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Arsenal Street Corridor Study Working Group Meeting 2

January 26, 2016

VHB Center for Education

Agenda• Study Process• Existing Conditions Evaluations

• Transit• Traffic• Safety• Bicycle and Pedestrian• Socio-Economic Conditions• Land Use• Environmental Resources• Public Health

• 2040 Future Conditions• Next Steps• Questions/Discussion

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Study Background and Purpose

• Evaluate existing and future multimodal transportation conditions along Arsenal Street

• Develop and analyze alternatives that are intended to improve transportation conditions

• A primary focus on the bus service along Arsenal Street and locations where the bus service ties into other crossing bus routes

• The alternatives will be evaluated relative to criteria that relate to the study goals and objectives

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Study Process - Schedule

January 29, 2016

Study Process – Team and Key Contacts

• Michael Clark MassDOT

• Laura Castelli VHB

• Sarah Paritsky RVA


Existing Conditions Evaluation


TransitExisting Study Area Routes


Transit Connections Provided By Corridor Bus Services


• MBTA Commuter Rail• Fitchburg Line (Waltham)• Needham Line (Needham

Junction, Needham Center, Needham Heights)

• Worcester Line (Newtonville)

• MBTA Rapid Transit• Red Line (Harvard, Central)• Orange Line (Sullivan Square)• Green Line B Branch

(Chestnut Hill Avenue, between Packards Corner and Kenmore)

• Green Line C Branch (Cleveland Circle)

• Green Line D Branch (Newton Highlands, Reservoir)

TransitCorridor Bus Operations


Span of ServiceRoute Weekday Saturday Sunday

70 4:50 a.m. – 1:19 a.m. 5:00 a.m. – 1:27 a.m. 6:00 a.m. - 1:22 a.m.

70A 5:30 a.m. – 8:22 p.m. 7:05 a.m. – 8:43 p.m. Does Not OperateSource: MBTA Bus Timetables (valid from 9/5/15 to 12/25/15), accessed from www.mbta.com on 12/1/15.

Frequency of Service (minutes)Route Weekday

AM Rush

6:00 a.m. –8:59 a.m.

WeekdayMidday

9:00 a.m. –3:59 p.m.

WeekdayPM Rush

4:00 p.m. –6:29 p.m.

WeekdayEvening

6:30 p.m. –9:59 p.m.

WeekdayNight

10:00 p.m. –5:59 a.m.

Saturday Peak

Varies

Sunday Peak

Varies

70 15 25 15 25 35 20 25

70A 30 65 30 30 n/a 40 n/aSource: MBTA Bus Timetables (valid from 9/5/15 to 12/25/15), accessed from www.mbta.com on 12/1/15.

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TransitCorridor Bus Stop Summary


• 9 Inbound Stops• 10 Outbound Stops• Mix of near-side, far-side,

and mid-block stops• Most stops consist of posted

sign only (no formal shelters or passenger amenities)

• Covered shelters provided at Watertown & Arsenal Mall stops

TransitCorridor Bus Stops (Inbound)


TransitCorridor Bus Stops (Outbound)


TransitDaily Transit Ridership


TransitPassenger Loading Standards


• MBTA’s Service Delivery Policydefines acceptable levels of crowding by time period and transportation mode

• “For bus, on weekdays the loads cannot exceed the standard when averaged over any 30-minute segment of an Early AM, AM Peak, Midday School or PM Peak period, or any 60-minute segment of a Midday Base, Evening, Late Evening, or Night/Sunrise period.”

TransitMaximum Passenger Loading


• For bus routes 70/70A along the Arsenal Street Corridor:• Max acceptable load = 54

passengers during peak periods

• Max acceptable load = 39 passengers (100% of seated capacity) during all other periods

TransitWeekday Maximum Average Passenger Loads


Period Time Route 70 Inbound

Route 70 Outbound

Route 70A Inbound

Route 70A Outbound

Early AM 6:00 a.m. – 6:59 a.m. 55 28 58 30

AM Peak 7:00 a.m. – 8:59 a.m. 47 52 45 45

Midday Base 9:00 a.m. – 1:29 p.m. 33 36 33 34

Midday School 1:30 p.m. – 3:59 p.m. 57 42 39 43

PM Peak 4:00 p.m. – 6:29 p.m. 42 50 50 44

Evening 6:30 p.m. – 9:59 p.m. 40 48 29 n/a

Late Evening 10:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m. 28 33 n/a n/a

Night/Sunrise 12:00 a.m. – 5:59 a.m. 43 21 n/a 23Source: MBTA Provided Ridership Data, from SP13 and FA14.

