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Safer Streetscape

A collection of 5 posts

What’s missing from the Shank Painter Rd plan?

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What’s missing from the Shank Painter Rd plan?

The Shank Painter Road Project hit its "75%” engineering plan target in April 2024 when the latest version of the plan was submitted to MassDOT for review. This revision was delayed from November 2023 due to some really huge drainage and sewer engineering that was included to address persistent

Reimagining Shank Painter Rd with Protected Intersections

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Reimagining Shank Painter Rd with Protected Intersections

Protected intersections don’t need be huge projects, and they don’t need to be at signals. Elements like turning islands can be used at busy bike intersections where there are just stop signs. The upcoming Shank Painter Road project in Provincetown has two intersections that could easily be adapted

Visualizing a Protected Intersection in Wellfleet

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Visualizing a Protected Intersection in Wellfleet

A MassDOT project in Wellfleet that is about to start construction in fall 2023 is a good example of a lost opportunity. The intersection of Route 6 and Main St is getting rebuilt with sidewalks and bike lanes, but it isn’t designed as a protected intersection. I’ve spent

Wellfleet’s Main St at Route 6 intersection

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Wellfleet’s Main St at Route 6 intersection

MassDOT’s Main St at Route 6 intersection design is so disappointing. I last wrote about it here in 2020. I stumbled on the final engineering plans for this project recently and realized it was time to take a deeper look at what MassDOT will actually be building. The project

Reimagining Route 6

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Reimagining Route 6

Route 6 as it is today. Shank Painter Road intersects at the lower left, and the signalized intersection with Conwell St is about 2000 ft to the upper right. (Google map) Request for Proposals The town issued a request for proposals last week for a consultant to come up with