AREA MOBILITY ACTION PLAN Community-Suggested Action Item List–Rough Draft

The following list was compiled using community feedback from public meetings, pop-up feedback gathering sessions, an online wikimap, the City of 's Vision Zero Map, and emails and other communications from the community as part of the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan.

The ideas collected below are not committed projects, but rather ideas for projects and other initiatives that have been suggested by community members.

Please direct comments and questions to: [email protected] Name of Location(s) Description/Community Comment Categories Suggestion Pedestrian Improvements ADA Improvements North Washington/ Bulfinch Triangle ADA improvements New Chardon at ADA Signals, Ramps, etc. Surface Flatten slanted for wheelchair access, Valenti Way winter safety, and pedestrian comfort Flatten slanted sidewalks for wheelchair access, Friend St. winter safety, and pedestrian comfort Haverhill / Move pole to reduce pedestrian conflict and increase ADA access to Aides for the visually Ideas: better signage, tactile warnings, height of General impaired signs, different types of poles for bus stops Sidewalks, ramps, cuts, buffer from the Sidewalk Charles Street street, and shelter Improvements Crossings, new additions N. Washington at N. Washington at Crossings of N. Washington are too infrequent Medford St. Medford St. and don't follow pedestrian desire lines.

Desire line for crosswalk near EZRide stop, Nashua St. Parking Nashua St. Parking crossing from Suffolk County Jail parking lot to Lot/EZ Ride/ North Lot/EZ Ride/ North North Station parking lot. Remove fence to Station Access Station Access unblock ped access and discourage speeding. Crossing/Signal Improvements Crossings of N. Washington are too infrequent and don't follow pedestrian desire lines. Also N. Washington at N. Washington at pedestrian signal timing improvements including Thacher/Valenti Thacher/Valenti automatic ped signal (currently gives walk signal only when button is pressed). Crossings of N. Washington are too infrequent and don't follow pedestrian desire lines. Also one request for separate bike and ped crossings to Keany Square Keany Square get to the N. Washington . One request for exclusive . ADA Ramps and APS for signals. Rose Kennedy Rose Kennedy Greenway/Surface/ Greenway/Surface/ Crossings of N. Washington are too infrequent Cross St. at Cross St. at and don't follow pedestrian desire lines. Haymarket Haymarket Pedestrian ramps need repair. Square/Sudbury St. Square/Sudbury St. Crossing between Crossing between Garden Garage and Nashua Street Residences Garden Garage and Garden Garage and are changing either side, but the middle of the North North crossing between them may need some Station/Nashua Station/Nashua attention. Explore diagonal crossings from West Street Residences Street Residences End Place. Cambridge at Cambridge at Improvements to crossing conditions to mitigate Bowdoin Bowdoin jaywalking and increase safety Improvements to crossing conditions to mitigate Cambridge at Cambridge at jaywalking and increase safety. Pedestrian Staniford Staniford signal timing improvements Larger crosswalks and more waiting/sidewalk area to manage heavy crowds. Proposed crosswalk location around 251 Causeway Causeway St. Causeway St. between North Washington and Haverhill. New Crossings Crossings crosswalk at Medford/Causeway. New crossing at Beverly (north side) / Causeway. Ped Signal Timing improvements. Signalization and pedestrian priority, especially Science Park Science Park west-to-east (3 signals currently) Congress St and Congress St and Improve ped safety at by slowing Haymarket Haymarket at this right turn, lower the turning radius. Square/Sudbury Square/Sudbury Improved Pedestrian Signal Timing. Street. Street. Improved Pedestrian Timing, When drawbridge is up, pedestrians should still be allowed to cross Leverett Circle Leverett Circle Charles St (currently there is no ped signal when drawbridge is up). Right on Red at this location should not be allowed. Add signal controls The area is currently unsignalized, lots of at Lowell Square pavement, and no signal control so it's confusing Lowell Square near the Garden to get through that intersection - people don't Garage know who has the right of way. Current confusion with fire exit leaves people Improve access stranded. People find other crossings from and to Charles/ Charles Circle challenging as well. Audible signals overlap and MGH station are hard to comprehend for visually impaired. Pedestrian Pedestrian at Science Park Science Park Station Between Beverly South Bank Bridge Street and Nashua Street Direct connection for pedestrians to North MBTA Drawbridge MBTA Drawbridge Station; ensure ADA and ped accessibility while walkway bridge is being replaced. Wider Pathway The Locks Allow for use of peds and bikes. Crossing Locks Second story Pedestrian bridge from TD Garden's second pedestrian bridge Causeway Street story (currently being used by the public) over Causeway Pedestrian connection from Use new bridge to connect Longfellow bridge to Longfellow Bridge Longfellow to Storrow ped bridge Storrow ped bridge Pedestrianization/Shared A few comments called for a full pedestrianization of street. Related are Canal St. Canal Street comments asking better crossings at Canal and Pedestrianization New Chardon that allow people a direct route straight into downtown. Treatment could be changed to give priority to Portland Street Portland Street pedestrians but still allowing cars to travel Pedestrianization through. Keep vehicular usage to a minimum on this Temple Street route, which "serves as the natural extension of Temple Street Pedestrianization Staniford St for pedestrians en route to the State House and beyond" Raised Crosswalks/Intersections O'Connell Way/ O'Connell Way/ for wayfinding connection between Thoreau Path Connection behind Connection behind and MGH tennis court tennis court New Chardon St @ New Chardon St @ Build raised crosswalk at Canal / mid-block New Canal Canal Chardon signal Crossing at 101 Traffic seldom slows for peds in crosswalk' -- 101 Merrimac Merrimac , signage needed Across Blossom at Across Blossom at Raised crosswalk / at intersection

