Existing Street Characteristics
1 High
70' wide
1% slope
Commercial & public
25 mph
Major Collector
SECTION A – A'
bike lane 8'
5'
sidewalk
9'
5'
bike tree parking lane
box filter
10' driving lane
11' 9' 5' 8' tree bus/ driving parklet & box sidewalk lane parking filter
High Street, the primary commercial street downtown, hosts a variety of streetlevel shops and is an important cultural center for the city. The design adds small interventions to improve the pedestrian experience, accommodate cyclists, and infiltrate stormwater.
GOALS
porous asphalt
• •
tree box filter bike parking
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TOOLS speed table / raised crosswalk
stormwater planter
A'
Keep existing trees, tree grates, sidewalks, and paved crosswalks Retrofit empty tree grates with tree box filters, minimizing sidewalk disturbance and maximizing stormwater infiltration Create a vibrant commercial center that prioritizes pedestrians Calm traffic and improve circulation and flow across the street Maintain bus route access
Division Street
A
Tree box filter (page 17)
Bike parking (page 23)
Stormwater planter (page 17)
Speed table (page 26)
Porous asphalt (page 18)
Lane diet (page 25)
Bike lane (page 23)
Parklet (page 27)
parklet
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS • • • •
Consider adding bus-only pull-over lane and reducing traffic to one lane (road diet). Consider seasonal removal of on-street parking entirely; direct parking to Suffolk Parking Garage; add seasonal parklets. If central speed table were removed, bike lane could abut sidewalk; parking could buffer bike lane from driving lane. If sidewalk is to be renovated, consider a closed tree trench instead of tree box filters.
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