Bowker Alternative 3: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Bowker Alternative 3: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Bowker Alternative 3: Future Year LOS – PM Peak Hour
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Bowker Alternative 4 – New Regional & Local Access
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Bowker Overpass Alternative 4 – New Regional & Local Access
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Bowker Alternative 4: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Bowker Alternative 4: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Bowker Alternative 4: Future Year LOS – PM Peak Hour
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I-90 Back Bay Ramp Alternatives
• Back Bay Alternative 1: New I-90 WB off-ramp to Berkeley
Street with closure of the existing I-90 WB on-ramp from
Arlington Street
• Back Bay Alternative 2: New I-90 WB off-ramp to Trinity
Place with closure of the existing I-90 WB on-ramps from
Clarendon Street and Arlington Street
• Back Bay Alternative 3: New I-90 WB off-ramp to Brookline
Avenue
• Back Bay Alternative 4: New I-90 EB on-ramp from the
Bowker Overpass NB
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Back Bay Alternative 1: New Westbound Off-Ramp
to Berkeley Street
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Back Bay Alternative 1:
New Berkeley Street Off-Ramp
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Back Bay Alternative 1: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 1: Future Year LOS – PM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 2: New Westbound Off-Ramp
to Trinity Place/Stuart Street
Back Bay Alternative 2: New Westbound Off-Ramp to
Trinity Place/Stuart Street
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Back Bay Alternative 2: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 2: Future Year LOS – PM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 3: New Westbound Off-Ramp
to Brookline Avenue
Back Bay Alternative 3:
New Westbound Off-Ramp to Brookline Avenue
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Back Bay Alternative 3: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 3: Future Year LOS – PM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 4: New Eastbound On-Ramp
from the Bowker Overpass
Back Bay Alternative 4: New Eastbound On-Ramp
from the Bowker Overpass
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Back Bay Alternative 4: Future Year LOS – AM Peak Hour
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Back Bay Alternative 4: Future Year LOS – PM Peak Hour
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Project Next Steps – Alternatives Analysis
Evaluation
Traffic Congestion
Motorized Circulation and Access
Transit and Non-Motorized Circulation
and Access
Measure
level of service, delays, queues
travel times, vehicle route continuity,
directness, connectivity
bicycle and pedestrian access, changes
in access for transit passengers,
physical impacts to proposed transit
Safety
vehicle crashes, changes in pedestrian
and bicycle route separation, changes
in emergency vehicle access, highway
weaves, ramp geometrics
Neighborhood Impacts
noise, cut-through traffic, aesthetics,
neighborhood cohesion
air quality, wetlands, hazardous
material sites, archaeological/historic
sites, parks/open spaces
Environmental Impacts
Business Considerations
access to existing and future
development sites, physical impacts to
development, parking for customers,
truck circulation and access
Cost and Schedule
total construction cost and timeframe
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Project Next Steps – Timeline
February 2014 – Alternatives Analysis
March 2014 – Draft Report Findings and Recommendations
April 2014 - Draft Final Report
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Thank You!
Questions???
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Contact Information:
Paul Nelson
Phone: (857) 368-8867
E-mail: paul.nelson@state.ma.us
Website:
http://www.mass.gov/massdot/bostonramps
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