TransitAM Peak 30-Minute Vehicle Loads


TransitPM Peak 30-Minute Vehicle Loads


TransitWeekday Average Trip On-Time Performance by Time Period


Source: MBTA Running Time Reports for October 2015 (provided by MBTA).

TrafficStudy Area Intersections


TrafficSignal Inventory• Reviewed 14 signalized study

area intersections

• Issues were noted at all locations, including:• MUTCD Compliance – Non-conforming

pedestrian signal head type, push button placement, pedestrian signal operations, etc.

• ADA Compliance –Push button type, lack of pedestrian accommodations, etc.

• Operational/Maintenance Issues – Vehicle recall, detection, controller clock off (time of day, daylight savings), coordination issues, etc.

• Safety Deficiencies – Pedestrian signal phasing, pedestrian-vehicle and vehicle-vehicle conflicts.

• Deficiencies will be reviewed and short-and long-term solutions (as applicable) will be identified


SafetyCrash Data Reviewed

• Top 200 Crash Locations Report• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

• Achieve significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries • HSIP Eligible Cluster: Total number of “equivalent property damage

only crashes in the cluster” within top 5% of all clusters in the region• Weighted scale: Fatal Crash-10, Injury Crash-5, Property Damage

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• MassDOT Crash Database (2011-2013)• Crash Rates – “crashes per million entering vehicles” for intersection• Watertown – District 6 Average Crash Rates (ACR)

• Signalized Intersection: 0.76• Unsignalized Intersection: 0.58


SafetyStatewide Top Crash Locations


2011 – 2013 Top 200 Intersection Crash Cluster

• Galen Street/ Nonantum/Watertown Street

2011 – 2013 HSIP Cluster

• Arsenal Mall (unsignalized) at Arsenal Street

• Greenough Boulevard (south) at Arsenal Street

2004 – 2013 HSIP Bicycle Cluster

• Mount Auburn Street/ Main Street/ Arsenal Street/ Charles River Road

• Arsenal Street at Soldiers Field Road and Western Ave at Birmingham Parkway

2004 – 2013 HSIP Pedestrian Cluster

• Galen Street/ Nonantum/Watertown Street and Mount Auburn Street/ Main Street/ Arsenal Street/ Charles River Road

Source: MassDOT

SafetyMassDOT Crash Database (2011-2013)


• Crash rate exceeds average: (5 locations)• Galen Street at Watertown Street/ Nonantum

Road• Mount Auburn Street/ Galen Street at Main Street/

Arsenal Street• Arsenal Street at Arsenal Mall Driveway• Arsenal Street at Elm Street• Arsenal Street at Greenough Boulevard South

• Majority of crashes• Occur during weekday non-peak hours• Property damage only• Angle crashes

TrafficTraffic Count Data

• Turning Movement Counts (TMC) • Wednesday, September 16, 2016 • 7AM – 9AM and 4PM – 6 PM

• Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) Counts• Week of September 14, 2016


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2015 Existing Condition Weekday Evening Peak Hour Traffic Volumes

TrafficDaily Traffic Counts


Location

Daily a Weekday Morning Peak Hour Weekday Evening Peak Hour

Weekday Volume b K Factor c Dir. Dist. d Volume K Factor Dir. Dist.

Arsenal Street, Between Patten Street and Taylor Street 14,515 885 6.1% 57% EB 1,035 7.1% 57% WB

Arsenal Street, Between Wooley Ave and School Street 19,685 1,345 6.8% 56% EB 1,535 7.8% 53% WB

Arsenal Street, Between Arsenal Mall Driveways 17,430 1,260 7.2% 56% EB 1,395 8.0% 50% EB

Arsenal Street, Between Greenough Boulevard North and South legs 23,500 2,035 8.7% 64% EB 1,820 7.8% 53% EB

Source: MassDOT. Based on automatic traffic recorder (ATR) counts conducted in October 2015.a average daily traffic (ADT) volume expressed in vehicles per dayb peak period traffic volumes expressed in vehicles per hourc percent of daily traffic that occurs during the peak periodd directional distribution of peak period trafficNote: peak hours do not necessarily coincide with the peak hours of the individual intersection turning movement counts

Traffic VISSIM Model

• VISSIM Model• Microscopic simulation software• Vehicles simulated individually

• Three main steps:• Data Compilation/ Network coding• Model Calibration• Model Application


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TrafficMeasures of Effectiveness (MOE)

• Delays• Average delay of all vehicles• Level of service translated based on HCM 2010 LOS criteria


Level of Service Signalized Intersection Unsignalized Intersection

A <=10 0-10

B 10-20 10-15

C 20-35 15-25

D 35-55 25-35

E 55-80 35-50

F >80 >50

• Queues • Average Queues • Maximum Queues

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