PUBLIC MEETING MATERIALS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Final Design Open House - June 20, 2023

• Video Updates and Final Design Roll Plans available on Design page

• Roadway Design Renderings:

  • Russell Ave to Common St

  • Mount Auburn St to Common St

  • Hosmer School Neighborhood

  • Coolidge Square Business District

  • Bigelow Ave Placemaking Area

• Landscape/Streetscape Boards:

  • Landscape Placemaking Areas

  • Proposed Site Amenities

  • Proposed Trees

  • Proposed Shrubs, Perennials, & Grasses

update for bicycle and pedestrian committee - may 2, 2022

• Presentation

national grid gas main public meeting - march 21, 2022

• Presentation

MassDOT design Public Hearing - November 4, 2021

• MassDOT Virtual Public Hearing Flyer

• Project Update FAQ - October 2021

Town Council Meeting - November 13, 2018

• Public Works Committee Report to the Town Council (on the October 16 & 30 Committee meetings, delivered November 13, 2018)

• Chester Street Loading Area handout

Town council committee on public works meeting - october 30, 2018

• Presentation

• Coolidge Square Rendering Boards

• Kimball Road Alternatives Analysis Display Board

• Corridor Segment Design and Kimball Road Alternatives Handouts (updated 10/30)

• Traffic Simulation

• Meeting Summary

town council committee on public works meeting - october 16, 2018

• Presentation

• Parker Street Intersection Alternatives Display Boards

• Conceptual Rendering Boards

• Handouts:

  • Parker Street Intersection Alternatives

  • Existing Conditions

• Conceptual Design Roll Plan

• Meeting Summary

Town Council Meeting - July 10, 2018

• Public Works Committee Report to the Town Council (on the June 27, 2018 Committee meeting, delivered July 10, 2018)

• Town Council Meeting Minutes

• Conceptual Design Endorsement Memo

• Common Street Parking Memo

• Common Street Parking Figure

• Public Process and Goals Memo

Presentation to town council committee on public works - June 27, 2018

• Presentation

open house - may 14, 2018

• Informational Boards

• Meeting Guide Handout

• Corridor-wide Roll Plans (with Renderings)

• Draft Plans by Segment (with Renderings)

• Guide to Concept Plan Changes by Segment

• Summary of Public Input

• Traffic Volume Board

• Bus Boardings & Alightings Handout

• Road Diet Fact Sheet

• Meeting Summary

Transit public meeting - February 15, 2018

• Presentation

• Mount Auburn Street Bus Priority Pilot Fact Sheet

• Road Diet Fact Sheet

• Meeting Summary

• This meeting was recorded by Watertown Cable Access Corporation and is available at www.wcatv.org/government-channel. It is listed as "Mount Auburn Street Public Transit Meeting."

Coolidge square open house - january 30, 2018

• Informational Boards

• Handout/Comment Form

• Open House Summary

Presentation at town council committee on public works meeting - november 20, 2017

• Presentation

• Meeting Summary

presentation at joint public works subcommittee / bicycle & pedestrian committee meeting - june 19, 2017

• Presentation (includes bicycle facilities alternatives)

• Meeting Summary

Community workshop - December 8, 2016 

• Presentation

• Meeting Notes

town council committee on public works meeting - May 14, 2015

• Presentation

Special town council meeting - july 30, 2013

• Meeting Minutes

town council meeting - june 26, 2013

• Meeting Minutes (see page 7)

town council committee on public works meeting - june 10, 2013

• Meeting Minutes (see page 2)

town council committee on public works meeting - march 7, 2011

• Meeting Summary (includes road diet decision)

DESIGN PLANS

FINAL DESIGN plans, specifications, & estimates - September 2023

• Landscape Details

• Landscape Plans

• Traffic Sign & Pavement Marking Plans - Patten St to School St

• Traffic Sign & Pavement Marking Plans - School St to Cambridge City Line

FInal Design Roll Plans - June 2023

• Corridor-wide Draft Conceptual Roll Plan - large format

• Final Design Plans by Segment - 8.5 x 11” (print-friendly), smaller file sizes:

• 1 - Patten St to Walnut St

• 2 - Garfield St to Chauncey St

• 3 - School St to Arlington St

• 4 - Prentiss St to the Cambridge City Line

• 5 - Intersection of Arlington St & Grove St

• Coolidge Square Loading Zone Plan

Archived Conceptual Plans

Draft Conceptual Plans for Mount Auburn Street - updated Nov. 2021 (replaced by latest plans, above)

• 8.5 x 11” (print-friendly)

• Large format

Draft Conceptual Corridor-wide Roll Plan - updated with legend, January 23, 2019 (replaced by latest plans, above)

Draft Conceptual Corridor-wide Roll Plan - updated October 30, 2018 (replaced by latest plans, above)

Draft Conceptual Corridor-wide Roll Plan - updated October 2018 (replaced by latest plans, above)

Draft Conceptual Plans - May 2018 (replaced by latest plans, above)

• Corridor-wide roll plan

• Plans by corridor segment

Corridor-wide Conceptual Plan - May 2015 (replaced by latest plans, above)

Draft Corridor Plan from Patten Street to School Street - December 2016 (replaced by latest plans, above)

Proposed Improvements - December 2016 (replaced by latest plans, above)

Mount Auburn Street at Coolidge Square Concept (replaced by latest plans, above)

Mount Auburn Street at Common Street Concept (replaced by latest plans, above)

Mount Auburn Street at Boylston Street Concept (replaced by latest plans, above)

Mount Auburn Street at Arlington Street Concept (replaced by latest plans, above)

OTHER DOCUMENTS

City Council Meeting Agenda and Mt Auburn St Order of Taking - August 22, 2023

Eminent Domain Takings Contact Sheet and FAQ - October 2023

Functional Design Report - Mount Auburn Street - June 2021 Update

Functional Design Report - Mount Auburn Street - January 2016

Functional Design Report - Reconstruction of Coolidge Square - August 2009

Feasibility Study - March 2011

Project Initiation Form - November 2009

Project Need Form - November 2009

Project Location Map from Feasibility Study

Average Weekday Traffic Volume Information

RESOURCES

Learn about Road Diets:

• Implementing Road Diets in New Jersey (video)

• Myth: Road Diets Make Traffic Worse (fact sheet)

Learn about Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons (RRFBs) - flashing signs that ask cars to stop for pedestrians at unsignalized crosswalks

• Pedestrian Safety Guide

• Federal Highway Administration

MBTA Bus Stop Planning & Design Guide

MassDOT Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide

National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Design Guides (various)

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

MassDOT Project Development and Design Guide

RELATED PROJECTS, PLANS, DOCUMENTS, AND COMMITTEES

Bus Transit Improvements

• BostonBRT

• Barr Foundation Bus Rapid Transit Pilot Grant - Press Release - December 2017

• Mount Auburn Street Bus Priority Pilot Website

Road Safety Audit of Coolidge Square - Final Report (January 2018)

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Mount Auburn Street / Fresh Pond Corridor Study

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Planning Arsenal Street Corridor Study

Watertown Bicycle Transportation Plan

Watertown Community Path Study

Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee

Watertown Stormwater Advisory Committee