Boston Complete Streets Guidelines

The Guidelines are in development and are updated on a rolling basis. Please join the discussion with your comments. A comprehensive draft will be released in Spring 2011 for formal review.

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1 :: Street Types

Entire chapter

Principles

Traditional Class vs. New Types

Street Types

2 :: Sidewalks

Entire chapter

Sidewalk Width Chart

Principles

Sidewalk Zones

Features to Activate Sidewalk

Sidewalk Materials

Street Trees

Stormwater Plantings

Street Furniture

Street Lights

Public Art

Transit Stops

3 :: Roadways

Entire chapter

Lane width chart

Principles

Features that reduce vehicle speed

Travel lanes

Transit lanes

Bicycle facilities

Paving treatment

4 :: Intersections

Entire chapter

Multimodal Checklist Chart

Principles

Placemaking at Intersections

Intersection Geometry

Crosswalks

Unsignalized Intersections

Signalized Intersections

Transit Accommodation

Bicycle Accommodation

Peabody Square, Dorchester

Project Index > Peabody Square, Dorchester BACK

Quick Facts

  • Status: In construction
  • Project Manager: Patrick Hoey, Boston Transportation Department

Located at one of Dorchester Avenue's principle crossroads, Peabody Square is re-emerging as a center for community life with thriving restaurants, new housing and a refurbished Ashmont Station. The new design will realign Talbot Avenue to create a plaza for outdoor cafes, emphasize the historic clock tower at the center of the intersection with expanded greenspace, and improve pedestrian safety and bicycle lane connections along Dorchester Avenue. Pervious sidewalks and rain gardens are being installed as part of this project. The street realignments will significantly improve traffic flow in the area.

The project was designed by the City of Boston and is being constructed by MassDOT using ARRA funding.

Project website: www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/arra/dotave.aspx

See also: http://www.crwa.org/projects/peabody_green.html