Traffic
Intersection Operations
A A
F E
B B
A A
A A
C C
F D
B C
B B
A A
C C
A A
D A
A A
F F
A B
E F
A A
F D
AM PM
Signalized Intersection LOS
A/B
C/D
E/F
AM PM
Unsignalized Intersection LOS
A/B
C/D
E/F
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Galen Street at Watertown Street/
Nonantum Road and Watertown Square
F E
F D
AM PM
Intersection LOS
Average Queues
AM Peak Hour
PM Peak Hour
Imagery Source: Google Earth
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Arsenal Street (from Arlington Street/Coolidge
Ave to SFR/Western Ave/Birmingham Parkway)
F D
AM PM
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F F
E F
Average Queues
AM Peak Hour
PM Peak Hour
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Bicycle and Pedestrian
Sidewalk Review
• Sidewalks provided
along both sides of
the Arsenal Street
corridor
• Sidewalks mostly in
fair to good condition
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Bicycle and Pedestrian
Sidewalk Deficiencies
• Trees / roots
• Telephone poles
• Uneven surfaces
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Bicycle and Pedestrian
Wheelchair Ramp Audit
•
91 wheelchair ramps were reviewed
• General Ramp Condition
Good
16
18%
Fair
66
72%
Poor
9
10%
• ADA Compliance (Tactile Warning Strip, Slope, Clear Path, and Level
Landing)
Compliant Ramps
17
19%
Short-Term Eligible*
37
41%
* Only tactile warning strip needed to achieve full compliance
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Bicycle and Pedestrian
Bicycle Accommodations
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3
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24
5
0
1
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Watertown
Mall
3
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3
4
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15
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(XX) Number of Pedestrians not in Crosswalk
XX Number of Pedestrians
Arsenal Street Corridor Study
Watertown, Massachusetts
2015 Existing Condition
Weekday Morning Peak Hour
Pedestrian Volumes
7
9
3
0
12
4
3
0
10
0
12
10
8
9
1
0
6
3
0
1
0
9
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9
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16
7
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10
0
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13
9
7
2
3
0
5
8
7
18
1
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Jan 22, 2016 FIGURE 1
5
3
1
0
3
4
Watertown
Mall
8
2
0
23
4
3
2
0
3
8
13
9
4
27
5
8
5
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29
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0
0
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1
3
5
9
4
1
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11
90
9
1
3
0
23
22
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7
8
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0
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Mall
0
0
0
12
6
20
(XX) Number of Pedestrians not in Crosswalk
XX Number of Pedestrians
2015 Existing Condition
Weekday Evening Peak Hour
Pedestrian Volumes
Jan 22, 2016 FIGURE 1
10
4
11
5
7
1
16
10
3
7
15
27
7
4
3
11
1
10
5
2
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11
5
55
5
10
20
7
3
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6
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9
11
7
1
7
2
4
2
3
Watertown
Mall
3
8
7
6
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16
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2015 Existing Condition
Weekday Morning Peak Hour
Bicycle Volumes
Jan 22, 2016 FIGURE 1
9
11
7
10
2
8
1
2
13
33
5
3
22
12
16
16
2
6
13
2
2
9
11
2
10
1
1
10
20
4
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9
13
Watertown
Mall
4
4
5
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4
7
3
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3
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2
24
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2015 Existing Condition
Weekday Evening Peak Hour
Bicycle Volumes
Bicycle and Pedestrian
On-going Improvements
• Greenough Boulevard Riverfront
Park Restoration
Source: The Solomon Foundation
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Bicycle and Pedestrian
On-going Improvements
• Watertown Community Path
• Irving Street to Louise Street (design)
• Saltonstall Park to Irving Street
(planned)
Source: The Solomon Foundation
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Socio-Economic Conditions
Demographics
Population & Households
Employment
Population
Households
2010 Census
5,500
2,740
2015 Estimate
5,710
2,740
Growth
210
negligible
Percent Growth
4%
0%
Employment
Percent of
Total
Office/Flex
1,390
21%
Institutional
2,320
35%
Commercial
2,070
31%
850
13%
Industrial
Source: US Census, Alteryx, and RKG Associates, Inc.
Total
6,630
Source: US Census, Alteryx, Dun and Bradstreet, and RKG
Associates, Inc.
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Socio-Economic Conditions
Journey-to-Work
Resident Employment Location
City/Town
Percent
Boston
27.0%
Watertown
18.4%
Cambridge
10.8%
Waltham
6.3%
Newton
5.4%
Belmont
3.6%
Lexington
1.6%
Somerville
1.5%
Wellesley
Needham
Framingham
1.5%
1.4%
1.2%
Brookline
1.2%
Burlington
1.1%
Others (<1%)
19.0%
Employee Home Location
City/Town
Watertown
Boston
Waltham
Newton
Cambridge
Belmont
Everett
Arlington
Framingham
Medford
Brookline
Somerville
Natick
Malden
Woburn
Others (<1%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006-2010.
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Percent
17.4%
15.9%
7.5%
4.2%
4.2%
2.5%
2.1%
1.9%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
1.3%
1.1%
33.7%
Socio-Economic Conditions
Mode Share
Watertown Workers
Watertown Residents
1%
1%
3%
4%
4%
4%
7%
15%
9%
9%
68%
75%
Drove Alone
Transit
Work at Home
Carpool
Bicycle/Walk
Other
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006-2010.
