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APPENDIX A APPLICATION, SCOPE, TIMELINE

APPENDIX B COMMUNITY PROFILE

Community Profile Town of Brookline

Prepared by the Nashua Regional Planning Commission January 2008

Town of Brookline Community Profile January 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW ...... 2

TRENDS...... 2

EXISTING LAND USE NH 13 STUDY AREA ...... 2

EXISTING LAND USE NH 130 STUDY AREA...... 4

TRAFFIC COUNT DATA NH 13...... 6

BUILD OUT ANALYSIS...... 11

ANALYSIS OF CURRENT TRENDS ...... 11

LIST OF MAPS

MAP 1: TOWN OF BROOKLINE ZONING MAP...... 3

MAP 2: EXISTING LAND USE – NH 13 STUDY AREA...... 4

MAP 3: EXISTING LAND USE – NH 130 STUDY AREA...... 5

MAP 4: TRAFFIC COUNT DATA NH 13...... 8

MAP 5: TRAFFIC COUNT LOCATIONS NH 130 STUDY ...... 9

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1: EXISTING LAND USE - NH 13 STUDY AREA...... 4

TABLE 2: EXISTING LAND USE - NH 130 STUDY AREA...... 4

TABLE 3: EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUME - BROOKLINE ...... 7

TABLE 4: 24-HOUR VOLUME COUNTS...... 9

TABLE 5: ADDITIONAL CORRIDOR GROWTH AT BUILDOUT ...... 11

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Overview The Town of Brookline, NH has engaged in an iTRaC project with the Nashua Regional Planning Commission. This project will conduct a visioning process for NH 13 and NH 130 in Brookline. NH 13 is the Town’s main north/south corridor extending from the Massachusetts border in the south to the Town of Milford in the north. This corridor is intersected by NH 130, the town’s main east/west corridor, extending from the intersection of NH 13 in the west to the Town of Hollis in the east.

This community profile is one of the first steps in the process and is designed to provide a snapshot of existing conditions and potential future conditions throughout the corridor and to a lesser extent throughout the entire town. The community profile includes information on the existing land use and traffic data along the corridors, corresponding maps and data on what may potentially occur throughout the study area into the future. It is anticipated that the information obtained through this visioning process can be incorporated into the Visioning Chapter of the update to the Town’s Master Plan.

Please note that the existing land use and traffic data was compiled from the NH 13 Access Management Study (April 2007) and the NH 130 Corridor Study (April 2006). These two studies had different project goals and focuses and therefore the existing land use data cannot be directly compared between the two reports. The NH 13 Study Area included land within 1000’ of the centerline of route 13 (see Map 1), while the NH 130 Study Area included land within a buffer along NH 130 and NH 13 (see Map 2).

Trends According to the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning, Brookline grew from a population of 2,410 persons in 1990, to 4,181 persons in 2000, for an increase of 73.49%. This made Brookline the 4th fastest growing community in NH from 1990 - 2000, exceeded only by Windsor, Newfields and Granthan. The Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) also develops population estimates based upon U.S. Census figures. OEP estimates Brookline’s population to be 5,010 people in 2010, 5,610 people in 2015, and 5,890 people in 2020. Based on this information Brookline will need to plan for additional housing and school needs, increased traffic as well as additional community amenities and recreational opportunities.

Existing Land Use NH 13 Study Area The NH 13 corridor stretches from the Massachusetts border to the Milford town line and is the primary north/south corridor providing access to town services and neighborhoods. Town residents use this corridor to access the transfer station, restaurants, service stations, Post Office, town safety facilities and Lake Potanipo. Single-Family Residential is the most dominant type of development along the corridor. Sixty-four residential parcels have frontage on NH 13. The second largest land use along the corridor is vacant land including 49 parcels. Commercial development is the next largest land use along the corridor, including approximately 31 parcels.

Zoning districts in Brookline are limited to just two zones: Residential/Agricultural and Industrial/Commercial (See Map 1 on Page 2). Residential development dominates the northern third of the corridor from North Mason Road to the Milford town line. Commercial and industrial land uses are currently concentrated in three areas along the corridor. Beginning in the north a large strip of Industrial/Commercial zoned land begins at North Mason Road and extends south through the NH 13 and NH 130 (Milford Street) intersection including the Quimby Road area and Post Office Drive. A second, larger Industrial/Commercial zone begins near Bond Street, and continues south to the Lorden Lane neighborhood. This area serves as the primary commercial area for the town and was identified as an area of concern for access and safety by town residents at the March 2006 public meeting. A third Industrial/ Commercial zone begins just south of Lorden Lane and continues south to the State line.

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MAP 1: TOWN OF BROOKLINE ZONING MAP

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This area is concentrated largely on the western side of the corridor and includes the State Liquor Store plaza. Some additional commercial development exists around South Main Street and Parker Road. This area also has large tracts of vacant land adjacent to the commercial development. The study area is shown in Map 2 on Page 4.

TABLE 1: EXISTING LAND USE - NH 13 STUDY AREA Land Use # Parcels Total Acreage* Agricultural 1 0.7 Commercial 31 124.8 Manufactured Housing 1 2.7 Mixed Use 10 40.0 Multi-Family Residential 16 54.8 Municipal 9 15.5 Permanent Open Space 18 88.2 Single Family Residential 303 714.9 Vacant 49 422.0 * Total acreage within 1,000 ft buffer only

Existing Land Use NH 130 Study Area The majority of the zoning along the current alignment of NH 130 is Residential-Agricultural with predominantly single-family residences and a few multi-family units that predated zoning and continue today. NH 130 serves as the main east/west corridor and also serves as a community focal point, passing through the Village Center of Brookline, in close proximity to the fire station, annex, safety complex, post office, town hall and private residences. This corridor also provides access to the Richard Maghakian Memorial School (RMMS) and recreational opportunities at the Brookline Ball Field in addition to a number of churches, the Brookline Village Store, the Brookline Public Library, and the American Legion Post. There is consequently a significant amount of pedestrian activity along this segment of roadway. There are also fairly congested morning and afternoon peak periods of traffic during the school year when children get dropped off or picked up by school busses and private motor vehicles. The study area is shown in Map 3 on Page 5.

TABLE 2: EXISTING LAND USE - NH 130 STUDY AREA

Land Use # Parcels Total Acreage* Commercial 14 68.7 Industrial 8 35.3 Institutional 2 0.9 Manufactured Housing 3 6.5 Mixed Use 6 16.9 Multi Family Residential 9 30.6 Municipal Facility 11 18.4 Permanent Open Space 16 47.8 Recreation 4 61.2 School 1 10.3 Single Family Residential 467 1038.0 Vacant 41 368.5 * Total Acreage within Study Area only (Includes section of Route 13)

MAP 2: EXISTING LAND USE – NH 13 STUDY AREA

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MAP 3: EXISTING LAND USE – NH 130 STUDY AREA

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Traffic Count Data NH 13 NRPC staff conducted 24-hour volume counts at 20 locations in Brookline as part of the Town of Brookline – NH 13 Access Management Study (April 2007). The traffic count data is shown in Table 3 below and traffic count locations are shown in Map 4 on Page 7.

