REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Planning Studies
| Planning Studies for Carlton Street Footbridge, Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Conley Associates, Inc. provided transportation planning and civil engineering services for the Carlton Street Footbridge Planning Studies. The potential pedestrian demand for the bridge was identified through pedestrian counts and surveys in the Carleton/ Colchester/ Chapel Street corridor and Riverway Park. The project was accompanied by heated public debate concerning historical value, pedestrian and neighborhood safety, and the accessibility requirements of a rehabilitation. Finally, construction cost estimates were developed for the rehabilitation and removal options. |
| Winter Street Build Out, Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Conley Associates, Inc. prepared an inventory of the available developable property in the commercial area and the transportation impacts associated with its development. The total acreage of developable land was determined, as well as the possible square footage amount of development that would be allowed for the available land. Conley Associates, Inc. calculated the trip generation based on two alternatives: the first alternative assumed that all developable land would be developed under the office space land use code, the second alternative assumed a land use code similar to the adjacent land uses. Assuming office space as the only land use gave the highest peak hour trip generation possible for the area, assuming similar land use codes to the existing adjacent properties resulted in a more reasonable trip generation. The trip estimates are being used to determine future transportation needs. |
| Access Alternative Study for Proposed Commercial Development, Burlington, Massachusetts |
| As a subconsultant to Goldsmith, Prest and Ringwall, Conley Associates, Inc. conducted a transportation analysis of a number of access alternatives for a site that is located in a suburban strip mall on the Middlesex Turnpike. The Conley Associates, Inc. recommended alternative involved the modification of an existing traffic signal in order to provide control for movements onto and off of the site. The recommended alternative would improve the safety for site-related and non site-related vehicles with little impact to the intersection operations. Meetings were held with the Town of Burlington Safety Officer and the Town Engineer to build consensus on the recommended alternative. |
| Functional Design Report, Westborough, Massachusetts |
| Conley Associates, Inc., as a sub-consultant to H.W. Lochner, investigated the possibility of providing a median break and a full access signalized intersection on Route 9 in Westborough, Massachusetts. The potential traffic impacts associated with the signalized intersection were determined. A number of concepts were investigated to provide better access to retail developments in the area including the signalization concept, an existing configuration concept, and a service road concept. The functional design report was prepared for Massachusetts Highway Department review and use. |
| Downtown Plan for Ashland, Massachusetts |
| Conley Associates, Inc. conducted the transportation section of the Town of Ashland`s Downtown Plan. The downtown plan considered the rehabilitation of Town Hall, expansion of the Town Library and the potential reuse of a large number of parcels in the downtown area. Included in the critical parcels was the consideration of the construction of a new consolidated police and fire station and the reuse of the existing police and fire stations located in the downtown area. Conley Associates, Inc. collected existing traffic and parking data in the downtown. Due to the periodic interruptions in traffic flow caused by the Commuter Rail line, traffic backups were noted during peak hour periods. Some modifications to traffic operations were studied. In addition the future parking needs associated with the potential redevelopments in the downtown area were determined and compared to the existing supply. Recommendations were made regarding future parking supply. |