Charles Charles to slow cars turning from Charles down Blossom Across New Across New Reduce car speed on New Chardon, improve Chardon at Bulfinch Chardon at Bulfinch pedestrian visibility Place Place Across Sudbury at Across Sudbury at Desire line: crossing from Hawkins to JFK

Hawkins St. Hawkins St. Federal and City Hall Across New Across New A way to discourage cars from blocking

Chardon at Canal Chardon at Canal pedestrian flows Routes, New Open the staircase connecting Merrimac St and Staniford Street to New Chardon St via the Government Government Government Services Center Courtyard. Services Center Services Center Improved pathway and wayfinding to allow Stairway Access people to walk through courtyard to New Chardon St. Pedestrian and Either through locks, on new N Washington bicycle connections Various Bridge, or elsewhere; to link Lovejoy Wharf area from Lovejoy Wharf to Charlestown and Paul Revere Park to Charlestown Sidewalk Improvements Martha Road's sidewalk is interrupted too often, Martha Road raised crossings of driveways and a widened Sidewalk Martha Road sidewalk with more trees, benches and ped improvements amenities would improve comfort. Sidewalk on one side is narrow, op to remove Canal Street parking on one side and/or change street Reconstruction/ treatment to more pedestrian friendly. Also Canal Street Pedestrian Realm update of sidewalk design and furnishings to be Improvements more open and programmable. Opportunity for lighting & signal timing improvements as well Wider sidewalks in Bulfinch Triangle Bullfinch Triangle Sidewalk disconnected by two curb cuts at JFK Federal Building parking/loading zone. Improve Sudbury St sidewalk Sudbury @ JFK ped infrastructure by adding sidewalks before / connection Building backside as part of Government Center Garage construction Charles St Sidewalk Charles Street widen sidewalks, add green space/trees Improvements Add sidewalk along JFK Surface Rd in "There is no sidewalk here for pedestrians, just Surface Road front of Haymarket bumpy ." Station Wayfinding Partnering with an app developer such as BlindSquare BlindSquare could provide opportunities to Partnership for Various improve indoor/outdoor detailed wayfinding and wayfinding information for the visually impaired. Better Pedestrian Wayfinding connecting MGH MGH to North to North Station using Thorough Path. Could Station Wayfinding Various include both outdoor routes and indoor routes (Ped) (within MGH) Thermoplastic Wayfinding Applicable in areas inside N. Station and Markings to indicate Various surrounding walkways, as well as throughout the paths (a la Walk planning area. Boston) Wayfinding and lighting for Between North Improve lighting and wayfinding for path connection under Station and Beverly underneath Zakim bridge, connecting North Zakim from North Street. Station entrances with Charlestown locks Station to Charlestown locks Lovejoy Wharf in the Wayfinding signage to get people to walk to Ferry wayfinding future ferries. Traffic Calming Science Park Signal Science Park Adjust signal timing around Science Park Timing Merrimac St traffic narrow Merrimac, add separated bike , Merrimac Street calming pedestrian refugee islands Large vehicle ban Ban trucks and busses from Cardinal O'Connell Cardinal O'Connell on Cardinal Way. "too narrow and there are 2 dangerous Way O'Connell Way bends in the road" Blossom St Road Remove Median. Road Diet would improve Blossom St Diet crossings, turning could be maintained. Narrow Charles St, put in more green space, Charles St Road widen sidewalks, and add protected . Diet & signage Charles St Improve signage to minimize lane-crossovers at improvements Storrow Dr split. Sudbury St calm traffic / narrow Sudbury St to reduce Road Diet / Traffic Sudbury St danger and speed at ped. crossings Calming Other Heated Sidewalks Various Instead of shovels and plows Pedestrian from North Station West End to MGH Better Pedestrian Construction Management Plans should aim to accommodations Various keep sidewalks continuous on both sides of the during construction street plans Work with MGH to keep Thier Building access MGH Thier Building Thier Building, open later. Useful shortcut to get from the West Access Blossom Street End to MGH / Charles Re-design ped North Station/TD Separate TD Garden crowds from Commuter access to and within Garden Rail / access. North Station Bicycle Improvements Bike Parking Bike Parking and Current bike parking takes place on the railings Cages at North North Station behind the station, which is covered but Station temporary and interferes with ADA. Bike Parking in Various Locations in Bulfinch Triangle Bulfinch Triangle Bikeways, On-Road Charles River Dam Charles River Dam Bike accommodations from O'Brien / Dam Road Road Bike Road through Science Park crossing Accommodations Martha Martha Road/Lomasney Bikeways to address sidewalk- and wrong-way Road/Lomasney Way Bike riding. Way Accommodations Cambridge St. Cambridge Street Protected Bike Lane Cardinal O'Connell Cardinal O'Connell Way Bike Way Accommodations Merrimac St. Bike Merrimac Street Accommodations Blossom St Bike Blossom Street Lane Charles Street To connect Longfellow Bridge / Charles Circle to Charles Street Protected Bike Lane Nashua St / Science Park Reduce sidewalk riding and bike/ped conflict by Rose Kennedy Rose Kennedy improving bike facilities along Cross St and Greenway Bike Greenway leading to Greenway., or allow bikes on Accommodations Greenway People worry about speeding through area. Nashua Street Bike Nashua Street After sitting in congestion on Causeway, there is Accommodations hardly a back up here. Add bike facility called for in Boston Bike Sudbury Street Bike Sudbury Street Network Plan. Narrowing or reconfiguring Accommodations parking needed. Reduce Police Parking. New Chardon Street Protected Bike New Chardon Street Lanes North Washington Street Bridge N. Washington Protected Bike Street Lanes Bikeways, off-road Create Separation Comment written on the section of path between between Bikes and Charles River Path Longfellow and Craigie. 