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The average daily traffic (adt) at the Massachusetts State Line is 6,942 vehicles (Table 4, Map 4). The volume of traffic increases to 8,156 adt between Averill and Ten Rod Road because of the additional vehicles entering from Laurel Crest Drive and Averill Road. Traffic volume increases to approximately 9,308 adt just south of the NH 13/South Main Street intersection. A significant number of vehicles exit from NH 13 onto South Main Street, which is why traffic volume on NH13 decreases to 6,953 adt just north of the intersection with South Main Street. Traffic volume is around 7,283 adt between Lorden Lane and Bond Street, and around 6,477 adt between Bond Street and Meetinghouse Hill Road. Traffic volume increases to approximately 9,170 adt just south of North Mason Road, and to 9,300 adt at the Milford Town Line.

Traffic on Approaches to NH 13: Traffic volume on South Main Street just east of NH 13 is approximately 3,522 adt. Volume on Mason Road just west of NH 13 is 3,312 adt and volume on Milford Street just east of NH13 is approximately 2,150 adt.

TABLE 3: EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUME - BROOKLINE Location Most Recent Traffic Count (adt) traffic on NH 13 Volume Year NH 13 at Massachusetts State Line* 6,942 2006 NH 13 between Averill and Ten Rod Road* 8,156 2006 NH 13 South of South Main Street* 9,308 2005 NH 13 Between Lorden Lane and South Main St 6,953 2005 NH 13 Between Lorden Lane and Bond St 7,283 2005 NH 13 Bet Meetinghouse Hill Rd and Bond St* 6,477 2005 NH 13 Bet Meetinghouse Hill Rd and Milford St 6,834 2006 NH 13 Between Quimby Rd & North Mason Road* 9,170 2005 NH 13 Between Lakin Rd and Scabbard Mill* 8,360 2005 NH 13 @ Milford Town Line 9,300 2005

traffic on approaches to NH 13 Laurel Crest Drive W. of NH13 763 2005 Averill Road W. of NH13 713 2005 South Main Street (East of NH 13) 3,522 2006 Lorden Lane 223 2006 Bond Street E. of NH13 1,365 2005 Mason Road W. of NH13 3,312 2005 Meetinghouse Hill Road E. of NH13 1,696 2005 Quimby Road W. of NH13 187 2005 Milford Street E. of NH13 2,150 2005 North Mason Road @ Brook 865 2005 * Classification count

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MAP 4: TRAFFIC COUNT DATA NH 13

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Traffic Counts NH 130: NRPC staff conducted 24-hour volume counts at 14 locations as part of the Town of Brookline NH 130 Corridor Study (April 2006). The locations of the fourteen counts are shown on Map 2 and described below. Table 1 and Figures 1 through 12 summarize the data.

NH 130: The volume of traffic varies along NH 130. The average daily traffic (adt) at the Hollis town line is 5,563. The traffic volume just east of Cross Street is 7,097 adt, which is approximately 28% greater than at the Hollis town line. The volume of traffic just west of Corey Hill Road is 3,077 adt, which is 45% less than the volume at the Hollis town line. The traffic volume just west of Steam Mill Hill Road (near the Village Store) is 5,045 adt, which is 9% less than at the Hollis town line. Further west, the traffic volume in front of the Richard Maghakian Memorial School (RMMS) is 2,243 adt, and the volume just east of NH 13 is 2,345 adt.

South Main Street: The location of this count is just south of the intersection with Cross street. The volume at this location is 3,186 adt.

Old Milford Road: The location of this count is on the one-way segment just to the north of the intersection with NH 130. The volume at this location is 458 adt.

Steam Mill Hill Road: The location of this count is just north of the intersection with NH 130. The volume at this location is 1,405 adt.

Meetinghouse Hill Road: The location of this count is on Meetinghouse Hill Road halfway between NH 130 and NH 13. The volume at this location is 1,677 adt.

TABLE 4: 24-HOUR VOLUME COUNTS % change as compared to volume at Location Recent Traffic Count Hollis T/L NH 130 CORRIDOR Volume Year NH 130 at Hollis Town Line 5,563 2004 N/A NH 130 East of Bohannon Bridge Road 7,469 2004 + 34% NH 130 East of Cross Road 7,097 2004 +28% NH 130 West of Corey Hill Road 3,077 2004 - 45% NH 130 West of Steam Mill Hill Road (@ Village Store) 5,045 2004 - 9% NH 130 South of Frances Drive 2,830 2004 - 49% NH 130 in front of Elementary School 2,243 2004 - 60% NH 130 East of NH 13 2,345 2004 - 58% OFF NH 130 CORRIDOR Pepperell Road @ Hollis Town Line 1,992 2004 N/A Bohannon Bridge Road North of Oak Hill Road 607 2004 N/A Old Milford Road South of Steam Mill Hill Road 458 2004 N/A Steam Mill Hill Road East of NH 130 1,405 2004 N/A South Main Street South of Cross Road 3,186 2004 N/A Meetinghouse Hill Road East of NH 13 1,677 2004 N/A

MAP 5:

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TRAFFIC COUNT LOCATIONS NH 130 STUDY

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Build Out Analysis The Town of Brookline was included in NRPC’s 2005 Region-wide Buildout Impact Analysis report. The buildout project was an analysis of the “growth capacity” for each community in the NRPC Region. Buildout is not a prediction of what will occur, but rather a planning tool to help policy makers understand the impacts of current regulations. The analysis estimated the maximum potential for new residential and non-residential lots under current zoning regulations. The buildout assumed that current development trends, zoning densities and allowable uses would not change.

The primary goal of the buildout analysis is to provide policy makers and the public with the information needed to make informed choices regarding the future growth of the region. Understanding what the region will look like at buildout is critical to the evaluation of current land use policies, including zoning and growth management ordinances and open space acquisition. A better understanding of the growth potential for a municipality can be a valuable resource for planners and elected officials struggling with land use decisions. A further purpose of this analysis is to explore how current regulations set the blueprint for future growth. Zoning regulations pertaining to allowable uses and allowable densities are an indication of the desired type and amount of growth that will occur in currently undeveloped areas.

Finally, the purpose of the buildout analysis is to explore the relationship between buildout population and infrastructure and the demands on resources that will be produced. Values for “Impacts” of buildout are identified for the following categories: housing units, population, commercial, office and industrial development, employees, school enrollment, traffic, water demand, solid waste, and emergency services.

The buildout was conducted in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) using parcel, land use, and environmental data created or maintained by NRPC. The analysis removed certain environmental constraint areas from the land available for development, including, water, wetlands, floodplain, steep slopes and riparian buffers.

