Welcome
Working Advisory Group
Meeting #3 A
June 2, 2011
Planning Study Meeting Schedule
Meeting 1 Project Purpose, Goals and Existing
Conditions
Meeting 2 Issues & Opportunities, Evaluation
Criteria, 2035 Traffic Projections,
Framework for Design Elements
Meeting 3 Development of Design Concepts,
Refinement of Evaluation Criteria
Meeting 4 Establish Alternatives, Apply Evaluation
Criteria
Meeting 5 Selection of Preferred Alternative
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Working Group Meeting #3 A
June 2, 2011
Today’s Agenda
Approach to Design Areas
At-Grade Challenges and Opportunities
Break Out Groups: New Washington Focus
Assignment #3
WAG June 14th
Bridge Concept
Break Out: Cross Sections
Refined At-Grade Options
Evaluation Criteria
•Open House – Design Concepts
•Agenda –Topics and Speakers
Priority Sub Areas
Shea Circle
New Washington Street
MBTA Station/Washington/Asticou/South Street
Viable At Grade
Sub–Area Design Elements
Shea Circle
DRAFT
CONCEPTS
DRAFT
CONCEPTS
Design Challenges
Arborway Yard
Arnold
Arboretum
Casey Overpass
Franklin
Park
T
Morton Street
Forest Hills
Cemetery
Confusing and Overly Complicated Street Network
T
Opportunity Replace Critical Missing Link
T
Maximize Flexibility
Arborway Yard
Arnold
Arboretum
Casey Overpass
Franklin
Park
T
Morton Street
Forest Hills
Cemetery
Maximize Flexibility
Arborway Yard
Arnold
Arboretum
Casey Overpass
Franklin
Park
T
Morton Street
Forest Hills
Cemetery
DRAFT
DRAFT
DRAFT
Viable At Grade
Sub–Area Design Elements
New Washington Street Area
Fatal Flaw Criteria
Improve safety for all modes and users
ABP timeline and budget
Restore Emerald Necklace Connections
Avoid impact to Arborway Yard
Provide for acceptable local and regional operations
Allow for urban design opportunities
Avoid adverse impacts on future transit operations
and inter-modal connections
Overview of At Grade Sub-Area
Design Elements
Eliminated Through Fatal Flaw Analysis
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6.
Jug Handle (2 ideas)
Diverging Diamond
Double Roundabout
Elongated Rotary
Frontage Road
Traditional Intersection Design (Maximizing
Pavement)
The Designer General’s WARNING:
The tools we use today for designing and drawing,
principally AutoCAD and other software programs,
make the process faster, more efficient and make
coordination between drawings easier.
There is an unfortunate side effect of AutoCAD
which is the hard-line style makes all drawings
look more finished, more thought out than they
may actually be.
This often leads people to incorrectly conclude that
concepts and ideas shown at the early stages of a
design process are finished designs.
Let us assure you: this is not the case.
Break Out Sessions
Concerns and Opportunities
Review Design Concepts for
New Washington Street Sub-Area
Break Out Sessions
Report Back
Viable At Grade
Sub–Area Design Elements
MBTA Station/
Washington/Asticou-South Streets
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Double signals at Viaduct
Conflicts at South Street
S-curve at exit drive
Cars parked at Asticou Street
Conflicts at taxi stand
2 250’ bus aisles
Connection between SW
Corridor and Blackwell
Footpath at the Arboretum
GOALS
Forest Hills Improvement Initiative
Circulation opportunities
Address in growth opportunity for
Forest Hills Station
Taking advantage of MBTA parcel
development
DRAFT CONCEPT FOR
WASHINGTON
STREET – MBTA ACCESS – Potential Idea
Upgraded signals at Arborway
with bus priority
Taxi stand relocated
Multi-use path between SW
Corridor and Blackwell Footpath at the
Arboretum
Bus lane to head of queue
Pick-up/drop-off lanes
2 500-foot bus aisles
Rail decked over
DRAFT CONCEPT FOR
WASHINGTON
STREET – MBTA ACCESS – Potential Ideas
Upgraded signals at Arborway
Taxi stand relocated
Multi-use path between SW Corridor
and Blackwell Path at the Arboretum
Bus lane to head of queue with
priority signals
Pick-up/drop-off lanes
4 250-foot bus aisles
Lower parking lot decked over
Assignment #3
Taking the Pulse