Will Waypointe decrease pedestrian safety?
Waypointe will increase pedestrian safety throughout the project area and along West Avenue. In fact, concern for pedestrian safety and convenience has driven the design of Waypointe. Pedestrian focused design features include 20′ wide sidewalks, on-street parking, pedestrian “bump-outs” at the corners of each intersection and narrower vehicle lane widths all of which will slow down cars moving through the area. Waypointe is also positively affecting neighborhood streets such as Orchard Street, Merwin Street, Academy Street, Quincy Street, and Chapel Street by implementing traffic calming measures designed to slow vehicle speeds. Among the measures implemented will be increasing the length of time pedestrians have to cross the street at all intersections and the addition of new pedestrian friendly crosswalks.
