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Draft Report of the Traffic Mitigation Committee FINAL DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW – JANUARY 22, 2020 REPORT OF THE MILTON TRAFFIC MITIGATION COMMITTEE Submitted to the Milton Select Board and the Milton Traffic Commission By the Milton Traffic Mitigation Committee: Jeffrey B. Mullan, Committee Chair Tracy Dyke-Redmond, Secretary/Clerk Mark L. Alba, Lt., MPD, Appointee of Chief of Police Richard S. Burke, member of Master Plan Implementation Committee William B. Clark, Jr., Town Planner, Appointee of Milton Planning Board Michael D. Dennehy, Milton Town Administrator Michael F. Zullas, Chair, Milton Select Board January xx, 2020 B4947702.6 FINAL DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW – JANUARY 22, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................ 1 1. Introduction/Charge to the Committee ................................................................................ 1 2. Makeup of Membership of the Committee .......................................................................... 1 3. Members of the Committee ................................................................................................ 2 B. WORK PLAN, MEETINGS AND RECORDS OF THE COMMITTEE ................................ 2 1. Work Plan .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. Meetings of the Committee ................................................................................................. 3 3. Use of Town of Milton Website.......................................................................................... 3 C. EXTERNAL INPUT FROM PROFESSIONAL/GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ... 4 D. SUMMARY AND REPORT ON CITIZEN INPUT and FEEDBACK .................................. 4 E. OBSERVATIONS AND CAUSATION ................................................................................ 5 1. Overall Observations .......................................................................................................... 5 F. MILTON Trouble Spots ....................................................................................................... 15 1. Route 138 Corridor/Blue Hill Avenue .............................................................................. 15 2. Blue Hills Reservation pedestrian, traffic and parking issues ............................................ 18 3. Route 28 corridor (Randolph Avenue, Route 28) .............................................................. 19 4. Blue Hills Parkway ........................................................................................................... 21 5. The Areas Around All of Milton’s Schools ....................................................................... 22 6. Milton Village/Central Avenue ......................................................................................... 23 7. East Milton Square/Wood Street Extension ...................................................................... 25 8. Governor’s Road/Garden Street ........................................................................................ 28 G. OTHER Traffic OBSERVATIONS AND Recommendations .............................................. 29 1 Addressed Traffic Issues .................................................................................................. 29 2. Specific Recommendations Regarding Traffic Planning ................................................... 32 3. Milton Should Increase Its Focus on Safety and Should Evaluate the Adoption of Vision Zero ........................................................................................................................... 34 4. Milton Should Work on Traffic as a Culture Issue and Work with the Schools ................. 35 5. Milton Should Support Additional Enforcement Measures and Authority ......................... 36 6. Milton Should Work with MassDOT/MBTA/Boston/ Quincy/Canton/Randolph .............. 36 7. Milton Should Observe (and copy) What Other Towns Are Doing ................................... 36 8. Milton’s Policies Should Encourage Mode Shift (modify demand) ................................... 37 9. Milton Should Continue to Support Investments in Supply and Maintenance .................... 37 B4947702.6 FINAL DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW – JANUARY 22, 2020 H. CONCLUSIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........................................................... 38 EXHIBITS Charge to the Committee/Votes of the Select Board ................................................................... A Committee Work Plan ................................................................................................................ B Committee Public Presentations ................................................................................................. C Wiki Data and Citizen Input Summary ....................................................................................... D Google Maps Traffic Trends ...................................................................................................... E ******** B4947702.6 A. INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Introduction/Charge to the Committee On August 13, 2018, the Select Board of the Town of Milton voted to establish the Milton Traffic Mitigation Committee (the “Committee”). The Board’s charge to the Committee is as follows: “(i) to explore opportunities for lessening, mitigating, and calming the effects of automobile traffic on public ways located within the Town of Milton, including but not limited to the potential for regional approaches, (ii) to report to the Traffic Commission 1 and to the Board of Selectmen on the results of its work at least once each calendar quarter, and (iii) to make recommendations based on the results of such work for the consideration of the Traffic Commission and the Board of Selectmen .” This Report details the work of the Committee since that time. It is respectfully submitted to the Milton Select Board and to the Milton Traffic Commission along with the thanks of the members of the Committee for the opportunity to serve and to look into this important issue. The Committee also thanks the professionals from the City of Boston, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (“MassDOT”) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) for their collective advice and expertise, and, of course, the many citizens of Milton who came to our meetings and took the time to share with the Committee their concerns about safety and mobility in Milton. 2. Makeup of Membership of the Committee The Committee consists of seven (7) members appointed by the Select Board, as follows: (i) one (1) of whom is the Chief of Police or his/her designee; (ii) one (1) of whom is the Town Administrator or her/his designee; (iii) one (1) of whom is the Chair of the Planning Board or his/her designee; -1- B4947702.6 FINAL DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW – JANUARY 22, 2020 (iv) one (1) of whom is the Chair of the Master Plan Implementation Committee or his/her designee; (v) one (1) of whom is a member of the Board of Selectmen; and (vi) two (2) of whom are residents of the Town of Milton. 3. Members of the Committee Following its creation by the Select Board, the Committee was established and began meeting on November 29, 2018 with an introductory meeting. The members of the Committee are as follows: Jeffrey B. Mullan, Committee Chair Tracy Dyke-Redmond, Secretary/Clerk Mark L. Alba, Lt. MPD, Appointee of Chief of Police Richard S. Burke, member of the Milton Master Plan Implementation Committee William B. Clark, Jr., Town Planner, Appointee of Milton Planning Board Michael D. Dennehy, Milton Town Administrator Michael F. Zullas, Chair of the Select Board B. WORK PLAN, MEETINGS AND RECORDS OF THE COMMITTEE 1. Work Plan The Committee adopted the Work Plan attached to and made a part of this Report as Exhibit B. Where noted, the Work Plan was revised to accommodate scheduling issues that arose. The Work Plan involved an initial data collection phase during which the Committee reviewed steps that had been taken to date, the work that was ongoing in this area, and the available data sets. Following that initial phase, the Committee focused on soliciting public input and reaching out to experts in state and municipal agencies who are working on matters that are central to the Committee’s mission. Finally, the Committee began a deliberative phase -2- B4947702.6 FINAL DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW – JANUARY 22, 2020 during which it reviewed the input it had received and formulated the recommendations that are detailed in this Report. 2. Meetings of the Committee Generally, the Committee conducted its meetings at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday mornings at Milton Town Hall. Deliberations of the Committee were supplemented by citizen information nights and reports to the Select Board. Detailed minutes of the deliberations of the Committee available on the Town of Milton’s website. The Committee notes the work of the Committee Treasurer/Clerk, Tracy-Dyke Redmond, who compiled and published all of the minutes. As required by its charge, the Committee reported to the Select Board on March 27, 2019 and June 26, 2019 and consulted with the Traffic Commission on October 2, 2019. Public hearings, at which the Committee shared the progress of its work and solicited public input, were held on February 28, 2019, June 13, 2018, and September 19, 2019. Presentations delivered at the public hearings are included with this Report as Exhibit C. The Committee offers a special note of thanks to transportation advocate
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