Welcome
Working Advisory Group
Meeting #2 – Part 1
April 20, 2011
Planning Study Public Meeting Schedule
Meeting 1 Project Purpose, Goals and Existing
Conditions
Meeting 2 Issues & Opportunities, Evaluation
Criteria, 2035 Traffic Projections,
Framework for Design Alternatives
Meeting 3 Development of Alternatives, Refinement
of Evaluation Criteria
Meeting 4 Finalization of Alternatives, Apply
Evaluation Criteria
Meeting 5 Selection of Preferred Alternative
Today’s Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Traffic Status Report
Goals, Objectives & Evaluation Criteria
Framework for Developing Conceptual Alternatives
Assignment #2: Making the Connections
Welcome New Members
WAG Role & Responsibilities
Summary of Public Meeting #1: Project Overview,
Existing Conditions, Imagine the Possibilities
Traffic Status Update
Existing Conditions
Future Conditions
Coordination with CTPS and
the City of Boston
Goals, Objectives and
Evaluation Criteria
Guiding Principles:
•Address a structurally deficient bridge.
•Protect and respect the design for Arborway Yards.
•Improved safety for all users.
•Develop alternatives that meet ABP budget and schedule.
Sources for Developing Goals:
•Community photo logs
•Previous studies and plans in the area
•Federal Sustainability/Livability
•MassDOT/GreenDOT goals
•City of Boston Complete Streets
Develop a Common Platform for Goals
Mobility
1. Improve roadway geometry to enhance circulation for all modes
and users
2. Strengthen local and regional corridor connections for all users
(e.g., desire lines, interest nodes, gateways, coordinate signals)
3. Improve access and intermodal connections to promote
transportation choices (e.g., modal transfers, park N ride, taxis,
bike, pedestrian)
4. Integrate sustainability principles into design concepts (e.g.,
materials, specs, maintenance)
Livability
1. Remove Barriers for Neighborhood Connections and Circulation
2. Enhance the Human Connections and Create a Sense of
Community Place
3. Integrate Transit with Economic and Residential Areas
4. Celebrate the Area’s Architectural, Historic Transportation and
Landscape Features
5. Improve the Visibility, Connectivity and Access to Gateway Open
Spaces: Southwest Corridor, Franklin Park, Arnold Arboretum and
the Forest Hills Cemetery
6. Enhance the Quality of Life in Residential Areas (e.g., noise, air
quality, cut through traffic)
BREAK OUT GROUPS
Mobility and Livability
Confirm Goals
Develop Measurable Objectives
Report Back
The Design Process
The Framework for Developing Conceptual
Alternatives
The Design Framework:
What if ……the Casey Overpass is replaced with
another bridge?
What if ……the focus is only on recreating the
Parkway connection (minimum pavement)?
What if …….the focus is primarily on vehicular
access and circulation at grade (maximized
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.
What if ……
The Casey Overpass
is replaced with
another bridge?
What if -- the Casey Overpass is replaced with another bridge?
What if -- the Casey Overpass is replaced with another bridge?
What if -- the Casey Overpass is replaced with another bridge?
VEHICLE
GOOD
BAD
OPERATIONS
LANDSCAPE
FULL
NONE
RESTORATION
BICYCLE
MORE
LESS
CONNECTIONS
PEDESTRIAN
MORE
CONNECTIONS
LESS
TRANSIT
GOOD
OPERATIONS
BAD
GATEWAYS
MORE
HIGHLIGHTED
LESS
What if ……
The focus is only on
recreating the
Parkway connection
(minimum
pavement)?
What if --the focus is only on recreating the Parkway connection?
What if --the focus is only on recreating the Parkway connection?
Olmsted’s 1892 Plan
Key Points
• Separation of modes
• Tree lined buffers
VEHICLE
GOOD
BAD
OPERATIONS
LANDSCAPE
FULL
NONE
RESTORATION
BICYCLE
MORE
CONNECTIONS
LESS
CONNECTIONS
LESS
PEDESTRIAN
MORE
TRANSIT
GOOD
OPERATIONS
BAD
HIGHLIGHTED
LESS
GATEWAYS
MORE
What if ……
the focus is primarily
on vehicular access
and circulation at
grade (maximized
pavement)?
What if …. the focus is primarily on vehicular access and circulation at grade?
VEHICLE
GOOD
BAD
OPERATIONS
LANDSCAPE
FULL
NONE
RESTORATION
BICYCLE
MORE
LESS
CONNECTIONS
PEDESTRIAN
MORE
LESS
CONNECTIONS
TRANSIT
GOOD
BAD
OPERATIONS
GATEWAYS
MORE
HIGHLIGHTED
LESS
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Relocation of
Surface Parking
Route 39 Bus Loop
Grade variations:
sight line issues
Shea Circle
Access Controls:
curb cuts, signals
Orange Line
exhaust stack
and exit stair
Commuter Rail
ventilation grates
Ventilation and Exit Stair
Assignment #2
Making the Connections
Due to HNTB by May 4, 2011
Insert Example
Agenda for Working Advisory Group
Meeting #2 - Part 2
May 4, 2011
Traffic Update
Finalize Objectives for Evaluation Criteria
Final Agenda for Public Meeting #2 – Topics & Speakers
Assignment #2 DUE TODAY!
Agenda for Public Meeting #2
May 18, 2011
Welcome
Goals, Objectives & Evaluation Criteria
Traffic Update
Framework for Developing Conceptual Alternatives
Assignment #2: Making the Connections
Thank You
for
Your Ideas !