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Summer Street Update

Urban Design and Engineering Services Relative to the Reconstruction of Summer Street in the City of Boston

Fort Point Channel Landmark District CommissionJanuary 12, 2017

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Crossings made shorter and highlighted with street imprint and lighting

Bumpouts for display screens or art

Paired street trees with openings at crossings and for public art

New striping, lighting, bike racks, and signals throughout

A Street Bridge crossing

Granite gathering areas and continuity strips with drainage detail

Summer St. ImprovementsPreviously Presented

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Summer Street Dimensions – as Presented 2012

Typical At Bump out

11.5’

11.5’

11.5’

11.5’

7’

7’

10’

10’ 10’

10’2’ BUFFER ZONE AT BIKE LANE

(AT PARKING OR TRAVEL LANES)

20’

20’

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2012 Landmarks ReviewConcerns Summary

Street Trees on Summer Street

Location and Arrangement (Cluster Trees at bump outs and include trees along street scape)

Crosswalk Imprint

Success depends on content

Lighting

Mixed Fixtures on Summer Street need to be black

Newspaper Box Corrals

Include them where boxes exist today

Status

Complete

Deleted, except maybe

at A Street/Congress

LED, Replace Archetype, Black

Included

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Cycle Track added to previous design, bike lanes removed

Summer St. –2 way Cycle Track – Presented 2016

Crossings made shorter, re-signalized and new street lighting.

Grouped canopy trees, trees along length of street

New striping, lighting, bike racks, and signals throughout

A Street Bridge crossing

Gathering areas

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Summer St. – 1 way Cycle Track – Eastern

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Summer St. – 1 way Cycle Track – Western

New striping, lighting, bike racks, and signals throughout

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Thank You