Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
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The <strong>Westerly</strong> Comprehensive PlanTable 7-1 2005 and 1998 Average Daily TrafficRoute #/Street Name Section 2005 1988Route 1ARoute 1Route 78Route 91Watch Hill Road 5800 N/AShore Road:Ocean View Hwy & Winnipaug Rd 5100 2100Winnipaug Rd & Weekapaug Rd 4500 2600Noyes Neck Rd & Junction with Route 1 2000 N/ABeach StreetJunction with East Avenue & Route 3 7700 N/AEast AvenueWhere it meets Beach Street 4900 N/AGranite St and Route 78 22700 16600Route 78 & Junction with 1A/Shore Road 21300 16300West section & town line 13500 N/ARoute 78 & Route 1A/Shore Road 9500 N/AAirport Road and Junction with Route 1 8100 N/ARoute 3 & High Street 11600 7400Post Rd & Oak Street (North portion) 6400 4400East stretch near Bradford Road 4800 5700Route 216 Between Bradford and Ashaway Bradford Rd 7300 5000Route 3 <strong>Westerly</strong> Bypass Rd (Rt 78) & High Street 11,600 7400Potter Hill Road parallel to Rt 3 600 N/AUpper Canal Street 1800 N/ASource: RIDOT and peter j. smith & company, inc.7.3 ParkingParking is a concern in the downtown area; nearly three-quarters <strong>of</strong> survey respondents saiddowntown parking is a problem. As <strong>Westerly</strong> implements the downtown planned redevelopmentprojects and other projects expected to transform the downtown over the coming years, parkingissues can be relied upon to intensify.In addition to on-street parking, downtown has one parking structure with public parking. Despiteits convenient and central location, parking is generally available, but time limited to two hours, atthe garage. Downtown employers also lease spaces in the garage for their employees.Strategies to decrease the demand for on-street parking in the downtown area include encouragingwalking and bicycling, exploring opportunities for shuttle bus service and alternative parkingfacilities, developing town traffic management, calming and parking plans, and identifying propertiesthat provide opportunities for siting parking facilities and shuttle bus stops. The success <strong>of</strong> thedowntown revitalization projects may have as much impact on the perception <strong>of</strong> parking availabilityas would an additional parking structure.Other parking hot spots in town include parking at the beach; more than half <strong>of</strong> survey respondentssaid parking at the beach is a problem. Misquamicut <strong>State</strong> Beach has more than 2,500 parkingpeter j. smith & company, inc. 110
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