Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

The Westerly Comprehensive Plan9.4.1.2 Individual Input – CirculationTraffic volume and safety are issues in the town of Westerly. More than 90 percent said they agreedor strongly agreed with this statement. There was general agreement on the need for bike lanes,parking and sidewalks in Westerly, with margins of 72 to 76 percent of participants agreeing orstrongly agreeing with the statements. There was less enthusiastic agreement about the need fortrails with 55 percent of participants saying they agreed or strongly agreed on the need for acomprehensive trail system. Responses are tabulated in the table below.Table 9-3 Individual Input: CirculationNeitherStronglyAgreeAgreeAgreenorDisagreeI am concerned with thevolume of traffic and trafficsafety in the town.Pedestrian safety is an issue inWesterly and there is a needfor more sidewalks in the townof Westerly.There is a need for official bikelanes in Westerly.A comprehensive trail systemfor recreational andtransportation purposes isneeded in the town.Additional parking is neededin the town.DisagreeStronglyDisagree57.5% 33.8% 6.3% 2.5% 0.0%28.2% 34.6% 25.6% 10.3% 1.3%32.9% 40.5% 19.0% 6.3% 1.3%17.1% 38.2% 32.9% 10.5% 1.3%36.4% 40.3% 16.9% 3.9% 2.6%peter j. smith & company, inc. 134