Below are values for impacts at buildout for the entire town.

• Est. Employees at Buildout: Current: 617 Buildout: 1,532 • Est. Public School Students at Buildout: Current: 1,117 Buildout: 2,535 • Est. Total Vehicles: Current: 2,780 Buildout: 6,308 • Est. Water Demand at Buildout (GPD): Current: 340,000 Buildout: 770,000 (Gallons per day) • Est. Solid Waste Disposal at Buildout: Current: 1,735 Buildout: 3,963 (Tons per Year) • Est. Police Calls per year at Buildout: Current: 4,657 Buildout: 10,637 • Est. Emergency Service Calls at Buildout: Current: 114 Buildout: 260

Analysis of Current Trends The following values represent a maximum buildout in the Brookline iTRaC Study Area based on NRPC's "Region-wide Buildout Impact Analysis" report, produced in 2005.

The methods of that project calculated the amount of new residential and non-residential growth but did not define where that development would occur. This data represents one potential version of that buildout for the Study Area. Note that the Study Area, or corridor, for this project includes those properties that are or would likely be accessible from Routes 13 and 130 in Brookline. The Buildout project did not indicate a timeline but simply represents the final, maximum buildout condition under current regulations.

TABLE 5: ADDITIONAL CORRIDOR GROWTH AT BUILDOUT

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New Structures, New Non-Residential Type Units or Businesses Square Feet

Single Family Houses 534 Condos/Apartments 45 Office 18 140,742 Retail 6 37,440 Service/Industrial 15 354,270

The buildout estimates Single-Family residential, 534 houses, as the majority of new growth. This is due both to Residential zoning and the trend of predominantly Single-Family development in the past. Much of the estimated growth is on large tracts of land that only have little or no frontage on Route 13 or Route 130. It is likely however, that access will come from the corridor routes. Therefore, even though new housing might not be visible from the road, it will be affected by this new potential development. The buildout estimates 45 new multi-family residential units. Non-residential growth at buildout is estimated at: 18 new Office use structures or businesses for a total of 140,742 square feet; 6 new Retail use structures or businesses for a total of 37,440 square feet; and 15 new Service/Industrial use structures or businesses for a total of 354,270 square feet. Each new business may be in a multi-use structure or may represent a single-use building.

Conclusion Based upon the existing conditions and buildout analysis these two corridors in Brookline have countless opportunities for change and growth in both the near and long term future. In recent history Brookline has experienced one of the highest growth rates in the State of New Hampshire. If this trend continues these major corridors, especially NH 13, will likely experience increased pressure for development opportunities.

The visioning process is intended to assist the town in determining what residents would like to see for the future of these corridors. A variety of outreach techniques will be used to obtain information on the following topics including: mixed use zoning, commercial and industrial opportunities, site design, recreational opportunities, walkability as well as transit, bicycle and pedestrian opportunities. The results of all outreach events will be compiled and used to develop an action plan. The action plan will identify steps that the town could take to reach their desired visions and goals for these corridors.

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APPENDIX C OUTREACH MATERIALS The following public outreach materials and methods were used to promote the April 4, 2008 Town-wide Visioning Workshop:

Public Outreach Materials Direct Mail flier (pg 14) Meeting flier (pg 15) Posters (pg 16) Half-fold informational brochure (pg 17) Press release (pg 18) Study circle brochure (pg 19) Display board with elementary school project (pg 20) Cable access TV public service announcement General project display board

Public Outreach Methods Nashua Telegraph Hollis/Brookline Journal Broadcaster Brookline cable access TV Brookline Yahoo groups Brookline Town website Backpack mail at elementary schools Fliers posted in community (businesses, town buildings, transfer station) Civic group presentations (Hollis/Brookline Rotary, Brookline Lions Club) Advanced distribution of surveys (Town Hall, Library, Post Office, Transfer Station, Village Store, Caryn’s) Meeting reminder using contacts from returned surveys Town Meeting display Women’s Club sign Police mobile electronic sign Direct mail flier sent to all Brookline residents

Direct Mail Flier

Informational Flier

Posters

Half-fold Informational Brochure

Press Release

Study Circle Brochure

Display Board with Elementary School Project

APPENDIX D MAPS A. Study Area

B. Study Area Sections

C. Zoning

D. Existing Land Use

E. Transportation Map

APPENDIX E STUDY CIRCLE INFORMATION

APPENDIX F ZONING SURVEY AND COMMENTS

APPENDIX G VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY AND COMMENTS

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APPENDIX H TOWN CENTER SURVEY AND COMMENTS

Town Center Survey Results Brookline, NH Question 1- Destinations Destinations Town Hall/Offices ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// //// Library ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// / Village Store ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// / Lighted X-Mas Tree / Rec Fields/Ball Field/Playground/Park ///// //// Fire Station ///// ///// RMMS ///// ///// //// Cemetery ///// Church ///// /// Catholic Church / Infant Jesus Church // Congregational Church // Community Church /// Historic Homes // Bond Street / Lake Potanipo/Boat Ramp/Beach ///// ///// ///// The covered bridge / Milford Street to NH 13 / 13 and Milford Street – secondary destination / Lucia’s / P.O. Safety Center ///// //// Tac Shop / Andre’s Institute of Art / Daniel’s Academy Building //// Restaurants / Gas stations / Possible land acquisition for library / Brown Bear Mountain down Bond Historical Society Bunkers Triangle / The BENTS / Police Station / Main St. from Cemetery to Town Hall / Cemetery to Post Office / Old Post Office // Old School House / • Library, Brookline Village Store, Town Hall, Fire Station, (included above). I like to walk to all of these with my children. I would like to see a common created with a gazebo and move the playground into town for more of a gathering place – not hidden behind the ballpark. Perhaps once police move and make parking lot in back of town hall grass and fill in for this purpose. • Library to Town Hall (included above) • Right now the true center of Brookline has the library as a point – other areas are not located in the village (included above) • The post office has been moved too far away to be considered a part of the town center. • Cemetery at one end (on Rte. 130), following Rte. 130 to RMMS and Lake Potanipo up Meetinghouse Rd. – Brown Bear Mountain down Bond (included above). • All Brookline residents should have easy access to bicycle/pedestrian paths that lead to the Town center. Key destination points are: Schools, ball fields, & Lake Potanipo Beach (included above).

