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Description
The Boston Public Works Department is looking to revitalize State Street. This transformative project will provide safety, mobility, and overall functionality improvements for this corridor. Here we'll take some time to introduce you to the project and offer ways to give us your feedback.
For more information visit - www.Boston.Gov/State-Street
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My
name
is
ashley
biggins
and
I'm
a
project
manager
with
the
boston
public
works
department.
I'm
overseeing
the
state
street
improvements
project,
we're
working
with
greenman
peterson,
as
our
design
consultant
and
playing
key
advisory
roles
are
the
boston,
transportation
department,
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency
and
the
office
of
neighborhood
services.
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State
street
is
one
of
boston's
oldest
and
most
iconic
streets.
Its
current
configuration
makes
for
a
disjointed
experience
for
pedestrians
and
motorists.
This
project
is
an
opportunity
to
apply
a
people-first
approach
to
the
design
of
state
street.
The
new
design
will
provide
more
more
balanced
experience
for
all
road
users
by
offering
safety,
mobility
and
overall
functionality
improvements
along
the
corridor
with
state
street.
We
want
to
design
for
the
future
to
do
that.
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Bicycle
lanes
are
needed
for
both
access
and
safety.
State
street
is
part
of
vision,
zero's
high
crash
network
with
78
of
the
injury
crashes
involving
bicyclists
or
pedestrians.
These
are
the
most
vulnerable
road
users
and
the
best
way
to
eliminate
these
crashes
is
to
reduce
the
incidence
of
conflict
between
vehicles
and
these
users.
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One
concern
we
need
to
address
is
the
inconsistent
roadway
with,
in
its
current
condition,
state
street
widens
and
contracts
which
can
be
confusing
for
motorists
and
encourage
double
parking.
By
defining
a
single
lane.
We
can
eliminate
confusion
for
drivers
and
increase
safety
for
pedestrians
and
bicyclists,
because
the
capacity
of
the
roadway
is
limited
by
its
narrowest
point.
We
need
to
work
from
there
for
a
uniform
overall
design.
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Now
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
roadway
treatments
we
can
use
to
achieve
these
goals.
The
first
is
a
flush
street
on
a
flush
street.
The
sidewalks
are
the
same
level
as
the
street,
so
there
are
no
curbs.
Vehicles
can
be
separated
from
pedestrians
by
street
elements
such
as
bollards
planters
or
street
furniture.
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Now
we'll
look
at
some
conceptual
designs
for
state
street,
we'll
look
at
the
roadway
in
sections
and
go
through
possibilities
being
considered
for
each
first
will
be
the
section
at
the
pinch
point
near
chatham
row,
then
we'll
continue
moving
east
to
west.
Here
we
have
an
example
of
one
possibility
shown
over
the
entire
roadway.
However,
we
may
want
to
go
with
different
options
for
any
given
section.
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The
conditions
at
the
narrowest
point
on
state
street
are
the
greatest
limiting
factor
to
our
design
space
here.
Just
west
of
india
street
is
extremely
limited,
with
only
35
feet
from
building
face
to
building
faiths.
Because
of
this
we
are
only
able
to
accommodate
one
vehicle
lane
safely
through
this
section
here
is
the
cross
section
of
the
pinch
point.
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Corner
because
we
are
talking
about
changing
the
curbside
regulations,
let's
take
a
look
at
what
they
are
today
here.
Curbside
zones
are
designated
by
color
and
the
number
describes
how
many
spaces
are
available
in
each
the
red
indicates.
No
stopping
yellow
is
cab,
stand
or
valet
green
is
metered
parking,
etc.
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We
begin
our
community
outreach
last
fall
with
a
pop-up
event.
Over
the
summer
we
had
our
first
virtual
public
presentation
and
we'll
continue
with
online
outreach
through
surveys
and
zoom
meetings
with
community
groups.
We
plan
on
having
another
pop-up
event.
Next
week
october
29th
from
10
to
4
on
state
street
by
chatham
row
by
january,
we
expect
to
have
a
conceptual
plan
with
the
design
being
finalized
over
the
spring
and
summer
season
and
construction
beginning
later
in
2021,.