North River Canal Corridor Transportation Study 1-19-12Transportation Study Introduction –Options EvaluationSalem, Massachusetts1/19/12City of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Study Area Overview
PurposeyIdentify cumulativeimpacts of developments over next five years (2016)yDetermine transportation systemimprovementsyIdentify implementation prioritiesyProvide order of magnitude costsCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Not starting from scratch:yNRCC Neighborhood Master Plan (2003)yTIS for Routes 1A, 114, and 107 (2005)yFunctional Design Report New Ruane Judicial Center (2006)yRecords of Decision –28 Goodhue Street, Riverview Place (2007)yGateway Center Traffic Impact and Access Study (2009)yPeabody/Salem Corridor Concept Action Plan (2011)yLegacy Apartments TIAS (2011)City of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Historic NRCC Count Locations
Daily Trip Generation OverviewCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Expected AM Peak Growth 2011‐2016
Expected PM Peak Growth 2011‐2016
2011 Overview – Safety/Congestion ‘Hot Spots’0.78
2016 Overview – Potential Safety/Congestion ‘Hot Spots’
Options Evaluated ‐OverviewTraffic ‘Calming’ Measures
Mason Street at Tremont Street SignalyProsyReduces peak hour congestion for Tremont Street approachyAddresses poor sight line from Tremont StreetyConstruction fundingyConsyMay encourage greater use of Tremont Street as cut through yProposed widening into park would increase pedestrian crossing distanceyMaintenance costs/may increase rear‐end crashesyMay increase guard rail crashesCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Commercial Street/Mason ConnectoryProsyWould reduce SB traffic on Mason Street approaching Flint Street if connected to Flint StreetyProvides Commercial Street a new access via proposed Mason /Tremont Street signalized locationyConsyChallenging grades and drainageyWould add a new leg to Mason Tremont and potentially increase crash ratesyMaintenance costs/may increase rear‐end crashesyRight of way and residences affectedyLikely increases Tremont Street trafficPotential Mason/Commercial ConnectorCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Commercial Street/Flint Street ConnectoryProsyMay reduce Mason Street SB traffic approaching Flint Street enhance safetyyCan reduce Flint Street trafficyProvides alternative CommericalStreet accessyConsySafety issues with close spacing to Bridge/Flint signal and with difficult North Street approachyIf traffic increases too much, congestion at future Commercial/Flint intersectionyRight of way issuesyImpacts to Leslie’s Retreat City of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Make Flint Street one‐way southbound to Riverview Entrance near Oak StreetyProsyReduces Flint Street traffic by about a thirdyAllows parking on one side of Flint Street to remainyWould not affect Oak or Friend Street volumesyEasy to test/low costyConsyFlint Street residents and northbound traffic must use Mason/Goodhue StreetsyRequires another new connection like Mason/ Commercial connection or Goodhue/Bridge connection to reduce its impactsyAn earlier northbound one‐way test failed, as it had adverse impacts on Oak and Mason StreetsCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Keep Flint Street two‐way –right out only with relocated on‐street parking at RiverviewyProsyMay reduce Flint Street traffic by about a sixthyWould not affect Flint Street abutter 2‐way accessyConsyWorks effectively only if Flint Street on street parking is relocated to the Riverview site with a safe crossing (e.g., HAWK signal)yRegular enforcement will be required without channelization at MasonCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
Create Bridge/Goodhue ConnectoryProsyCreates a new Bridge Street pedestrian crossing opportunityyAllows Boston/Bridge intersection alterationsyCould reduce Flint Street traffic yConnects Gateway to other NRCC developmentsyBenefits Gateway access from Bridge StreetsyNew Bridge Street access yConsyRequires right of wayyflood plainyWorks best with a signal at Bridge Street opposite the Gateway siteyUnfunded right of way /construction costsCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
City of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentRethinking Boston/Bridge Streets
Hanson at Boston Streets ConnectoryProsyWould relocate some eastbound left turns to Bridge StreetyRelocates development related Grove Street volumes between Beaver and Boston StreetsyMay relocate some westbound traffic off Goodhue Street if done in connection with Boston/Bridge Street reconfigurationyConsySteep grades requires a costly solutionyDoes not address Goodhue at Bridge StreetyRequires elimination of Grove/Nichols pedestrian signals, perhaps reversing their one‐way flow patternsyRequires parking elimination on Boston Street and left turn lane in narrower segmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community Development
City of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentCity of Salem, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, MayorCity of SalemDepartment of Planning & Community DevelopmentRethinking Harkin Square ‐Grove at Harmony Grove Streets
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