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Buzzards Bay Village BUZZARDS BAY VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Prepared for the BUZZARDS BAY VITALIZATION ASSOCIATION BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS JUNE 2007 Wesley Ewell, Planning Consultant 9 Daniel Webster Road Pocasset, Massachusetts 02559 In Association With Maguire Group Inc. Architects/Engineers/Planners 225 Chapman Street Providence, RI 02905 BUZZARDS BAY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN JUNE 2007 CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...…... 4 Historic Perspective…………………………………………………………………….… 6 Land use Influences………………………………………………………………………..9 Regional Trends…..…………………………………………………............................... 10 Member Survey………………………………………………………………………….. 12 Transportation Goal and Policies………………………………………………………... 13 A Vision of Buzzards Bay in 2027……………………………………………………… 14 Aerial Photograph of Buzzards Bay…………………………………………………….. 16 Highway Access…………………………………………………………………………. 17 Main Street………………………………………………………………………………. 18 Main Street By-pass……………………………………………………………………... 20 Memorial Circle…………………………………………………………………………. 24 Belmont Circle…………………………………………………………………………... 26 Inter-city Bus Service...………………………………………………………….……… 28 Local Bus and Taxi Service……………………………………………………………... 30 Commuter Rail Service………………………………………………………………….. 31 Non-commuter Railroad Service……………………………………………….……….. 34 Ferry Service…………………………………………………………......……………… 37 Pleasure Boat Access…………………………………………………………...……….. 39 Pedestrian and Bicycle Access…………………………………….…………………….. 41 Parking…………………………………………………………………………………... 44 Cohasset Narrows Bridge…………………………………………….....………………. 46 Summary Plan ……………………………………………………………..…………… 47 Appendices…………………………………………………………………………….… 49 Member Survey……………………………………………………………..……… 50 Maguire Traffic Analysis………………………………………………....………… 53 Traffic Counts………………………………………………………………………. 67 3 BUZZARDS BAY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN JUNE 2007 INTRODUCTION Purpose of this study The Buzzards Bay Vitalization Association asked how the village’s roads and other trans- portation systems affect its ability to remain a vibrant downtown for the Town of Bourne. The Association wants to optimize access to and within the Village of Buzzards Bay from all points in the town and region, and by all means of transportation, with the intent of making the village a more accessible destination both for town residents and for visitors. This study looks at travel to and from areas outside the region, within the region, and be- tween the villages of Bourne. Transportation modes studied include private and com- mercial vehicles, buses, taxis, commuter rail and non-commuter railroad service, rail freight, ferry boats, pleasure boats, airport access, bicycles, pedestrians and any other modes of travel that affect the village. This study considers road circulation patterns, short-term and overnight public parking, traffic controls, public transit, pedestrian circulation and the potential effects on the vil- lage of planned actions by others, such as reconstruction of the Cohasset Narrows Bridge. The purpose of this study is to identify all transportation-related issues facing the village, to analyze each of those issues, and to develop a plan of actions that might be taken by village leaders and others to address those issues. This plan considers not only actions that can be taken soon, but also looks forward to envision the long-range potential for growth and renewal throughout Buzzards Bay Village. Coordination with other plans This Comprehensive Transportation Plan is one of several studies currently underway that will be combined into an overall plan to transform Buzzards Bay Village into a vi- brant town center and economic engine for the Town of Bourne. The other studies are being prepared by several consultants under separate contracts with the Bourne Financial Development Corporation, a non-profit agency charged with improving the economic health of the town. They include a study of the market potential for expanded commercial development; an analysis of the impact of potential development on the town’s tax base and expenses; a plan to solve Bourne’s wastewater disposal issues, with particular em- phasis on the Village of Buzzards Bay; and a visioning study that will look at various ways the village might be redeveloped to take advantage of its unique features. This plan builds upon Bourne’s recently adopted Local Comprehensive Plan, which strongly advocates revitalizing Buzzards Bay Village into not just a center of local gov- ernment, but a destination for marine education, research and entertainment. It includes selected recommendations from earlier plans prepared by Phillip Herr and Associates, The Cecil Group of Boston and a team of graduate students from the University of Penn- sylvania School of Design Department of City and Regional Planning. It also draws on the many imaginative ideas developed by the Bridge Park Design Competition in 2005. 4 BUZZARDS BAY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN JUNE 2007 Assumptions made in developing this plan This transportation plan is based on certain assumptions regarding land use, development and environmental protection. It assumes that major infrastructure components such as the canal, the railroad, the maritime academy, major highways and the bridges will not change over the next 20 years. It also assumes that Buzzards Bay can be developed more aggressively and with different types of buildings and uses than could be done in other village centers in Bourne or elsewhere on Cape Cod. It assumes that future development will be denser than it has been in other parts of the town, and that there will be far more intermixing of residential and commercial uses. It does not anticipate that Buzzards Bay will see the kind of high-rise residential struc- tures that have been built on the waterfronts of Boca Raton and Toronto, but does recog- nize that the village could see one or two mid-rise towers built to take advantage of the spectacular views across the bay. It assumes that the Town will solve the wastewater disposal challenges that now limit development in the village. It further assumes that the village does not want the kind of roadside development of “big-box” stores and fast-food restaurants that is found in Wareham and Plymouth. Most importantly, this plan assumes that there is widespread consensus within the village and the town to direct new growth into Buzzards Bay while limiting suburban sprawl in other areas. The policies and actions suggested here are designed to make that happen. How to use this plan There are several ways to use this plan for the benefit of Buzzards Bay Village. First, after reading through the plan, imagine how the village’s transportation system would look and work if all the suggestions in this plan were to be put into action. Second, use the goals and policies outlined in this plan to test each new development proposal that is presented by landowners and developers. Ask whether the proposals advance the plan or detract from it. And finally, work to make the action items happen. Most of the action items suggested in this plan can be done independently of any other action item. In other words, they need not be done in any particular order. Some of the actions can be done immediately; others will take years of effort. Similarly, some of the action items will be very expensive, while others can be done at relatively modest cost. Fortunately, the most expensive items involve alterations of state or federal highways, the canal or railroad operations, which would be funded entirely by non-local sources. It is important that some actions be taken as soon as possible to launch this plan and keep it in the forefront of future efforts to vitalize Buzzards Bay. Start with the least expensive and easiest items. At the same time, begin moving toward implementing some of the more expensive or time-consuming items. Be prepared to move quickly on some of these items as state and federal funding becomes available. Try to link related action items to new development, either as mitigation for the impacts of the development or as joint pub- lic/private ventures between the Village Association or town and the developers. 5 BUZZARDS BAY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN JUNE 2007 HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE An early port Buzzards Bay has only been Bourne’s town government center since 1884, but the village has been a transportation hub for nearly four hundred years. First as a maritime port, then as a railroad hub and, most recently, as the node where three major highways come to- gether. A brief look at the village’s history may indicate the direction that it should take to improve its transportation systems today. The village was one of this country’s first port destinations for freight shipments from Europe. As early as 1623, Dutch traders would land at the head of the Monument River, near the location of the current town hall, to deliver supplies to the English settlers of Plymouth Colony. By 1626 a trading post had been built at this location that became a regular stop for ships making their way between Europe and New Amsterdam. Within a few years, colonists were also exporting goods, mostly timber and grain. The canal Buzzards Bay continued to be a minor port for more than 300 years, although its shallow water depths prevented it from reaching the size and level of activity of New Bedford or Boston. Construction of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914 gave the port a needed boost at a time when it might otherwise have faded into obscurity. The canal effectively overcame the water depth problem, and
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