General Infrastructure

[jass]

2. A larger curb radius often pushes the ramps and crosswalks further down the intersecting streets to allow for the ramps to align properly (for ADA compliance). This adds a lot of extra steps and most people then cross outside the crosswalk so they aren't inconvenienced.

In this case, the traffic engineer didnt give half a shit about ADA best practices, as the ramp to cross Mass Ave is in no way shape or form aligned with the crosswalk.

https://goo.gl/maps/f8ijwL5feww

This is also obvious in the construction diagrams.

Makes you wonder how much they really care abut really designing a safe intersection.

And if you want to be the designer who gets sued because that one truck following Waze went down a street , hopped a curb and ran over a kid - well, have fun with that.

Thats not how liability works, at all. You are immune from liability if you follow previously endorsed plans. That means MUTCD, AASHTO, and NACTO. Those plans absolutely allow you to accommodate rare truck movements through a variety of techniques that do not require a massive turning radius.

And frankly, it's pretty obvious what you care about when you say this:

Setting the stop bar back means reducing the storage capacity of the turn lane.

Im sorry, I thought our primary concern was the truck turning without killing Jimmy? I guess Jimmys life is secondary to storage capacity.

So again, why are you not concerned that a blind pedestrian is being oriented diagonally into the intersection where he will get run over, thanks to the incredibly large turning radius?

 

[jass]

This is news to me

https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/document-file-04-2018/041218_tontine_v2.pdf

 

[mass88]

This is news to me

https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/document-file-04-2018/041218_tontine_v2.pdf

Me too. I saw someone on Reddit post this the other day and it was the first I had heard/seen of it. Looks nice.

 

[jass]

Me too. I saw someone on Reddit post this the other day and it was the first I had heard/seen of it. Looks nice.

It does, except the traffic island on the other side is being removed to add a 12 foot bike lane. That makes zero sense

 

[datadyne007]

So, that image above is the proposed final condition as part of the mitigation for 115 Winthrop Square. Right now, the first phase of the Tontine Crescent Tactical Plaza is being implemented as part of the mitigation for Millennium Tower. This is essentially the semi-permanent test for the final condition proposed in the 115 Winthrop package. The plaza is currently being painted green right now (literally right now).

Here is what is happening now/has happened:

More info on the Tontine Crescent Tactical Plaza, including presentation:
https://www.boston.gov/departments/transportation/tontine-crescent-tactical-plaza#presentations

LivableStreets took these pix the other day:
https://www.facebook.com/LivableStreets/posts/10155855695308111

 

[HenryAlan]

Here's a view from the other direction:

https://twitter.com/StylerBMRB/status/1024017066418991105

 

[jass]

They should put it a pool. Not enough public pools downtown

 

[estyle]

I went by there earlier today and stood on the curb baffled by the expanse of pale green paint. It was so unexpected. But as a first step to fixing that road it's great.

So, that image above is the proposed final condition as part of the mitigation for 115 Winthrop Square. Right now, the first phase of the Tontine Crescent Tactical Plaza is being implemented as part of the mitigation for Millennium Tower. This is essentially the semi-permanent test for the final condition proposed in the 115 Winthrop package. The plaza is currently being painted green right now (literally right now).

Here is what is happening now/has happened:

More info on the Tontine Crescent Tactical Plaza, including presentation:
https://www.boston.gov/departments/transportation/tontine-crescent-tactical-plaza#presentations

LivableStreets took these pix the other day:
https://www.facebook.com/LivableStreets/posts/10155855695308111

 

[Joel N. Weber II]

Would a contraflow cycle track improve that street?

 

[BKNA]

https://www.boston.gov/news/traffic-advisory
Bulfinch Triangle traffic circulation changes.

 

[Jahvon09]

The safety barriers & doors on the platforms would look & work something like THIS.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3TptXHPjic

 

[jass]

I captured both projects discussed above.

Lexington:

New minuteman trail access

20180804_161756 by J Sinclair, on Flickr

New signal

20180804_161805 by J Sinclair, on Flickr


Downtown Boston

20180805_142118 by J Sinclair, on Flickr

20180805_142057 by J Sinclair, on Flickr

Bonus:

20180805_143845 by J Sinclair, on Flickr

 

[Charlie_mta]

Is all that green paint really necessary?

 

[JeffDowntown]

Is all that green paint really necessary?

Somebody's brother-in-law is a paint wholesaler.

 

[reverend_paco]

Somebody's brother-in-law is a paint wholesaler.

 

[Balerion]

Update on the Natick station redesign.

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20180812/redesign-on-way-for-natick-center-station

Full high-level platforms, elevators, and a third track.

 

[TheRifleman]

How’s the green street look in person?

Seems like a unique idea not sure how it looks in Person?

 

[Jahvon09]

Is that supposed to lead pedestrians to the Rose Greenway?

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

This is a great idea. This will sure to be filled at lunch time but hopefully will encourage people to use the space on off hours. These have been very successful in NYC.

 

[reverend_paco]

How’s the green street look in person?

Seems like a unique idea not sure how it looks in Person?

It's a bit odd. I'm not against it, but it feels a bit premature. I think if it had a lot more planters and a sculpture it would be great.

I bike down that street all the time, so I'm very happy for the overall traffic calming and the dedicated bike lane.