Watertown Community Path Presentation

THE WATERTOWN COMMUNITY PATH
April 20, 2010

Kris Carter Eric Giambrone Eunice Kim Michelle Moon Jong Wai Tommee
Watertown Department of Community Development & Planning
Watertown Citizens for Environmental Safety Watertown Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee
Sunday, April 18, 2010 1

OUR PROJECT GOALS
• Conduct a feasibility
study on corridor
• Build awareness
• Engage the community
• Select a route

AGENDA
• Watertown overview
• Path project background
• Community outreach
• Design options & standards
• Site analysis & preferred route
• Amenities
• Action steps

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WATERTOWN
WATERTOWN
PATH BACKGROUND

PATH BACKGROUND
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
COMMUNITY OUTREACH

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Watertown
• Survey mailing Community Path
Public Meeting - March 4th
What is the Path?
• Community meeting The Watertown Community Path is a 7:00PM

proposed multi-use path that will provide a Watertown Town Hall
link between the 18-mile Charles River
Reservation Path and the Minuteman Council Chambers
Bikeway. It will run from the intersection of 149 Main Street
School and Arsenal streets through
Watertown Square to Pleasant Street,
• Interviews
providing residents with a safe and accessible
route through town.
Who is conducting this?

Graduate students from Tufts University’s
Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning program are working to complete a
conceptual design of the proposed path.!
• Facebook page How do I fit in?

The planning team from Tufts University
would like to get your input on the proposed
proposed path shown in black
path.!We invite you and other members of the

community to attend a meeting about the Come learn more about the
Watertown Community Path and participate project and express your
in a discussion about its design and
thoughts, wishes, or concerns
• Media ready materials
development.
Can’t Make It? Fill out and return the enclosed survey or
visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/watertownpath
The Watertown Community Path is a project spearheaded by: For comments about community path
· Town of Watertown’s Department of Community Development and Planning please contact:
· Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Danielle Evans, Senior Planner at
· Watertown Citizens for Environmental Safety devans@watertown-ma.gov
For more information about the meeting please contact: kristopher.carter@tufts.edu

SURVEY RESPONDENTS
I have concerns about I have concerns of negative
safety in the area of the impacts on my property
Disagree
39% 4%
9%
2%
Disagree
78% 12%
18%
12%
4%
23%
n=255 n=255
Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree
IDENTIFIED CONCERNS
How supportive of the path
project are you?
2% 4%
3%
4%
Very Supportive
Supportive
No Opinion
Unsupportive
Very Unsupportive
Very Supportive
88%
n=250
OVERALL SUPPORT
INTERVIEWS
DESIGN STANDARDS

SHARED MULTI-USE PATH
• Benefits
• Constraints
• Recommend width - 10 Feet
Community Path– Existing Linear Path and proposed new sections
Community Path Buffer

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SITE ANALYSIS &
PREFERRED ROUTE

COMMUNITY PATH CORRIDOR
ARSENAL STREET
ARSENAL STREET
ARSENAL STREET
ARSENAL STREET
PATTEN STREET BRIDGE
MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS
LINEAR PARK
LINEAR PARK
LINEAR PARK
PUBLIC WORKS CORRIDOR
AMENITIES

AMENITIES
ACTION STEPS

SHORT TERM ACTIONS
• Bike lanes along Arsenal St.

• Bike lanes along Howard St.
• Address the Mt. Auburn St. crossing
• Linear Park improvements
• Town Council endorsement

LONG TERM ACTIONS
• Incorporate
path into any
redevelopment plans along corridor
• Easement negotiation
• Reconfigure municipal parking lots
• Continueto build community support
through events

ON THE RIGHT PATH
THANK YOU
WATERTOWN
COMMUNITY PATH
We welcome your
questions and comments

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THE WATERTOWN COMMUNITY PATH

April 20, 2010

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• Engage the community

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• Community meeting The Watertown Community Path is a 7:00PM

Who is conducting this?

• Facebook page How do I fit in?

path.!We invite you and other members of the

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Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree

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Community Path– Existing Linear Path and proposed new sections

Community Path Buffer

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• Bike lanes along Arsenal St.

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