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Old Colony Bikeway
Dorcheste
MoakleyPark
Old C
olo
South Bay Center
er Ave.
ony Ave.
UMassBoston
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Erin Pacileo Joe Conroy Pat Ruby Ryan Hipp
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Outline
Project OverviewObjectives & GoalsProposed Corridorp• Existing Conditions• Selected DesignSelected Design
Questions
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Old Colony BikewayDowntown
Boston
EmeraldNecklace
Seaport District
South Boston
South Bay Harbor
JamaicaPond
DorchesterBay
Dorchester
Trail
Harborwalk
Neponset River
Existing Bicycle Network
Pond Harborwalk
Civil & Environmental Engineering
River GreenwayOld Colony Bikeway
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Corridor Overview
Preble Street
Boston Medical Center
Dorch
Moakley
ParkSouth BayCenter
Old C
ol
Preble Street
Moakley Park
hester Ave.
ony Ave.
Bay Side Expo
UMASS Boston
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Boston
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Corridor Overview
Preble Street
Boston Medical Center
Dorch
Moakley
Park
Old C
ol
Preble Street
South BayCenter
Moakley Park
hester Ave.
ony Ave.
Bay Side Expo
UMASS Boston
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Boston
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Corridor Overview
Preble Street
Boston Medical Center
Dorch
South Bay
Center
Preble Street
Old C
ol
South BayCenter
Moakley Park
hester Ave.
ony Ave.
Bay Side Expo
UMASS Boston
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Boston
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Corridor Overview
Preble Street
Boston Medical Center
Dorch
Moakley
ParkSouth Bay
Center
Old C
ol
Preble Street
South BayCenter
Moakley Park
hester Ave.
ony Ave.
Bay Side Expo
UMASS Boston
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Boston
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Project Objectives
C ti b t E i ti P thConnection between Existing Paths
Safety, Separation & Comfort
Appealing Bike a for All UsersAppealing Bikeway for All Users
Recreational Cyclists
CommutersCommuters
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Southampton Street (Western Section)
Existing Constraints• Industrial Area• Heavy Vehicles• Loading Truck Block Lanes
South Bay Center
New Market District
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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`Southampton Street (Western Section)Critical Volume Analysis (Westbound)
3600
948
1800
Existing Capacity
525
948
Proposed Capacity
Actual Volume (AM)
Actual Volume (PM)
Civil & Environmental Engineering
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Vehicles per Hour
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Southampton Street (Western Section)Proposed Design
One-Way Two-Way
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Southampton Street (Eastern Section)
Existing ConstraintsHigh Traffic VolumesExtended Queues
Dorchester A
ve.MBTA Andrew Square
South Bay Center
Square
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Center
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Southampton Street (Eastern Section)Proposed Design
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Preble Street
Existing Opportunities E i Ri ht f W• Expansive Right-of-Way
• Residential• Low Traffic Volumes
Dorchester A
v
Preble St.
Civil & Environmental Engineeringve.
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Preble StreetProposed Design
Existing
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Preble Street Rotary
Existing ConstraintsE i P t
Preble St.
• Expansive Pavement• “Straight Shots”• Difficult Crossings
Old C
olony
Moakley Park
Ave.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Preble Street RoundaboutProposed Design
ExistingExisting
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Old Colony Avenue
Old C
Existing Opportunities
Colony A
ve.
Moakley • Expansive Pavement• Underutilized Lanes
• Residential
Moakley Park
• Residential
• Recreational
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Old Colony AvenueCritical Volume Analysis (Southbound)
5400
1290
3600
Existing Capacity
Proposed Capacity
1110
p p y
Actual Volume (PM)
Actual Volume (AM)
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Vehicles per Hour
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Old Colony Avenue
Existing
Proposed DesignDesign
N
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Morrissey Blvd. (Northern Section)
MBTA MBTA JFK/UMASS
Existing Constraints• Inadequate Bike Lane• Underutilized Southbound Shaw’s
S k tUnderutilized Southbound Lanes
Supermarket
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Morrissey Blvd. (Northern Section)
Critical Volume Analyis (Southbound near Shaw's)
3600
575
1800 Existing Capacity
Proposed Capacity
Actual Volume (AM)
854
575 Actual Volume (AM)
Actual Volume (PM)
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Vehicles per Hour
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Morrissey Blvd. (Northern Section)Proposed Design
N
Existing
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Morrissey Blvd. (Southern Section)
B.C. High
Existing ConstraintsExisting Constraints• No Bicycle Facilities• Deteriorating Pedestrian
F iliti
Boston Globe
Facilities • Traffic Centered Roadway
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Morrissey Blvd. (Southern Section)
Critical Volume Analyis (Southbound)
9000
1324
7200Existing Capacity
Proposed Capacity
A t l V l (AM)
2266
1324 Actual Volume (AM)
Actual Volume (PM)
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
Vehicles per Hour
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Morrissey Blvd. (Southern Section)
Existing
Proposed Design
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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University of Massachusetts Boston Intersection
Existing Constraints• Underutilized Lanes• Expansive Pavement• Confusing Southbound Co us g Sout bou d
Configuration
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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University of Massachusetts Boston Intersection
Proposed Design
ExistingN
ExistingExisting Proposed
Existing Proposedg p
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Conclusions
Feasible
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Feasible
S f
Feasible
S f
Feasible
S f
Feasible
S fSafe
Separated
Safe
Separated
Safe
Separated
Safe
Separated
Safe
Separatedp
Appealing to
p
Appealing to
p
Appealing to
p
Appealing to
p
Appealing to All UsersAll UsersAll UsersAll UsersAll Users
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Civil & Environmental Engineering