BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 25, 2012 · UPDATED DECEMBER 13, 2020 by Chris Kelleher. Typical Crosswalk on Columbus Ave. Columbus Ave. has a section that runs through the campus of Northeastern University. This is an area with high pedestrian traffic, especially students crossing Columbus Ave. going to and from class. This is one of the main functions of the…
Category: BOSTON
Speed Humps on Temple St, Beacon Hill, Boston
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 24, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 8, 2020 Submitted by Matt Delilla. Figure 1: Temple St Location Temple St is a one-way street with two clear forms of traffic calming in use. The first application of traffic calming is speed humps placed three times along the road. The second application of traffic calming is a nearly…
Raised Crossings for Wide-Offset Sidewalk/Path, Forsythe Way
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 24, 2012 · UPDATED DECEMBER 8, 2020 by: Teddy Masse. OverviewThe redesigning of Forsythe Way had been in the making for a few years until completion in mid-2011. The new design includes bicycle lanes in both directions, five-foot wide sidewalks along the street, and a safer, twelve-foot wide ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliant wide-offset sidewalk…
Speed Humps, Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 8, 2020 Posted by Erica Swansen. Eliot Street is a small local street located in Jamaica Plain. It is a one way suburban residential street that runs from Jamaica Way near Jamaica Pond to Centre Street. Jamaica Way and Centre Street run parallel and have a high volume of traffic….
Sharrows at gap in Washington Street – Belgrade Ave bike route
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2010 · UPDATED NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Belgrade Ave and Washington Street are both major streete in Roslindale and run towards each other as they approach Roslindale Square. Connecting the two routes are South Street and Corinth Street, both one way. These streets border Roslindale Square and its many shops and businesses. On a typical…