• The Brookline Village Store, Town Hall, Library, Bunker’s Triangle, The Church, Fire Station, The Bents (included above). Post Office should be in center, but isn’t. Lake Potanipo off-center – extremely hazardous to get to by foot. • I don’t think there is much of the center. More defined area would help image of Town. Don’t consider Post Office and Lake to be in “center”. • Nothing. • Library (included above). Post Office would be nice, but current location is fine. • Park-like land – gazebo Town square/land/park. • Post Office S/B closer to center. • Lake Potanipo (included above). Need more activities/coffee shop. • Brookline has never seemed to have a ‘center”. Places I consider gathering places are: Landfill, Village Store (included above), town Meeting. I don’t find many places to gather. • When I think of the Town center, I first think of the area around the Village Store (included above). That area has Library, Town Hall, and Churches and is a nice walking area. • Town Hall, Congregational Church, Village Store, Methodist/Library and Old P.O./Corey Store (included above). • Unlike other small Towns, the Town center is not a compact entity. While not extensive it is not a short walk from the Village Store to the Post Office. So, it is hard to define a center.

Question 2 – Method of Travel Method of Travel Bike ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// / Walk ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// /// Drive ///// ///// // Trail // • Some sort of parking will be needed for people who drive in from other parts of town. • We live in the town center and typically walk while children ride their bikes for nightly walks. • We typically drive as we usually use one at a time. To use more than one at a time I would like to see better sidewalks and pedestrian crossings with these additions we could choose the option to bike and walk safely. • Walk – good quality sidewalks throughout downtown – upgrade sidewalks between church and ballparks on RT 130 – extend beyond the school. • I would love to be able to park somewhere central and walk with my children on safe sidewalks. Biking would be great as well. (bike and walk included above) • All of above (included above), right now only driving is easy. The entire area should have full sidewalks and crosswalks. Speeding especially between the Town offices and Elementary school is a problem for bicyclists and pedestrians, so enforcement and traffic calming there should be a priority. • Walk or bike if there were safe trails or sidewalks (included above). • Walking, biking, more ways not to have to drive basically (included above). • Walk or Bike (included above). I do not want to have to drive anywhere in Brookline. • Walk & bike. Have to park the car somewhere, then walk. • Walk or bike in for activities in the center (included above). • Depends on weather/distance/time…Drive or walk (included above). • All of the above (included above), depending on weather. • There needs to be more in “center of Town” to consider transportation. • Would like to walk. Would have to drive to the center of town. • Nothing draws me to Brookline’s Town center. My business & pleasures are other points. Bring back the Ski Runs. That would attract people for skiing (winter), hiking (summer). • I do not spend time in the Town center, I do not expect to do so in the future. I think that the majority of Brookline residents really do not care about the Town center. The people that live in the center are the ones that do. This makes question #3 null and void. Tax implications of all these dreams need to be noted for all. • Drive, walk, bike (included above). Currently walking or riding a bike is not ideal. • Electric Wheelchair, I am disabled and would love to get around.

• I would like to be able to walk or ride a bike more (included above). • Things are so spread apart, a car is really the only way to travel – some biking or walking in summer. • If I could walk, that would be best. I need to drive to the center (included above). • Walk within ½ mile distance, drive if over ½ mile (included above). • Would like to bike & walk (included above). Need sidewalks, bike lanes, control of speed. • A compact Town Center is more conducive to walking, but Brookline’s current layout is drive or bike.

Question 3 - Improvements Improvements Bike Lanes ///// ///// ///// ///// //// Bike Racks / Expanded Sidewalks ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// Crosswalks ///// ///// ///// ///// // Lighting //// ///// ///// //// Crosswalk at 13 and/or Mason Road // Crosswalk at Rte. 13 to Lake Potanipo / Bike and Ped Path //// Speeding Traffic / None / Parking //// Benches // Lighted Trails // Sidewalks from Library to RMMS / Signs // Curbs // Flowers / Post Office / Fire Station / Emergency Station / Shoulders // Historical Markers / Pedestrian Common Areas / Sidewalk Cafes / • Separate sidewalks and bike lanes from road. Keep bike lanes, sidewalks clear. • Bus stops with shelters if we get service to Nashua and the Boston Express Station. • Additional sidewalks to south main (included above) • Bike and Ped trail from Bear Hill/Birch Hill to NH 130 (critical to get bike/ped traffic) Highest Population Center. (included above) • Crosswalk activated red light at NH 13 and Mason Road (included above). • Improve sidewalks from Cemetery to 13 on 130. (included above). • Redevelopment – design walks for Quimby block on NH 13 and Quimby – could become a destination. • Would like to see a sidewalk from Proctor Hill/Pepperell Road area to the center of the town (included above) – or just a narrow paved walkway/bike path (included above). It is very hazardous to walk or bike. • Reduce speeding traffic (included above); eliminate all 18 wheelers from using Rt 130 as a main truck route in southern NH. • Additional sidewalk areas along major routes – (included above) • If there were destinations on both sides of the street, need parking, crosswalks, lighting. • Not town center, but what would it take to create a rail trail (paved, well maintained) along the old rail bed that parallels route 13? Use Nashua – Pepperel – Ayer trail as model. • Welcoming features such as banners, signs, landscaping, flowers, etc. • We live in the Town Center and have been appalled at the number of large trucks – dump trucks and other large granite hauling vehicles rolling at top speed through the town center. This has been going on for a number of years. How conducive is this to walking, biking, etc. in town? To say Dangerous at the least. Plan a bypass on south Rt 13 as a truck route for west-east traffic on NH 130 to Hollis and beyond. Thank you. Hope someone does not have to die before this is attended to.

• Crosswalk at Old Milford Rd and 130 (included above) • Expanded sidewalks everywhere (included above), but more importantly, more destination points! I’ve lived here for 4 years and, besides going to the library or registering my cars, have found very few reasons to spend anytime there. This, of course, could be due to the fact that I leave Brookline everyday for all the things I need. • See answer to Q#2 above (included above). Expanded sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, etc. Bike lanes in this area should be added (included above). • Sidewalks, well marked crosswalks and signs warning motorists or pedestrians (included above). • For one thing, there is not anything in our Town center that draws me. If there were a reason to go there, I would like to park in a small parking lot and be able to walk to and also have the option of going on a bike ride. • Bike lanes are definitely a good idea if we had some lights on the island where the church and Town Hall are, it might be a good way to cross the street to meetings at both (Bike lanes & lighting included above). • Need a bicycle/pedestrian trail system (included above) that connects all residents of Brookline. No bike lanes: No one wants to walk or ride a bike in the road next to traffic. Don’t need lights: You can put a light on your bike – all lights should be gas or carry a flashlight. • Crosswalks! Bike lanes, curbs! Sidewalks! Plantings of flowers – make inviting (included above). Clean, clear lines. • Bike lanes would be great(included above)! • Better lighting, information signs showing directions from Town Center to Rte. 13 W & E, Post Office, Fire Station, Emergency Station (all included above). • Certainly better shoulders on the roads, at least, perhaps a few well-marked cross-walks (included above); Bike/pedestrian lanes are a bit fancy (I’m tax-conscious), but a very nice idea. • Sidewalks in the future (included above). • Sidewalks would be great connecting areas that children could access. • As is…Historical markers would be wonderful (included above). • Sidewalks, lighting (included above)/antique looking lighting…Gas lamp look? • Yes. • Sidewalks, bike lanes, subtle street lighting (included above). • Mostly sidewalks (included above). Maybe a basketball court for the teenagers. • Sidewalk should continue up Milford Rd. past the RMMS to the post office. Need safe way to walk on Rte. 13. • Expanded sidewalks! So…it is safe for kids (included above). • Expanded sidewalks (past old Post Office towards cemetery), crosswalks, bike lanes, lighting (included above). • Sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, lighting, parking (included above) area that would allow people to drive from various points in town, park & then walk/ride to various Town Center destinations. • Repaint over the crosswalks. Re-routing dump trucks from Rte. 130 is silly & unreasonable. • Curbing (included above) at roads edge, no thru heavy trucking. • Currently, I have no need to go from Town Hall to Village Store, so I always drive to the one thing I need to do: pay taxes, get milk, go to library. I rarely need to do all three at once. • Expand sidewalks, bike lanes, crosswalks (included above), speed control along 13 & 130. • Bike lanes ad bike paths would be nice. Sidewalks would be useful (all included above).

