Quincy ByPass Assessment

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Quincy By-Pass Assessment

• Presented by
• William McHugh Andrew Bianchi
• Elizabeth Nadolski Michael Orrell

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City Challenges

• Layout of the City inhibits future construction
• Limited room for expansion
• Changes impact residents and commerce
• Effective communication among city departments
  required

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Objectives

• Analyze and update the plans for an east-west
  bypass around Quincy Center
• Update previous studies
• Give the city an outside perspective on the
  situation

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City of Quincy

• Location
• Norfolk County
• 7 Miles from Boston
• Borders Ocean and 5 other Towns
• Population
• 84,985 1990
• 88,025 2000
• Area
• 16.79 Square Miles

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Quincy Center
Quincy
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Local Issues

• Quincy Center
• Strong north-south travel
• Has limited east-west travel
• Bypass promotes better traffic flow through city

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Methodology

• Analyze traffic flow
• Study parking in the city
• Assess the economic vitality
• Determine housing supply
• Assess the options for a bypass

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Updating Traffic Counts

• Means of Measurement
• Turning movement counts of vehicles during peak
  hours
• (7-9am and 4-6pm)
• Automatic Traffic Recorders collect total road
  usage over a period of 24 hours

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Turning Movement Counts

• 1 - Concourse Bridge/ Parking Way
• 2 - Mechanic Street/
• Revere Road
• 3 - Mechanic St./Elm St.
• 4 - Hancock St./Elm St.
• 5 - Parking Way/School St.
• 6 - Concourse Bridge/ Burgin Parkway

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Turning Movement Count Visual Representation

• Arrows represent vehicular turns at intersection
• Color represents amount of traffic over period of
  two hours

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1995 Turning Movement Counts
2003 Turning Movement Counts
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Automatic Traffic Counts
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• 1 - Quincy Concourse Bridge
• 2 - Granite Street
• 3 - Hancock Street
• 4 - Coddington Street
• 5 - McGrath Highway

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Bypass Proposal

• Considered since the 1970s
• Phase 1 Bridge over MBTA tracks - completed
• Phase 2 Underpass or At-Grade intersection with
  Hancock St
• Phase 3 - Expansion of Revere Rd. and McGrath
  Highway

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Quincy Center Parking
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Hancock Parking Lot

• 5 acres containing 552 parking spaces
• The courthouse relies on Hancock Lot for parking

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Development of Hancock Lot

• Proposal by Quincy 2000
• 300 residential units
• 1100 parking spaces
• 15 more public parking
• Promote Downtown Revitalization
• Less then 5 minute walk from MBTA (Red line)
• Increase Tax Revenue
• Increase in Traffic

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Conceptual Art of Hancock Lot Proposal
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Quincy Zoning Map
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Hancock Street Business Profile
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Overview of Results

• Bypass
• Parking
• Hancock
• Lot
• Economic
• Vitality

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Recommendations

• Bypass Assessment
• Tunnel Under Hancock Street
• Allows traffic to flow easily
• Other routes to retail will become less congested
• Estimated 5 million dollars more than Grade
  connector

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Recommendations

• Hancock Lot
• Residential combined with retail
• Current or new plan
• Attempt to form a public-private partnership
• Help to revitalize the downtown
• Make area more aesthetically pleasing

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Recommendations

• Economic Vitality
• As residential area develops the demand for
  retail stores will grow
• Newton Highlands type community
• Can not become Shoppers Town USA
• Close proximity to Boston and other shopping
  districts

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Extended Recommendations

• City Council - Upgrading underground stream a
  priority
• Each organization - evaluate procedures regarding
  data sharing
• Combine departments on intranet via VPN (virtual
  private network)

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Quincy By-Pass Assessment
Presented by William McHugh Andrew
Bianchi Elizabeth Nadolski Michael Orrell