Boston.gov - Crosstown Project Score Seaport to Dorchester ......Project Score The South Boston...
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“Access to the new Seaport District : The Silver Line really doesn't cut it to this new district.” —02129 “T rail access to Seaport.” “More direct bus or train routes to the Seaport and south Boston.” —02135 F a i r m o u nt Lin e C o ntin u a t i o n Option Track 61 Option F a i r m o u nt Lin e C o ntin u a t i o n Option Track 61 Option Boston Common Joe Moakley Park Fort Point ver Old Harbor 90 93 South Boston South End ack Bay Downtown Seaport Beacon Hill Crosstown Project Description #19 in public voting Project Score The South Boston Waterfront contains a rail right-of-way running parallel to the South Boston Bypass Road/Massport Haul Road, which was used in the past for single track freight rail shipments from the rail system at Widett Circle out to the Marine Industrial Park. This line, known as Track 61, does not currently connect to Boston’s transit system. To bring essential new transit capacity into this growing district, urban rail running from Fairmount can use Track 61 for direct access from Dorchester. Alternatively, the Fairmount Line could use a new tunnel connecting to the Silver Line. This service could directly serve the Convention Center, a new station at D Street, and potentially a new Broadway or Dorchester Ave station in South Boston. Integrated into the ground floor of the planned South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center, direct connections between the Silver Line, commuter rail, and consolidated shuttles would make transit the primary mode of access to the Seaport. The line could also serve a future rail station at Widett Circle with appropriate rail or passenger connections. Concepts and designs would be developed in coordination with the community. Seaport to Dorchester/ Widett Urban Rail Create new connections from Dorchester at Newmarket using Track 61 Best Practices In Denton County, TX, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) received an alternative vehicle technology waiver from the FRA in 2012 to operate Stadler rail cars that share tracks with freight trains. The A-train carries an average of 1,900 people daily and provides regional connections to downtown Dallas. www.metro-magazine.com/rail/news/288591/ dcta-puts-stadler-gtws-in-revenue-service The South Boston Waterfront Sustainable Transportation Plan, as well as growth projections done for Go Boston 2030, recognize that more transit capacity will be needed in the burgeoning Seaport. With the Silver Line already at capacity, new rail connections can provide enhanced transit access for single seat rides from South Boston and Dorchester, neighborhoods along the Fairmount Indigo line, and/or the entire South Shore, as well as transfers from other commuter rail lines and Amtrak at a proposed Widett Rail Station. A Seaport rail line—especially with transfers at Widett—would also unburden growing rail congestion at South Station. In the long term, connections could be made to other future “urban rail” services that have been envisioned over the years for other existing commuter rail corridors, greatly enhancing transit access to the South Boston Waterfront Benefits and Issues Addressed Implementation Approximate Costs: $60 million for design and construction Potential Funding Sources: MassDOT/ MBTA and FTA Who’s Responsible: MassDOT/MBTA and BCEC Time Frame: 15+ years Public Input Access 1 Safety 1 Reliability Access 2 Safety 2 Affordability Sustainability/Resiliency 1 Sustainability/Resiliency 2 Governance GO BOSTON 2030 ACTION PLAN Projects and Policies Boston Transportation Department March 2017
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“ Access to the new Seaport District : The Silver Line really doesn't cut it to this new district.”
—02129
“T rail access to Seaport.”
“ More direct bus or train routes to the Seaport and south Boston.”
—02135
Fairmount Line Continuation
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Fairmount Line Continuation
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BostonCommon
Thompson Square/Bunker Hill
SullivanSquare
FranklinPark
CodmanSquare
DudleySquare
OlmstedPark
EglestonSquare
Upham’sCorner
ArnoldArboretum
JoeMoakley
Park
FortPoint
C ha r l
e s R
i v er
M y s t i c R i v e r
JamaicaPond
Old Harbor
PleasureBay
ChestnutHill
Reservoir
C he l s e a R i v e r
90
90
93
93
93
9
2
28
28
3
20
1
95
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Dorchester
Hyde Park
Roxbury
East Boston
Brighton
West Roxbury
Mattapan
Jamaica Plain
Roslindale
Fenway
South Boston
Allston
Charlestown
South End
Back Bay
Downtown
Mission Hill
Seaport
West End
Beacon Hill
North End
LMA
BrooklineNewton
Watertown Cambridge
Milton
Quincy
Dedham
Everett
Chelsea
Revere
Somerville
Crosstown
Project Description
#19 in public voting
Project Score
The South Boston Waterfront contains a rail right-of-way running parallel to the South Boston Bypass Road/Massport Haul Road, which was used in the past for single track freight rail shipments from the rail system at Widett Circle out to the Marine Industrial Park. This line, known as Track 61, does not currently connect to Boston’s transit system. To bring essential new transit capacity into this growing district, urban rail running from Fairmount can use Track 61 for direct access from Dorchester. Alternatively, the Fairmount Line could use a new tunnel connecting to the Silver Line. This service could directly serve the Convention Center, a new station at D Street, and potentially a new Broadway or Dorchester Ave station in South Boston. Integrated into the ground floor of the planned South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center, direct connections between the Silver Line, commuter rail, and consolidated shuttles would make transit the primary mode of access to the Seaport. The line could also serve a future rail station at Widett Circle with appropriate rail or passenger connections. Concepts and designs would be developed in coordination with the community.
Seaport to Dorchester/Widett Urban RailCreate new connections from Dorchester at Newmarket using Track 61
Best PracticesIn Denton County, TX, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) received an alternative vehicle technology waiver from the FRA in 2012 to operate Stadler rail cars that share tracks with freight trains. The A-train carries an average of 1,900 people daily and provides regional connections to downtown Dallas. www.metro-magazine.com/rail/news/288591/dcta-puts-stadler-gtws-in-revenue-service
The South Boston Waterfront Sustainable Transportation Plan, as well as growth projections done for Go Boston 2030, recognize that more transit capacity will be needed in the burgeoning Seaport. With the Silver Line already at capacity, new rail connections can provide enhanced transit access for single seat rides from South Boston and Dorchester, neighborhoods along the Fairmount Indigo line, and/or the entire South Shore, as well as transfers from other commuter rail lines and Amtrak at a proposed Widett Rail Station. A Seaport rail line—especially with transfers at Widett—would also unburden growing rail congestion at South Station. In the long term, connections could be made to other future “urban rail” services that have been envisioned over the years for other existing commuter rail corridors, greatly enhancing transit access to the South Boston Waterfront
Benefits and Issues Addressed
ImplementationApproximate Costs: $60 million for design and construction Potential Funding Sources: MassDOT/ MBTA and FTA Who’s Responsible: MassDOT/MBTA and BCEC Time Frame: 15+ years
Public Input
Access 1 Safety 1 Reliability
Access 2 Safety 2 Affordability
Sustainability/Resiliency 1 Sustainability/Resiliency 2 Governance
GO BOSTON 2030 ACTION PLAN Projects and Policies
Boston Transportation Department March 2017