Question 4 – Desirable Additions Bike Lanes // Mixed Use Buildings /// Townhouses/Apartments / Professional Offices Coffee Shop ///// Small Restaurant/Restaurants ///// ///// / Recreation Center – //// Library ///// /// Bookstore with Café /// Café /

Movie Theatre / Gazebo for Concerts ///// Antique Shops / More Wildlife / No Change // Park ///// // Youth/Teen Center // Senior Center /// Benches // Playground/Children’s Area /// Postal Box / Children’s Museum/Museum // Small Retail Stores/Shops/Businesses ///// /// Gift Shop / A Village/Town Green //// Landscaping/Gardening (corners, curbing) / Pharmacy / Park /// • Recreation Center listed above would be indoor all season with a pool and tennis courts. • Mixed Use – Cape Cod style shops; above as apartments and residences. (included above) Old Catholic Church as a youth and senior center – knowledge sharing, mentoring/assisting the elderly – parking on 13 and walk to the center. • Small restaurant with outdoor seating. (included above) • No change (included above) • An area where people could congregate. Perhaps a small park (included above) with benches or a café or bookstore. I would also like to see the town center expanded to cover a larger area. • Hiking trails along river between Potanipo and Bohannon Bridge etc. towards Hollis. • More quaint antique shops, a destination place with shops, little restaurant. No industrial trucks. (included above) • Shops, such as a coffee shop, sub shop etc. These should be nicely done in a way that would fit our town. (included above) • More appropriate commerce to attract walkers and use appropriately. • The town center (the village) is great the way it is (included above) • Mixed use – residential/office/retail buildings (included above) • I would like to see a park, children’s area, wading pool, NO PETS IN PARK (included above) • A real park with wide non-sports field spaces, benches, playground, with a gazebo/amphitheatre or concert space; (included above) also more defined expanded sidewalks. More lined trees, classic lampposts, banners a la Milford. • Grocery store, community center, senior center, town’s own high school – not necessarily in the town center but this should be a part of the town’s fabric. • Movie Theatre (like the one in Wilton), a few nice restaurants, places to sit outside and have a cup of coffee (included above), GROTON, MA is a good example. • A restaurant. One or two small retail stores. The new proposed library. Townhouses; professional offices (included above). No commercial or industrial development. • I would like the village center to look like Groton, MA, with business adopting homes & turning them into their businesses – rather than tacky buildings with neon signs. Small bookstore & gift shop (included above). • More small businesses that are built w/ a small town feel. • More benches (included above), more ways to walk and bike etc. • I want to see the Town center undergo a Historic restoration (pre 1900). Bury the power lines; install gas lighting; More stone & wood; less plastic, pavement, & steel. All streets should be lined with trees & pedestrian paths. • Bigger Library w/parking & park next to it w/recreation field and/or playground for adults & kids. Maybe skateboarding/basketball/tennis. Enjoy the river – inviting center of town. Walking areas, common areas & access. (library, park, & recreation center included above)

• Small shops (retail, grocery, butcher/seafood) – (included above). • Small businesses. • Easier to get between places of business. • Perhaps more park-like spots, better sidewalks, more pedestrian friendly area. • Small bakery or café or restaurant. Possibly a bookstore/music store (included above). • More commercial in Town. • Better definition of center (signs, etc.) sidewalks, reduction of heavy traffic, lower speed limit. • A way to get everywhere w/a wheel chair. • A large green area for gatherings with bandstand (included above as Gazebo for concerts). • Senior citizen community center, small lighted park (included above). • Recreation center – teenagers/adult center for older residents (included above). • An open greenspace park – a.k.a. Town Green (included above). • All all-weather café, a teen center (included above), little shops, arts & culture in existing buildings. • Somewhere center, low cost senior housing. • Gazebo, small bike path (included above), on new land purchased in village. • Coffee Shops (included above), pubs. • An outdoor gathering place w/a pavilion for music, playground (one that isn’t hidden at the back of the ball field). • Sidewalks, common space/area. • More small businesses (included above), sidewalks, gathering places. • More sidewalks, more lighting, a restaurant or two (included above). • Small stores and/or restaurants (included above) appropriate to existing architecture. • A library/central meeting place with a public playground (included above) next door or part of the property. It would be nice to co-locate the important features of the Town. Although, I know this is difficult w/residents. • Better Library, Park, Sports/Recreation area (mostly outdoors) [included above]. • See Question #7 which reads “A town center for a small town should have small shops, restaurants, and places for people to meet and discuss. Ample parking and compactness to limit the need for driving between stops. The main traffic artery should not go through the middle since this cuts a center in half and creates dangers for pedestrians”.

Question 5 – Maintain Current Assets • Walkability and Architectural Characteristics • I think what truly defines Brookline is our dedication to conservation land and natural beauty and not our dedication to historic buildings. Buildings and structures of man are short-lived and should be harmonious with nature while optimally serving societies current needs – changing views regarding accessibility, alternative energy, and even what gender goes to which bathroom these change and we shouldn’t create unnecessary obstacles toward reaching modern building ideals – obstacles like having a preconceived idea of what it should look like. Let’s maintain Potanipo and Hobart woods and other green space our defining features. • Maintain the kissing bridge. • Architectural style and scale – Daniel’s Academy for Holidays. Ballpark to the rear, retail node in front – add fields at N Mason Road. • Town Hall, churches, village store, and library. • Maintain buildings, small town look, sidewalks and elm trees. • Leave as is. • All of them. • The historic features – the library and town hall buildings. • Overall I like the layout with island in center of intersection (main, meetinghouse, etc.) • The small town atmosphere – do not want to turn into “new” Hollis. I grew up in Hollis and am sad to see the way it’s changed. Not small town feel anymore. • The old time look and feel • Small town charm/identity, Town Hall, Expanded Library • All of the old buildings, home and businesses, and any and all open spaces. The purchase of the Monius 15.5 acres is very important.