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Land Use
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Environmental Resources
• Limited natural resources in study area
• Limited historical/cultural resources in
study area
• Limited hazmat in study area
• NOT expected to affect development of
alternatives, but will be evaluated
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Public Health Assessment
- Baseline Profile
• Limited public health data at corridor
level
• Available community-wide data
indicates that the top three health
concerns affecting Watertown include:
• Obesity and inactive living
• Poor self-management of chronic disease
• Mental health issues
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Public Health Assessment
- Baseline Profile
•
Obesity and Inactive Living
• Engaging in a healthy lifestyle is a primary health concern.
There is a direct connection between obesity/inactive living
and stress, mental health, and chronic disease.
• Having better places to walk promotes more active living and
weight loss.
Key Statistics
Watertown (17.6%) has a higher rate of obese students compared to
the state average (16.3%) (MassDPH)
Watertown has a high prevalence of obesity and lack of physical activity
among adults compared to neighboring communities (Belmont,
Cambridge, Waltham). (MassCHIP)
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Public Health Assessment
- Baseline Profile
•
Poor Self-Management of Chronic Disease
• Lack of understanding of how to manage and prevent chronic
disease.
Key Statistics
According to Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report, Watertown
has a number of aging indicators that are worse than the state average:
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% with
glaucoma
%
women
with
breast
cancer
% men
with
prostate
cancer
% with
% with benign
anemia prostatic
hyperplasia
21.8
25.5
12.1
16.2
54.8
42.8
21.7
25.1
10.3
14.6
48.7
40.9
% with
heart
disease
% with
congestive
heart
failure
% with
osteoporosis
Watertown 5.7
46.3
25.2
State
44.1
24.8
% ever
had a
heart
attack
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Public Health Assessment
- Baseline Profile
•
Mental Health Issues
• The need for an increase in primary and secondary prevention
resources is a priority to address mental health issues.
• There is a close link between mental health and physical
health.
Key Statistics
Watertown has a higher percentage of elders with Alzheimer’s disease
or related dementias (15.3%) compared to the state (14.4%)
(MassCHIP)
Watertown has a higher percentage of people who reported being
diagnosed with depression (31.6%) compared to the state (28.6%)
(MassCHIP)
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Public Health Assessment
- Effects of Built Environment on Public Health
•
Creating activity-friendly environments promotes physical activity
and offers substantive co-benefits on public health (physical,
mental health, safety/injury prevention, environmental
sustainability), social benefits, and economics.
•
Sustainable Transportation System:
• Public transport – helps reduce auto-dependency and offers various
environmental and economic benefits
• Pedestrian and bicycle facilities – promotes physical/mental health,
safety/injury prevention, and environmental sustainability with various
economic benefits
• Improving mobility and traffic flow – promotes environmental
sustainability with potential mental health benefits
• Traffic calming – promotes injury prevention
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Public Health Assessment
- Effects of Built Environment on Public Health
•
Access to Open Space/Parks/Trails:
• Presence, proximity, and accessibility of parks – promotes
physical/mental health with various social and environmental benefits
• Ped/Bike Trails – promotes physical activity, physical/mental health, and
injury prevention with various economic benefits
•
Mixed Land Use and Green Urban Design:
• Mixed use – promotes economic benefits with various benefits on
physical health, social dynamics and environmental sustainability
• Greenery – promotes physical/mental health and environmental
sustainability
• Walkability/connectivity – promotes physical health with various
economic and environmental benefits
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Public Health Assessment
- Public Health Implications of Arsenal St. Corridor Existing Built Environments
•
Primary Public Health Contributors:
• Access to public transit options
• MBTA 70 and 70A bus services
• MBTA rapid transit and commuter rails accessed via bus services
• Access to ped/bike facilities
• Sidewalks on both sides
• Presence of on/off road and shared bike lanes
• Prevalence of signalized intersections
• Presence of mixed use development
• Presence of parks/trails and school play grounds
• Presence of street trees
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Public Health Assessment
- Public Health Implications of Arsenal St. Corridor Existing Built Environments
•
Primary Public Health Barriers
• Bus services at or over capacity
• Lack of bus stop amenities
• Insufficient pedestrian safety features (signal, ADA
compliance, sidewalk accommodations)
• Presence of high crash locations
• Congestions and delays
• High automobile traffic volume and noise levels
• Lack of public-health conducive land uses and building
façades (curb cuts, vacant land, automobile service
establishments, large format retail)
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2040 Future Conditions
• CTPS Regional Travel Demand Model
• Based on 2040 land use projections
• Employment – 1% growth, change from
Basic to Service
• Population – 15% growth
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2040 Future Conditions
• Evaluate inclusion of development
projects:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Temporary Sheds
Marriott Residence Inn Hotel
AthenaHealth
Lexus Car Dealership
480 Arsenal
The Arsenal Project
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2040 Future Conditions
Development Projects
1. Temporary Sheds
2. Marriott Residence Inn
Hotel
3. AthenaHealth
4. Lexus Car Dealership
5. 480 Arsenal
6. The Arsenal Project
5
4
3
2
1
6
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Next Steps
• Identification of issues/opportunities
• Identification of constraints
• Continued coordination with CTPS on
Future Conditions
• Public Meeting 1 – mid February
• WG Meeting 3 – early spring
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Open Discussion
Michael Clark | Michael.Clark@state.ma.us | 857.368.8867
Laura Castelli | LCastelli@vhb.com | 617.607.2764
mass.gov/massdot/arsenalstreet
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