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A PEOPLE-FIRST APPROACH
| 题名： | A PEOPLE-FIRST APPROACH |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Brian W. Budzynski |
| 摘要： | It was one of the nation's first streetcar suburbs, and today in this one location is the convergence of 11 bus routes, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Orange Line and its commuter line into and out of Boston. When you factor in each of these services, this is the most heavily traveled transit corridor in the entire Northeastern U.S. However, the existence of a structurally deficient bridge taking traffic over the old MBTA station headhouse had begun to result in less than optimal traffic flow-and more importantly, precluded the development of the overall area as both destination and throughput for daily commuters and pleasure seekers, both of whom lay claim to the area. As the keystone project of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Accelerated Bridge Program (ABP)-a $3 billion fund set up to address the declining state of the Commonwealth's bridge infrastructure-the Casey Arborway reconstruction project fulfilled its purpose and duties by eliminating this structurally deficient bridge, and opening up movement within the neighborhood, notably for pedestrians and bicyclists. The overall ABP has led to subsequent projects that have further enhanced the area, including a priority bus lane on Washington Street and the installation of Blue Bikes at the Forest Hills Station, as well as three large multiuse building redevelopments that abut the project. The Casey Arborway is a signature example of MassDOT's prioritization of transportation benefits for all travel modes, focusing on moving people, not just vehicles. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Roads & bridges |
| 卷： | 59 |
| 期： | 6 |
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