2 paths exist in wider Peds along Charles section of further west River Charles River Path underpass beneath Charles River Path Charles River Dam and Charles River Connect to Nashua St. Park Road on Boston Dam Road Side Longfellow Bridge to Direct, safe, legal connection to get people on Charles River Path Longfellow Bridge foot and bike from the path up onto the Bike Longfellow bridge and back. Accommodation Bridges CHB to Future Green Line Various Possible Bridge over River and improvements to Dam Community Path Locations Connection Between Beverly South Bank Bridge Street and Nashua From Nashua St. Park to Converse Street Construction Mitigation North Washington Add signage inviting bikes to use sidewalk until St Bridge - interim N. Washington reconstruction is complete, and remind bikers to signage for bikes on Street Bridge yield to pedestrians. sidewalks Enforcement Address issues of bikes not following regulations Sidewalk Riding Martha Road (i.e. bikes traveling opposite directions on Martha Road and on sidewalk). Hubway North Station Hubway station is being relocated North Station North Station by Connect Historic Boston and needs a new Hubway permanent location, possibly Legends Way. Hubway could use infrastructure or a location North Station North Station for staging bikes at peak hours to improve Hubway availability. Additional Hubway Work with City and Hubway to add dock dock locations Various locations throughout district Intersection Treatments for Bicycles Rebuild intersection with protected lanes for Keany Square bikes and shorter crossings for peds; integrate Protected Keany Square with CHB on Causeway / Commercial & N. Intersection Washington Bridge Charles Circle Protected Difficult geometry, but idea is for safer Charles Circle Intersection & connections that go beyond paint signals Two-Stage Turn left turns from Causeway to North Washington Queue Box at Keany Square Street for Connect Historic Boston or Bridge Keany Square Wayfinding Wayfinding to the Footbridge to Charles Street and Charles River near Blossom Street Blossom Street. Comments ask for wayfinding signage system to go with the Charles River path. Seems to point Bike wayfinding to confusion about best way to get from the river from Charles River Various to the Greenway, North Point Park, Paul Revere Path Park, Harborwalk, especially with tourists using Hubway and CHB. Transit Improvements MBTA Red-Blue Connector North-South Rail Downtown Boston Link North Station North Station Expansion Expand Bus #4 Service and Service currently has no mid day or evening MBTA Bus Route #4 Market/Provide buses Better Signage Add Logan Express route from North Station to North Station to Various Possible avoid -> Green -> Blue -> Shuttle Airport Bus Routes transit route Explore curb extensions at all bus Various stops Extend Brighton- bound bus routes Various Possible Trips to Brighton (e.g. St. Elizabeth's Medical from Routes Center) currently take more than an hour. Kenmore/Copley to North Station Retain busway Utilize Government Center Garage construction capacity at Haymarket Station to integrate improvements to Haymarket Station. Haymarket Station Shuttles Seaport Shuttle Various Consolidation of Seaport Shuttles. Consolidation Curbside Shuttle Numerous shuttle buses serve North Station but Management at boarding procedures are unclear, causing Causeway Street Causeway Street confusion and delaying buses and traffic. (also mentioned in Consider new locations for shuttle drop off/pick Curb Use up. Improvements) Create layover space for buses including Shuttle layover Nashua Street EZRide, to remove them from idling in travel Space Suggested lanes. Transit Priority Extend North Extend the dedicated bus lane to Haymarket North Washington Washington St. with signal pre-emption down North Washington Street dedicated bus lane Street North Washington North Washington Build and integrate St bridge bus lane Street Bridge E-Z Ride Shuttle Possibility for an exclusive bus lane over Charles Route EZ Ride Route River Dam and other improvements to speed of Improvements shuttles in area Bus-Bike Lane on Add restricted-use lane for emergency vehicles, Charles River Dam Charles River Dam buses, and bikes to avoid congestion headed Road southbound Road towards hospital Bus priority facilities to South Boston Downtown Boston Could go along Congress Street Waterfront Water Transportation Opportunities for ferry service, with possible contributing capital sources including Water Lovejoy Wharf Ferry Lovejoy Wharf Taxi, and T. Opportunity for stop at Lovejoy service Wharf/131 Beverly. Explore various inner harbor destinations Explore opportunities for ferry/water taxi service Charles River Ferry Various Possible along the Charles River connecting to points in Service Locations Cambridgeport, Allston, etc. Curb Use Improvements Enhancing passenger experience and Causeway Shuttle formalizing boarding of shuttle buses in and Bus Stop Causeway Street around N. Station. Consider new locations for Improvements shuttle drop off/pick up. Uber/Lyft/Taxi Stop Pick Up/Drop Off Designated pick up drop off zones, reduces at Causeway Street Spaces conflicts with bikes and peds. for North Station

