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…
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Raised Intersection between Pearl and Granite Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 21, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 8, 2020 Posted by Diego De Moya. Pearl and Granite Street are both one way streets located near Hastings Square in Cambridge. Granite Street serves as a cut through street from Memorial Drive into Hastings Square. Granite Street also serves as a local street for The Morse School which is…
Chokers, Westbourne Terrace, Brookline
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 25, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 13, 2020 By Joseph Madrid. The purpose of a choker is to narrows both sides of a street. These parallel curb extensions effectively reduce road widths, which in turn reduce vehicle speeds and make motorists aware of pedestrian activity. Westbourne Terrace is a street that passes by a school. The chokers, in this…
Effective Crosswalk at Binney & 6th
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 13, 2020 By Kelly Mattei. At the intersection of Binney Street and 6th Street in Cambridge, MA there is a very popular pedestrian crosswalk. This crosswalk crosses Binney Street at the end of a pedestrian walkway, which connects Binney Street and Broadway. On the Broadway side of the pedestrian walkway is…
Speed Humps – Winchester Street, Brookline, MA
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 8, 2020 Submitted by Despina Chrysochos. Winchester Street is a local street in Brookline, off Beacon Street. It starts at the intersection with Beacon Street, runs for 0.6 miles, holds 280 street numbers and ends perpendicularly at Brainerd Street. The area is mostly residential made up by houses, few apartment…
Flashing Pedestrian Beacons on Weston Road, Wellesley
BY P.FURTH · PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2010 · UPDATED DECEMBER 12, 2020 Submitted by Steve Curtin. Weston Road runs through a densely populated residential area in Wellesley. The road connects Route 9 and Route 135 and receives heavy to moderate vehicle traffic throughout the day with definite increases in volume from 6:30 – 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 – 5:30 p.m….
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…