The Planning Board will host a community forum on January 16, 2018 at
7:00 PM in Town Hall to discuss the draft prioritization plan for the Town's
Complete Streets program, as well as how the plan relates to the draft
Circulation element of the new General Plan.
The Complete Streets
program is a MassDot initiative that encourages streets to serve multiple
functions in addition to vehicular travel. The intent is to encourage safe
movement for all users, including bicycle and pedestrian access, better
connections between transit and other modes, handicapped accessibility, street
trees and other measures to encourage walking and improved health, and reduced
costs through reduced maintenance costs.
The MassDOT program has
three tiers. Tier 1 is adoption of a Complete Streets policy, which Sherborn
has already done (and for which it has won a national award from Smart Growth
America). Tier 2, which is 100% funded by MassDOT, is the development of a prioritization plan of
identified projects that will advance
the goals of the program. The projects can include sidewalks, bike lanes,
off-road trails, road and intersection improvements that enhance use by
multiple users, street trees and benches, improved crosswalks, etc. The
prioritization plan, being prepared by consultants Green International, is the focus of the forum. Once a
prioritization plan is approved by MassDOT, the Town becomes eligible for Tier
3, which is funding to implement the projects in the plan.
A sampling of the
projects included in the draft prioritization plan include:
- · Sidewalk on east side of North Main Street;
- · Tighten curb radii at Coolidge/North Main and Eliot/North Main;
- · Repair sidewalk on North Main north of Hunting Lane.;
- · Provide ADA-compliant curb ramps with detectable warning panels at crosswalks;
- · Improve Bay Circuit Trail trailheads with crosswalk, connecting sidewalk, wayfinding signs, etc.;
- · Install speed feedback devices on North Main and Eliot.
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