Uber/Lyft/Taxi Stop Pick Up/Drop Off Designated pick up drop off zones, reduces at Cambridge Street Spaces conflicts with bikes and peds. at Whole Foods Add drop-off area serving "80+ children under the age of 18 and 90+ people over the age of 65" in residential building. Create dedicated drop- At West End Place, off area along William O'Connell Way to reduce Pick Up/Drop Off 50 Staniford, and/or traffic blockages and queue spillback onto Spaces William O'Connell Staniford Street. Restructure exit from West End Way Place to allow left turns; current config requires crossing lanes and navigating signals at Causeway St light. Add dedicated drop-off / delivery spaces along Pick Up/Drop Off Along Causeway Causeway to reduce blocking and improve traffic Spaces flow Move Pick Up/Drop Off for events to Use width of street for drop-off/pick-up parking Pick Up/Drop Off Merrimac Street for limos, commercial vehicles, private and Spaces from Causeway police vehicles. Street Pick Up/Drop Off Beverly Street Create shared valet zone for restaurants and Spaces Shared Valet Zone hotels Motorized Traffic Improvements Directional Changes Explore directional Include one-way westbound; two-way; and one- changes on Valenti Valenti Way way toward Haverhill St. Way Evaluate other directional changes Bulfinch Triangle within Bulfinch Triangle

