City of Waltham Transportation Master Plan

City of Waltham
Transportation Master Plan
Presented by:
Date: 5/17/2016
2 nd Public Meeting

Agenda
• 4:00 – 6:00 PM: Open House
• 6:30-7:30 PM: Presentation by McMahon
• Overview of Project, Schedule and Team
• Recap of Previous Public Meeting & Public Survey Results
• Recommended Actions
• Parking Pedestrians Bicyclists
• Transit Vehicles
• Specific Recommendations
• Select Corridors and Intersections
• Next Steps
• 7:30 – 7:45 PM: Public Comment Period
• 7:45 – 9:00 PM: Workshop Format
City of Waltham Transportation Master Plan
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Date: 5/17/2016

Project Team
City of Waltham
Planning
Catherine Cagle, AICP
City Planner
Traffic
Michael Garvin, P.E.
Traffic Engineer
Traffic
Commission
Maureen Chlebek, P.E., PTOE
Project Manager
Colleen Medeiros, P.E.
Senior Traffic Engineer
Transit/Transportation
Planning Group
Traffic Engineering
Group
Roadway Design
Group
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Project Team
• City of Waltham Traffic Commission
• Meets September – June (3 rd Thursday) @ 10AM to noon
• Committee includes representatives from:
• Traffic Department
• City Police
• Public Works
• Planning Department
• Fire Department
• Wires Department
• City Treasurer
• City Clerk
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Study Tasks
• Task 1: Existing Inventory and Data Collection
• Task 2: Evaluate Existing & Future Conditions
• Task 3: Identify Issues/Deficiencies &
Develop Action Plan
• Task 4: Transportation Master Plan
• Task 5: Stakeholder Coordination
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Project Schedule
Public
Meeting #1
Traffic
Public Commission
Meeting #2 Meeting
City Council
Meeting
Community Involvement Throughout Project
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Recap of Public Meeting 1
• Existing Transportation Network
Conditions
• Volumes
• Crash analysis
• Parking
• Heathy Transportation Facilities –
walking/bicycling/transit
• Operations
Presentation is available on City
website:
http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/
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Public Survey Results
• Survey posted on City website.
• Approximately 3,400 responses.
• Survey ran from Nov. 19-Dec 31, 2015.
• Was available online and paper copies.
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Public Survey Results
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Public Survey Results
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Public Survey Results
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Task 3
Conceptual Improvements
City Wide Recommended Actions
• Parking
• Pedestrian
• Bicyclists
• Transit
• Vehicles
RN1
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IL1
IL2
Downtown Parking Strategy
• Reposition parking based on different
users to spread demand within existing
parking supply
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IL3
Downtown Parking Strategy
• Increase customer access to downtown businesses by encouraging
turnover
• On-street priced parking
• Premium on-street: $1.00/hr
• Standard on-street: $0.50/hr
• Off-street: $0.25/hr
• Longer time limits
• On-street 4 hour limit
• Off-street unlimited
• Incentivize use of off-street
parking lots
Town
Common
Parking lots undercapacity
On-street
overcapacity
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8:00 PM Utilization on Moody St.
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Downtown Parking Strategy
• Improve connections
• Main Street and Moody
Street
• On-street and offstreet
parking areas
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Downtown Parking Recommendations
Develop
employee
parking program
(short term)
Implement full system
of parking and permits
(long term)
Charge for
on-street
parking
(medium
term)
Set up parking
fund (long
term)
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Downtown Parking Recommendations
• Provide better connections to longer-term, lower-cost off-street parking through
improved wayfinding and streetscape
Lack of
wayfinding from
Rail Road and
off-street lots
along Moody
Street
Expand wayfinding signage, streetscape, and lighting improvements
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IL6
Comparative Parking Policies
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Pedestrian City Wide Recommendations
Connect missing links in sidewalk network, e.g. Banks
Cedarwood and Bentley/Fernald neighborhoods
Utilize ladder style crosswalks
Update intersections with pedestrian countdown timers
and curb ramps to meet modern standards
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Bicycle City Wide Recommendations
• Develop a city-wide bicycle network for a
connected system:
• Improve city-wide bicycle connectivity
• Connect to regional multi-use paths
MAPC regional bike network map
• Connect to bus and commuter rail transit
Implement bike sharrows and bike lanes on
recommended corridors
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Transit City Wide Recommendations
Add amenities
Optimize stop spacing
Improve bus stop visibility
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Improve accessibility

Transit City Wide Recommendations
Transit Priority Measures
• Traffic signal optimization
• Transit signal priority
• Queue jump lanes
• Shared bus/right turn lane
• Exclusive bus lane
• Bus stop curb extensions
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Specific Transit Recommendations
• Carter Street Transit Hub
• Bus only area
• Enhanced pedestrian accommodations
• Westbound travel lane • Improved rider amenities & environment
• Kiss n’ ride & taxi stand • Transit signal priority

