Dorchester Coast Greenway: A Master Plan Final Presentation April 20, 2011

Dorchester Coast Greenway:A Master PlanFinal PresentationApril 20, 2011

Field Project Team #4Ronak DavéRenee Guo

Christina KimJessie Partridge

Acknowledgements

Cathy Garnett, Project ManagerRob McArthur, Neponset Manager

Paul Nutting Pete Stidman, DirectorCandice Cook, Program Manager

Rusty Russell, Professor & Project AdvisorRachel Bratt, ProfessorJay Monty, TA & Project AdvisorPete Kane, TA

Research Issue

Neponset River Trail

Boston Harborwalk

Critical Missing Link

Team Goal: Visioning a Connection

10 scenic miles of car-free walking and bicycling along the Dorchester Coast

Study Area

Spatial Context

Spatial Context

Demographic Context

Demographic

Context

Community Survey

Survey Respondent

s

Age of Respondents

0-17

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+0

102030405060708090

Num

ber

of

Re-

spondents

N = 315

13

Survey Results

“I support the creation of linkages connecting existing recreational path networks, such as the Harborwalk and the Neponset River Trail”

97%

Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral

Somewhat Disagree Disagree NA

14

Survey Results

“I would use the coastal pathway system for exercise and recreation”

90%

6%

Agree Somewhat AgreeNeutral Somewhat DisagreeDisagree NA

15

Survey Results

“I would use the coastal pathway system to commute to school or work”

31%

12%

21%4%

14%

18%

Agree Somewhat Agree

Neutral Somewhat Disagree

Disagree NA

Open Ended Questions

“It helps bring the community together.”

“some public safety concerns”

Benefits? Concerns?

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Public Meetings

BNAN

Savin Hill

Pope’s Hill

Cedar Grove

Port Norfolk

Public Meeting: Spreading the

Word

Public Meeting: Community Planning

Public Meeting: Community Planning

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theast E

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ay

Port NorfolkShaffer Paper Site

Tenean Beach

MBTA Rail Line

Section 1: Port Norfolk

Base map source: Bing Map

Section 1: Vision

Section 1Port Norfolk

Route A: Franklin Street

Direct route and low traffic flow

Shared road - Woonerf

Minimal traffic increase

Route B: Integrated with new park

Access to new Shaffer Paper

Park

Routed through neighborhood

Improved sidewalk and

crosswalk

Section 1: Franklin St Cross Section Design

Southeast Expressway

Dorchester Bay

Tenean Beach

MBTA Rail Line

Local BusinessesVictory Park

Section 2: I-93 Corridor

Base map source: Bing Map

Section 2: Vision

Section 2I-93 Corridor

Route A: Cantilever Seaside Path

Mitigates negative impact of the

Expressway

Public Access to waterfront

Directly connects to trails on Tenean

Beach and Victory Park

Route B: Gas Pipeline Corridor

Readily implementable

Increases access to local

businesses

Section 2: Seaside CantileverCross Section Design

Southeast Expressway

Dorchester Bay

Mor

riss

ey B

lvd

Malibu Beach

Freeport S

treet

Victory Road Park

Savin Hill Yacht Club

Gas Tank

Section 3: Morrissey Blvd

Base map source: Bing Map

Section 3: Vision

Section 3Morrissey

BridgeRoute A: Off-road path along east side of Morrissey Blvd

Trail along National Grid solar

array field

Cantilever on drawbridge

Short section of seawall with

path on topRoute B: Alternative section for bridge

Narrow traffic lanes

Widen sidewalk on east side of the

drawbridge

Move obstacles on the bridge

Section 3: SeawallCross Section Design

Implementation: Short Term

Short Term Actions- Procure engineering consultation and feasibility study -  Align with ongoing development initiatives such as Shaffer Paper park- Secure funding sources

Short Term Improvements- Install crosswalk at I-93 Victory Road off-ramp- Improve push-button crossing at Malibu Beach

Implementation: Long Term

Continue to engage communities

Develop primary coastal trail

Monitor and support usage

Improve access for surrounding neighborhoods

Coordinate signage with Harborwalk and Neponset River Trail

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?