Don't Block the Box Markings Don't Block the Box Priority for Markings at all approaches to intersections on ramps Various Cars end up blocking crosswalks, intersections, Cambridge Street Intersections on fire station, etc. Cambridge Street Cambridge Street, For driveway of Would help left hand turning vehicles access the East of S. Russell Charles River Plaza plaza. St. Event Management Haverhill/Valenti Haverhill or Valenti to be one-way following Street one-way Bulfinch Triangle events at TD Garden away from Causeway to 93 during events Meet with Boston Police and TD Garden to re- evaluate/update current event management Event Management plan, identify improvements that could ease Plan event management, and plan changes following the completion of Avalon North Station, Garden Garage, CHB, and other on-going projects. Develop Event shuttle and parking program to route vehicles away from TD and other venues Geometrical Roadway Changes Staniford St mid- Staniford St @ Restrict mid-block U-turns along Staniford St block U-Turns Longfellow Place Replace median on Stanford with thin median like Merrimac - "The lack of median encourages Staniford St median drivers to think of this as a high-speed through- replacement way, instead of a dense urban shared resource. A thin median like on Merrimac St. would be appropriate and would calm traffic." Intersections/Signals Changes to Left turn Current turn is dangerous and backs up from N. Washington roadway. Could either make the turn safer or St. onto Medford St. eliminate left turn at location N Washington onto If Medford St reverses direction, all-hours access Causeway will be needed for residents of Causeway St unrestricted left Leverett Circle/93 Signal Cycle Needs Study, slight improvement Off Ramp may be possible. Rush hour 'gridlock' (WikiMap) Signalization Addition of left-hand Westbound traffic blocks access for left hand turn signal into turners. Charles River Plaza Emergency Would alleviate some concerns about EMS Preemption at access to the neighborhood (e.g. Leverett Circle, Intersections Lowell Square) Cambridge Street at Assess signal cycle and timing. Somerset Street New Chardon Street Assess signal cycle and timing. at Bulfinch Place Merrimac Street, Lowell Square Staniford Street, Assess signal cycle and timing. Lomasney Way. Martha Road Signal Cars are speeding to make lights. (Mentioned Martha Road Offsets also under traffic calming). Allow Right on Red Nashua/Charles Full-Time Allow Right on Red at Nashua St and at Nashua/Charles River Dam Charles River Dam River Dam Lomasney Way, at Merrimac Street, Replace intersection with traffic circle. Lowell Square Staniford Street Traffic Management Pursue TMCs at all signalized intersections to Various Cameras allow traffic monitoring. Roadway Expansions Restore 3-lane width Restore width of N Washington to deal with on N Washington future traffic demand from Partners and Wynn Bridge casino

Signage/Pavement Markings Add overhead signage and lane markings from Haymarket Sq lane Haymarket Sq to Cross St, to reduce lane marking and Haymarket Sq confusion. Address lane-crossing at Haymarket signage and Congress. Refine lane markings and transfer from Cambridge St into Cambridge St past North Grove into Charles Charles Circle lane Charles Circle Circle, to reduce confusion and friction between markings and turn cars and bikes. Large trucks cannot make turns, radius causing further friction. Parking Help people find Parking sensors for available spots, potentiallly available parking including garage spaces - opportunity for an app. faster with parking District map of resident and visitor parking. wayfinding systems North Station Resident ID to get in and out of garage during resident pass events at TD Garden Police park on curve in front of courthouse plaza Enforce no-parking at Merrimac onto New Chardon, causing for police vehicles congestion. Also allow Sudbury St. "Replace fixed meters with flexible paper Replace meters with ticketing system. This will allow for more cars to flexible paper be parked in a smaller area. This increases ticketing revenue and encourages smaller cars (they fit in flexible spaces better)" Transportation Demand Management Improvements (non-infrastructure) Create app, promote existing app, or other market existing information service (e.g. A Better Increase awareness City) inclusive of public transportation, privately of all transportation operated shuttles, ride sourcing, bike sharing, options carsharing etc. A one stop source for real-time information. Build off of the Transit App which the MBTA has just initiated. West End Congestion Pricing To discourage vehicle traffic particularly during (particularly around for the West End events TD Garden) Dynamic Parking Places where event parking is common is a good Pricing pilot location Parking Benefit Proceeds go to local economic development District Make sure local parking costs more "cheaper to drive from Acton" than commuter rail Placemaking Improvements Cover I-93 On/Off Build on top of them. Ramps Between Merrimac and N. Washington, there is More Green Space Bulfinch Triangle some green space up at Portal Park, but this in Bulfinch Triangle area has very little. Improve Beverly Street near the More inviting entrance to dam crossing at end of Beverly Street. Locks (currently a Beverly St., removal of jersey barriers. parking lot). Create Greenspace at corner in front of Staniford Street and Currently used as parking. Government Merrimac Street Services Center

Causeway Street Add green space to North Station area, create Expand Portal Park and Beverley Street "idle space" where commuters can pause. Remove or lower wall at 2 Longfellow to improve sightlines and enhance ped. safety Longfellow Construction Should include both roadway/infrastructure Area-wide construction and development project construction Area-wide construction in order for planning better for management plan impacts