Vehicle City Wide Recommendations
Improve safety
Traffic calming
Reduce congestion
Modify Travel
Lanes
• Define lane use
• Install turn lanes
• Eliminated “trap
turn” lanes
• Balance lanes, i.e.
Main Street
Access
Management
• Shared access
• Internal connections
between retail sites
• Reduce curb cuts
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Vehicle City Wide Recommendations
• Improve traffic signals
Optimize timings
Replace outdated equipment
Improve visibility
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Implement coordinated signal systems

Specific Recommendations
• 4 Major Corridors
• Main Street
• Moody Street
• Lexington Street
• Bear Hill Road
Bear Hill
Avenue /
2 nd Avenue
Lexington
Street
• 20 Study Area
Intersections
Main Street
Moody Street
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Task 3
Lexington Street Corridor
Existing
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Task 3
Bear Hill Avenue / 2 nd Avenue
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Task 3
Moody Street Corridor
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Task 3
Main Street – Western Segment
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Task 3
Main Street – Downtown Segment
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Task 3
Main Street – Eastern Segment
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Task 3
Winter Street
Short-Term Improvements:
• Optimize traffic signal
timings
• Coordinated signal
system from West
Avenue to 3 rd Avenue
• Eastbound left turn at
2 nd Avenue
improvements
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Task 3
Winter Street
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Task 3
Winter Street
Concept developed by Vanasse Hangen
Brustlin (VHB) with the Winter
Street/Route 128 Business Park
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Task 3
Piety Corner
Short-Term Improvements:
• Public Input from March
15 th Meeting
• Lane utilization signage
and striping
• Signal coordination with
Beaver Street
• Signal optimization
• Maintenance of
pavement markings and
roadway/sidewalk
surfaces
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Task 3
Piety Corner
Long-Term Improvements:
• Signalized concept
• Adaptive signal control
• Real Time Traffic Condition
Adjustments
• Property acquisition
• Parcel in southwest corner
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Task 3
Beaver Street at Warren Street
Short-Term Improvements:
• Install new crosswalks
• Add “Intersection Ahead”
Signage
• Reduce westbound right
turn radius with striping
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Task 3
Beaver Street at Warren Street
Long-Term Improvements:
• Signalized Concept
• Reduce westbound right
turn radius with curb
• Install crosswalks and
curb ramps
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Task 3
Main Street at Weston Street/South Street
Short-Term Improvements:
• Add route shields on
pavement
• Install supplemental lane
utilization signage
• Update pedestrian and
vehicular clearances
• Optimize traffic signal
timings
• Improvements to traffic
signal equipment
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Task 3
Main Street at Weston Street/South Street
Long-Term Improvements:
• Changes in vehicular
traffic patterns expected
• Signalized intersection
between Main Street and
Weston Street
• Realign South Street to
stop controlled approach
on Weston Street
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Task 3
Main Street at Gore Street/Barbara Road
Short-Term Improvements:
• Install push-buttons to
meet current standards
• Install bike lane striping
on Gore Street
• Optimize traffic signal
timings
• Investigate access
management
opportunities
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Task 3
Main Street at Gore Street/Barbara Road
Long-Term Improvements:
• Remove channelized right
turn from Gore Street to
Warren Street
• Add northbound right
turn on Gore Street
• Add exclusive left turn
lane on Main Street to
Warren Street
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Task 3
River Street at Elm Street
Short-Term Improvements:
• All-way stop controlled
• Allows for improved
operations on River
Street and improved
pedestrian access
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Task 3
River Street at Elm Street
Long-Term Improvements:
• Signalize intersection
• Retain existing lanes,
sidewalks, and parking
• Add crosswalks with curb
ramps at current
standards
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Task 3
Newton Street at River Street/Grove Street
Short-Term Improvements:
• Optimize traffic signal
timings
• Add flashing yellow arrow
for westbound left turn
• Bus stop relocation
• Add crosswalk spanning
Grove Street
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Task 3
Newton Street at River Street/Grove Street
Long-Term Improvements:
• Signalize Grove Street
intersection and
coordinate with River
Street
• Add additional
southbound lane at River
Street/Newton Street
• Improvements at stone
wall to improve sight
distance
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Questions
Thank You!
Public Comments (please use microphone)
Recommendations available at:
• Traffic Engineering
• Public Library
• City website
Comments/Questions accepted by letter or
email through June 17 th,
Maureen Chlebek, P.E., PTOE
mchlebek@mcmahonassociates.com
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