• Town Hall and the beautiful old homes. Could become mixed use – shops, small business, etc • Historic Town Hall • Library, historic buildings, even if they change use, Town Hall • Beautiful main street, historic buildings, between the church and the cemetery – same with Meeting House Hill. Create complete path from town center to Lake Potanipo. • Well kept buildings, trees • Keep the village as is – it is charming. • A continued focus on conservation. • The small town feel. The minimal traffic. • Historical buildings • See answer to Q#1(Library, churches, school & ball fields, Town offices, fire dept., village store, Lake Potanipo boar ramp and beach), except I’m fine if the fire dept. moves to the new Safety Complex. • The library, ball field, Town hall. • Town Hall, Library, School • There is nothing that I wouldn’t like to see change. • The BVS, the light house on Potanipo and most of all, the library. • I want the pre-1900 architecture preserved. I want to see strict architectural requirements for the Town center & all of Brookline. • Town Hall building, Historical buildings, Church building, General Store. • Town Hall • Village Green, Town Office, Village Church. • The basketball court at the church, the library. • Town Building. A better Library. • Historic Buildings. • Town Hall, Library, General Store. • Christmas Tree Lighting/Parades down Main Street. • The “small town” atmosphere & architecture. • Library, Town Hall, churches, general stores, historic homes. • All of old Brookline. • Like the small Town look/feel. • The little Town, New England feel. • Library, Town Hall, General Store, Church. • The D.A., the store, the churches, the history. • Library, Village Store, Town Hall. • Low key atmosphere. • Small Town feel. • Church, Town Hall. • Town Hall, Lake Potanipo, Village Store. • Town Hall, Library. • If possible, don’t change historic buildings, large trees, bridge. • All of them/especially the buildings “historic zone” some sort of historic ordinance. • Town Hall • Village Store, church, Town Hall, present homes, Library, Senior Center in one of older buildings. • Village Store, Church, Library. • Speed limit & charm of buildings. • Library building, Town Hall, Village Store, land that we purchased on option to buy. • Old Town charm. • Town Hall, Village Store, Old Firehouse, Library building, Community Church. • Town Hall, Village Store, Library building. • Library, Town Offices, Center Store. • Residential/Agricultural zoning. • Architecture & design. • Rural Town! Non-commercial down Town (leave commercial to Rte. 13). • Historic buildings (could be new use of buildings), no industry w/center.

• While people get attached to buildings and looks such as Daniel’s Academy, such buildings can reach a point where they are too expensive to maintain. So no building is irreplaceable.

Question 6 - Amenities Amenities Bike Lanes //// Bike Paths / Bike Racks // Park Benches ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// Lighting ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// /// Banners ///// ///// ///// Expanded Sidewalks ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// ///// / Gazebo with a Common // Transit Stop / Elm Trees / Trees / Shrubs/Greenery/Flowers ///// // Wildlife reserves / Wheelchair Accessibility / Signage // Park with open space + Gazebo / playground ///// // Crosswalks / Bathrooms / Walking Paths/Trails /// Gas Lighting / Trails / Public Art / Concerts in the Center / Historic Markers / Parking / Restaurant / New Library / • Historic style street lamps and eliminate PSNHs lighting style from the face of this earth! (included above.) • Signage that have a historic feel to them but signage that is consistent throughout the town ie. all wrought iron, all granite etc. • There seems to be no place to go when you are in town center. Following a parade everyone disperses immediately back to their cars. It needs more of a purpose. • Small park – fountain, benches, landscaped (included above) • Classic lampposts (included above) • A walkway and benches along the river. This is a beautiful, yet inaccessible part of town. • All of the above, plus bike lanes, bike racks, crosswalks (included above). • A large park with playground equipment and bathrooms - not port-o-potty (included above). • All of the above sound great (included above). • Park benches, trails, natural areas of interest, safe sidewalks connecting points. I don’t know about lighting – I am concerned about pollution – maybe if we only have them on when there are night events (Benches, Trails, Sidewalks include above)?? • Cool signs (included above), historic looking. • As is. Historic markers (included above), tour of historic homes, booklet on historic places in Brookline. • How can you expect this town atmosphere with 130 running right through. • Make it easier to advertise Town activities. • Sidewalks/bike lanes (included above). A viewable park would be nice. • To maintain a old New England look. • Light, areas for resting w/benches (included above), wheel chair accessibility everywhere possible. • Expanded sidewalks, more walking areas (both included above). • Gazebo benches for performances (both included above). • Old style street lights, park benches on a Town Common (on the land Moneus).

• Benches, lighting, banners and safe sidewalks (included above) would all be positive enhancements. • Sidewalks, energy efficient lighting (included above), greenspace. • No lighting (or minimal). Fix sidewalk from Village Store to Ball Field. Sidewalk (included above) from Village Store to Potanipo. A park (included above) to hang out and have a picnic/snack – would be nice • Since the Town center does no have a large number of shops or things to draw people, some of these suggestions are nice to have, but may no currently worth the cost.

Question 7 – Overall Vision • A place where you could stroll on a Saturday morning or warm summer night, get an icecream, and enjoy life with your friends and neighbors. • Outdoor space for commons – shell or gazebo for outdoor musical performances. Meeting ground, cafes with some greenery incorporated into it. Sidewalk and parking lot with new percolating material that lets water go directly down. • Quaint town, no neon signs, you didn’t even know you passed it. • Traditional NH with a local twist, café, card shop, mixed use apartments for service folks and low income residents. Coffee house – live entertainment, specialty gifts and crafts, in a similar style to Quimby Block. • Keep it simple and aesthetically pleasing – small town look. • Simple, nice and I like wildlife. • A walkable town center that draws people in. Small shops, areas for people to get together and socialize but with a historic feel. • I like the overall look. • Groton MA • Something similar to Groton’s center. Avoiding the strip mall designs. • Maintain the character and develop it into a community hub for the town and its residents. There is a little land (common or grass) that is available like other town centers so there are challenges. It may take acquisition of property to expand space. • To remain a vital reminder of Brookline’s past while enjoyed by people of the present. • A destination. • The hard part is that Brookline really doesn’t have a town “center” since the post office moved. I’d like to see the Town Hall area remain more historic looking and the post office area become more of a commercial center. • I would like to see more commercial development between Bond Street and the MA border on NH 13, especially a grocery store like Harvest Market in Hollis and /or big box stores that could pay more taxes and reduce the excessive burden residential taxpayers shoulder currently. I would like traffic on Rt 130 and part of Rt 13 kept to a slow speed. • Place to spend an afternoon, day; focal point for town wide festivals, activities without having to go to different parts of town (main st for parade, sports field for activities, beach for fireworks, etc. • Keep as is. • Keep the small town feel – but make it more community-based, more events in town that bring it together. Again a larger library, a community center, a town hall, that perhaps all have a similar unifying décor. A park- flowers, a walkway where people could stroll. A pleasant looking town area that says we are a community. • I would like a reason to hang out there with my kids on a Saturday night. Ice-cream store, little shops, music. • Quaint, New Englandish • A typical New England Town center with local, rather than through traffic. • To maintain the charm of the village center with signs welcoming visitors, benches for sitting, SIDEWALKS, but no NEON SIGNS! We need to establish guidelines for buildings that businesses are in. • Would be great to have some kind of think like the “oval” or monument square. Hard to do now though. • A Dentist office, a small hair stylist, Dr.’s office, Small business. Buildings that are built in a way that makes the town keep the “small quaint town feel”. • A better version of what it is now with more features (those listed above). • I want the Town center to be a beautiful & peaceful place to walk to from my house for the evening. • An inviting place. Park your car then walk around, bike, jog & enjoy the natural beauty (native trees, plants, animals, waterways). Walk/bike from point to point – library to Town Hall, church, playground. All generations together.

