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Rutherford Avenue/Sullivan Square Design Project Tetra Tech Rizzo The Cecil Group Brown, Richardson & Rowe CITY OF BOSTON 43 Landscape Design Precedents Medians, Streetscape, Parkways Huntington Avenue VFW Parkway Cambridge Street, Boston Truman Parkway Soldiers Field Road Blue Hills Parkway

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Landscape Design Precedents

Medians, Streetscape, Parkways

Huntington Avenue

VFW Parkway

Cambridge Street, Boston

Truman ParkwaySoldiers Field Road

Blue Hills Parkway

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Resilient Plants Hardy, Low Maintenance, Drought Tolerant Plants “Boston Grows Greener” Initiative

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Preliminary Concept Plans

Option A: Grade-Separated Rutherford Avenue (Retain Underpasses)

Option B: At-Grade Rutherford Avenue

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Summary of Options

Underpass Segments

At Grade Segments

Mishawum Street

Austin Street

City Square

Option A: Retain Underpasses

Sullivan Square : Underpass Remains

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Summary of Options

Underpass Segments

At Grade Segments

Mishawum Street

Austin Street

City Square

Option B: All At Grade

Sullivan Square : Underpass Removed and Streets at Grade

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Option A: Retain Underpasses

Mishawum Street

Austin Street

City Square

BHCC Area

Lynde Street Area

Ramp Area

Essex Street Area

Baldwin Street Area

Area

Area

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Option A: Retain UnderpassesImproved intersections

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Option A: City Square Area

No bike accommodations

9 –lane cross section

No pedestrian/bike access across Rutherford Ave. to Paul Revere Park

Poor sight lines for vehicles and pedestrians

Chelsea St crosswalk – non ADA compliant

High travel speeds

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Option A: City Square Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option A: City Square Area

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Option A: Ramp Area

No bike accommodations

9 –lane cross section

Left turn queues block thru-lane

Long vehicle queues in the PM (back to Cambridge)

High travel speeds

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Option A: Ramp Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option A: Ramp Area

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Option A: Lynde Street Area

No bike accommodations

8 –lane cross section

High travel speeds

Limited access to parcels

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Option A: Lynde Street Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option A: Lynde Street Area

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NB travel lanes SB on ramp

SB travel lanes

SB travel lanes

NB off ramp

Planted Median

Lynde Street

NB travel lanesPlanted Median

Lynde Street NB off ramp

Option A: Street Cross Section at Lynde St.

Proposed

Existing

Looking South

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Option A: Austin Street Area

No bike accommodations

Inhospitable pedestrian environment

Large center section –complicated traffic movements

Vehicular/pedestrian conflicts

Deteriorating pedestrian bridge

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Option A: Austin Street Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option A: Austin Street Area

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NB travel lanes

SB off rampNB on ramp

SB off ramp

SB travel lanesNB travel lanes Planted Median

NB on ramp

SB travel lanes

Option A: Street Cross Section North of Austin St.

Proposed

Existing

Looking South

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Option A-1: Austin St. Narrower Boat Section

Bike connection

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NB travel lanes

SB off rampNB on ramp

SB off ramp

SB travel lanesNB travel lanes Planted Median

NB on ramp

SB travel lanes

Option A-1: Street Cross Section North of Austin St.Proposed

Existing

Looking South

Park

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Option A: Bunker Hill CC Area

9 –lane cross section

High travel speedsNo bike accommodations

No cross connections

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Option A: Bunker Hill CC Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option A: Bunker Hill CC Area

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NB travel lanes SB travel lanesEssex Street

SB travel lanesEssex Street Park NB travel lanes SB travel lanes

Option A: Street Cross Section North of BHCC

Proposed

Existing

Looking South

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Option B: At Grade

Austin Street

Mishawum Street

BHCC Area

Lynde Street Area

Ramp Area

Essex Street Area

Baldwin Street Area

Area

Area

City Square

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Option B: At GradeImproved intersections

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Option B: City Square Area

No bike accommodations

9 –lane cross section

No pedestrian/bike access across Rutherford Ave. to Paul Revere Park

Poor sight lines for vehicles and pedestrians

Chelsea St crosswalk – non ADA compliant

High travel speeds

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Option B: City Square Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option B: City Square Area

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Option B: Ramp Area

No bike accommodations

9 –lane cross section

Left turn queues block thru-lane

Long vehicle queues in the PM (back to Cambridge)

High travel speeds

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Option B: Ramp Area

Pedestrian connection

Bike connection

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Option B: Ramp Area