of aChapter 5: Bike & Pedestrian Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan | August 2011Page 412