• Enlarged, but quaint, right now if you blink, you miss it. • Keep large trucks off Meetinghouse Hill Road. • Something more like traditional New England Village common area. However this will be hard to do as there are existing buildings and roadways. • Brookline doe not have a Town center. There is no common area or shops that you could park your car and walk around. • A center where citizens can gather socially, walk & see neighbors, use community resources. • More walking/biking. Small stores. • Well maintained historical district. • I really feel this section (Town center) needs to be dealt with as part of a bigger picture. Who uses the Town center? Why? Do we want a bigger community of not? I think we need a moratorium on building for residential. The “charm” is declining as we get bigger. • Make it more accepting to Town events. • Small Town. • Same as #5 (The little Town, New England feel). A place to walk w/your kids, enjoy the day and get a few things done as well. • It should be a place I want to go, and a joy to see. • Walkable from point to point w/benches along the way. • Safely walkable, gathering areas for outdoor events. • Small Town feel. • Please do something useful with the old ambulance bay. • Pedestrian bridges over 13 to help residents walk into town – bike racks, art culture, merchants, a co-op. • Small, rural in character, a draw for people to go, not just drive through. • Norman Rockwell throwback image. • New library, outdoor performance space, café. • Keep very much as is. • Continue to be a small quiet village that is clean, inviting. • Quaint Town with things to do by foot. • More access to businesses & services w/out having to drive around from point A to B. • To have a Town common like area (similar to Hollis Monument Square & Milford’s Oval). More small businesses (stores, restaurants, etc.). • Maintain the small Town feel while providing a starting point or center point for people to gather or walk/ride to other Town destinations. • Preserve small Town feel of homes/residential at the same time. Expand local businesses. Hardware store would be nice. • A family friendly area where families can gather. • Keep it “relatively” rural as is – w/minor improvements, i.e. sidewalks, lighting, etc. • What it is now. • Fight with creativity to keep it alive as a viable Town center or our Town melts into formless suburbia; try to create a second version elsewhere. • Rural NH Town/Village. White church – small Town look & feel – keep commercial away from small Town atmosphere – put commercial on Rte. 13. • Community gathering, relaxed, “park-like”, pedestrian & bike friendly. • A town center for a small town should have small shops, restaurants, and places for people to meet and discuss. Ample parking and compactness to limit the need for driving between stops. The main traffic artery should not go through the middle since this cuts a center in half and creates dangers for pedestrians.

Other • You also need to focus on Melendy Pond. Leases are to come due around 2030. Could be camping, hiking and light recreation w/ 1 recreation building. Local Realtor wants half as homes. I think the town should have it all.

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APPENDIX I TRANSPORTATION SURVEY AND COMMENTS

Transportation Survey Comments Town of Brookline, NH

SIDEWALKS/CROSSWALKS • Improve walks throughout Town center & 130 area. • Crosswalk to B-4 complex from Bond Street as Town center develops. • Continuous sidewalks in downtown proper would be great. • We should encourage sidewalks & bike lanes throughout the town especially near businesses & schools & near the lake & Camp Tevya. • Speeding & protection of pedestrians are most important issues (especially near RMMS). • Sidewalk to continue up Milford Rd. past the RMMS to the post office. • Sidewalks!! Better lighting & more police presence please! • Safer crossings for parking & pedestrian use at lake. • Raised curbs between street and sidewalk would add an element of safety for pedestrians. • Need walking/biking trails safe & along roads. • Safe sidewalks, wide enough for kids to bike on. • Better sidewalks/crosswalks. • It would be good to see more sidewalks & lighting around Town Center and in school zones and possibly traffic lights at S. Main St./13 and Main St./Rte 13. • Sidewalks so we can walk w/little kids and marked bike lanes on side of road – Rte 13, 130. • Upgrading crosswalks – this stuff fades over time and is irrelevant for speeders. • Please put in sidewalks for RMMS & CSDA, then a pedestrian bridge for people crossing Rte. 13 to get to Lake Potanipo. • We need safer roads & sidewalks for walking, jogging, biking. Part of it is setting up the environment, part of it is mindset. Of course environment is setup to promote safe activities – curbs, speed limits, signs (painted lines, raised pavement, flowers, décor) then the mindset will more easily follow. I have been walking center of town w/my kids & the speed of cars & amount of trucks & the lack of safe sidewalks & crosswalks & lack of organization make it unsafe. Make it look like a downtown, then people will drive slower, safer. They will treat it as a downtown. Beautify, organize center.

SPEEDING • Speeding – following too close. • It’s wrong that the unpopulated part of Rte 13 has the lower 35 mph speed limit and the section near the upper elementary school has the higher speed limit. • No school sign at CSDA – or speed enforcement. • Whether we are on Rte 13 or Main we are usually being tailgated – overall problem. • Reduce speed limit from commercial zone near riverside and near road to upper elementary school. • I think speeding at RMMS is overblown – a raised crosswalk and the current school in session lights are fine. **Eliminate the passing zone. • I do not support lower speeds at 13 & 130. We have to get to where we are going. I see 45 mph speeds in NJ in residential areas & it seems to be safe enough. 30 in center, 40 on E 130 & 35 on West 130 is good. I think Rte. 13 at Town center to Mason Road should be 40. I know it will only go lower & not be increased – just my opinion. • Keep strict speed limit restrictions. • I do appreciate the speeding enforcement that already goes on. I think the police do a great job with this. • How about speeding on South Main St? This road is affected by speeding on 130 and 13.

