Hancock Street Neighborhood Slow Streets Plan
Explore the Neighborhood Slow Streets plan.
The Neighborhood Slow Streets plan has two parts: safer crossings and speed humps.
We're designing traffic calming and safer crosswalks at three locations.
These locations were selected based on safety concerns identified by neighbors. You can see what we are proposing below.
Hancock Street Crossings
between Columbia Road and Bowdoin Street
We're making Hancock Street safer and less stressful to cross the street. We're focusing on crosswalks near bus stops so riders will have an easier time crossing the street.
- drivers hit turns really quickly
- crosswalks are an issue. Drivers don't stop for pedestrians
- difficulty seeing other cars when exiting cross streets to Hancock Street
- People feel like they have to race across the street to catch a bus and cars drive fast
We have proposals for changes at three intersections on Hancock Street:
- Hancock Street at Bird Street and Jerome Street
- Hancock Street between Trull Street and Rill Street
- Hancock Street in between Howe Street and Cameron Street (near the Conservatory Lab School)
All about curb extensions
Curb extensions are a street design tool found all over the city!
From Tremont Street in the South End to Centre Street in Jamaica Plain to Harvard Street in Dorchester, you can find curb extensions on many streets throughout the city.
Curb extensions are an important tool for creating safer crossings by making crosswalks shorter, providing more protection for people waiting to cross, and making it easier for approaching drivers to see people crossing.
Parking will be pushed further back from crosswalk so approaching drivers can see people crossing have time to react and slow down before they reach the crosswalk.
They also provide more space to build accessible ramps.
We're adding speed humps to slow speeds to 20 MPH.
We will post 20 MPH signs for all of the local, residential streets within the zone. To enforce this speed limit, we will build speed humps on many streets.
Speed humps have no impact on parking. We aim to build them between 150' to 250' apart.
Slow Streets Plan
The map shows where we are installing speed humps and other safety measures.
Learn more!
Email us: slow.streets@boston.gov
Schedule a 15-minute appointment to talk with us by phone or virtual meeting: bit.ly/Slow-Streets-15
Visit the project website to learn more about the project, view materials from previous meetings, and sign up for the email list.