• The speeding/volume problem on South Main Street seems to have been minimized on this survey. This is very disappointing and disturbing. The problem is very much connected to the Rte 13/130 problems and any solutions should include that area. • Rte 130 at the Hollis town line should be restored to 45 zone. • Speed camera at Rte 13 – People are driving way to fast in this 35 mph zone. • I am concerned with everybody, especially trucks speeding on North Mason Road. • Rte 130 at RMMS - I consistently follow vehicles not obeying the 20 mph limit – they are speeding away. • No one goes 30 mph posted in the area of Pepperell Rd/South Main. Very little police coverage. • The lit police sign is not used as required. Two officers should set-up traps all over our road and any one over 5 miles over limit, fine them. • We all need to obey the speed limits!!! • Need more police speed enforcement at schools & Meetinghouse Hill & Springdale. • Speeding down around corner of Old Milford Road & Steam Mill Hill. • One concern is that with increased growth on Rte 13, may come speed restrictions. It used to be 50mph between Hollis center and Nashua town line; as the area grew, speed limits dropped, but speeds did not. • According to the map next to me, there is access issues at S. Main Street to MASS on Rte 13. This might be helped by decreasing speed limits. This could benefit bikers (and if I am in my right mind, I would not want to be a pedestrian around here) and traffic coming out of S. Main Street and Averil. • I have already discussed the advisability of lowering the road speed limit on Rte. 13 to 35 mph throughout town, with Wes Wittier. Due to the increase in industry/commercial traffic on Rte. 13 in Brookline (esp. Southern Rte. 13), where the current speed limit is 50 mph, the driving has become more hazardous. I can’t imagine how it must be for motorcyclists/bicyclists. Wes did say there was an increase in accidents in that area. I wish there was something we could do to make drivers slow down on our residential roads, for I’m sure we’ll lose a pedestrian sooner than later. It’s scary, and especially near the schools, where the kids are walking & biking.

BIKEPATHS • Access from Bear Hill/Birch Hill is needed – Acquire easements to have bike/pedestrian trail to village store. • Bike lanes would be great in town to encourage more exercise. • Bike path on Old Milford. • Most town roads & especially Rte 13 are not good for biking, you have to bike in travel lanes.

INTERSECTIONS • Bypass needed and Rd name on Rte 13 signs (speed enforcement on OMR) • Access from Old Milford (kids safety). • Old Milford at 13 is very dangerous – bypass lane that can handle semi’s at 50 mph. • Lets not suffer the heartbreak of a violent fatality before we put traffic lights and reduced 50 – 45 – 35 speeds on 13. As soon as we built CSDA we had kids walking & biking across 13. The State Legislature should fund improvements. • Left hand turn lane on 13/Old Milford. • Left turn lanes should be added at various intersections. Northbound Rte 13 at Mason Road, Southbound Rte 13 at Rte 130, for example. This could probably be done without widening the roads. • Traffic light at Rte 13 & Mason/Meetinghouse Road. • Rte 13 is dangerous to cross from Mason/Meetinghouse and requires urgent attention. Multiple accidents have already occurred there. • Need a left turn lane from Rte 13 onto Old Milford. • Should not allow left turn from Rte 130 to Cross St. • Liquor store – regular light.

• Intersection of Rte 130 & Bohannon Bridge Rd., especially in winter due to snow plowing and piling of snow so that you can not see past the corner. • Rte 13 in general needs some attention with the increase in travel (both N & S). There have been numerous times I have witnessed cars attempting to pass left turning cars on the right. I’d like to see some consideration in either widening roads at heavily used intersections, creating a turning lane, proper signage “against passing” and enforcement or all. • I would like to see a left turn lane @ Rte 13 and Old Milford. • The intersection of Cross Rd. & Rte 130 is terrible. Coming towards Hollis from RMMS is scary. It was brought up at a Selectmen meeting and was made to a joke. It won’t be so funny when a carload of kids w/their Mom gets hit. • The intersection at Meetinghouse & Mason @ Rte 13 is terrible. It is right on a blind curve and is obviously right in the center of where families are going to be (Potanipo). A pedestrian bridge at this point would be key, as with a crosswalk we are reliant on the driver actually seeing you. Also, the ability to be able to walk anywhere without taking my life in my hands would be great (i.e., a good footpath network). • Coming out of Bohannon Br. Road – especially in winter when snow is piled up (looking left) is a hazard. • Rte 13 and Old Milford Road needs a turn lane from Milford to turn left onto old Milford Rd. • Intersection of Rte 13 & Meetinghouse Hill Rd. is semi-dangerous for cars and bad news for pedestrians. • There are some very dangerous intersections in Brookline. I feel that the Rte 130/Cross Rd. intersection is a very bad accident waiting to happen at any moment. I just cringe when I drive past there, especially in the daytime. At night, at least, you can see the headlights of the car barreling south down Rte. 130 when I’m about to enter Cross Rd. • I use the Bohannon Bridge Rd/Rte 130 intersection daily. Its poor visibility and acute angle make it also a dangerous intersection. I have had several misses there and seen 1 accident.

GENERAL • Consider cobblestone to narrow perceived width of road. • There is a preschool right near Rte 130 at the Hollis town line. • Many roads are narrow and are dangerous in large snow falls and snow banks which cover the roads shoulder. • Thru trucks to Rte 13 from Rte 130 should have to take Bond Street and same in reverse. • More room for now removal in parking lots. • Bus stops do not seem safe – kids are in street when there are snow banks. • With new Outlet Mall in Merrimack, lots of opportunities on Rte 13. I would like to see different tax rates for commercial zones and expander commercial zones. • There are some very bad traffic areas where accidents can and will happen. • New bridge looks great over Chip Canal by Cohen Grove. • Thru truck traffic should be prohibited from the “west on Rte 130” section because is passes the school and ball field/park areas. Doing so would eliminate most of the school safety issues. All through traffic should be encouraged to and truck traffic required to continue down Rte 13 and if headed to Nashua, a cut through road in the area of the old Fessenden Lumber Mill should be made to move that traffic quickly, with the least neighborhood disruption onto Rte. 130 south of the cemetery. As all this requires reconfiguring State highways, Federal and State dollars could fund most of these improvements, which would greatly increase a sense of a town center and community life in that area as opposed to it being a thruway now, more than a downtown. • Please reroute 130 onto Cross Street straight over to 13! • How many people actually walk from Meetinghouse Hill Rd. to Mason Rd. and who would risk crossing there. • Overall priorities – 1 and 2 might be switched if I had more information regarding speeding and other traffic related issues in school zones (my kids are little…).

• For the past few years, LARGE TRUCKS-DUMP TRUCKS-GRANITE HAULING VEHICLES have been rolling through Town Center (where we live) at alarming speed, rattling homes, etc and providing DANGER to pedestrians, bikers, children, etc. A bypass on SOUTH 13, a TRUCK RTE to 130 to keep large vehicles from cutting through town, is long overdue. Thank you. Hope it won’t need a person killed there before something is done. • One thing I forgot on last form – DRAINAGE! – We have serious flooding issues on our roads. Percolating road surface material to let water go down back to groundwater. Also mitigate pollution of road run-off into the environment.

APPENDIX J MS. GAGNE’S 3RD GRADE CLASS - RMMS

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