• Site research and analysis 
• Collected Data analysis and visualization
• Design proposal master plan
• Site model

Things to Look Forward for..



Horatio Yuxin Han

Senior Industrial Designer @ Superpedestrian

Guest Speaker

Friday 9/8 @1pm

Roslindale Arboretum Gateway Path

Field Trip

Monday 9/11 @10:30 am

What makes good Micromobility?

Boston Common

1.Site Selection

• Who it will be serving
• Diversity, population age/income
• Opportunities for placemaking
• Accessibility

Site SWOT Analysis 



South Boston

Old Colony & South Hampton St

Strengths

Old Colony

Southampton

• 8 ft wide sidewalks
• 90 ft wide street

• 12 ft wide sidewalk
• 80 ft wide street

Weakness

Old Colony

Southampton

• High Traffic area
• Poor street condition
• No Natural Greenery

• Nearby Highway
• Lack of attraction
• Few crosswalks

Opportunity

Old Colony

Southampton

Can be connected to the Green Way, an already existing piece of infrastructure connecting many places in Boston through micromobility

• Open Space that can be used for bike lanes/greenery
• Area to add attraction and increase foot traffic

Threats (both)

Violent Crime is +30% national average

High Traffic Area

2. Feasibility Study

B.Understanding the site context

Traffic Map - Red is slower traffic, Green is faster traffic

Green and purple are public spaces

• Low population per acre generally
• Mixed incomes
• Younger population (around 34 years old)
• no English isolation
• Limited public spaces/parks
• High noise levels due to traffic and I-93
• Not many community activites
• Industrial feel to the area
• Not a mixed use area (doesnt encourage activites aside from driving)

Map Analysis

Clients Research

Community

The City

End Users

Cyclist

Blue Bikes/E-scooters Companies

The general vibe and layout of the location must safely facilitate the coexistence of trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians, without disrupting core industrial business activity.

Green links are missing bike and pedestrian connections. When completed, they will create a seamless network of greenway paths connected to every neighborhood.

Bike lanes are an essential part of modern-day traffic systems, especially in busy cities like Boston.

Usage rules for BlueBikes are defined by Bluebikes Bicycle Rental Agreement including return policies and safety rules while riding.

3. Proposed Master Plan

What do we know? What information is missing?

We Have:

• I-93 highway runs through the area
• Andrew Station is in the area
• Bad road quality
• MBTA parking garage

We Need:

• Where is green space?
• Where there's construction currently?
• Talk to local businesses
• Scout out bus maintenance garage/see how a bus goes in and out and how it will affect bikers/pedestrians

Southampton

Old Colony

Information We Have

Information We Need

• Measurements (Road, Sidewalk)
• There's constant fast-moving traffic
• There is little pedestrian accommodations

• Business owner's opinions about implementing a green way

Site visit summary (Southampton)

What We Learned (Southampton)

• Sidewalks and lanes are rather large
• Sidewalks and lanes are run down and in need of maintenance
• Some crosswalks have intersections have ADA pads, but not all of the intersection
• Safety is a big issue
• More bikers than we thought (many in the middle of the road not abiding by laws)
• Hostile architecture
• Loud area due to I-93 highway
• Quite industrial

Site Visit Summary (Old Colony)

Sidewalks are in disrepair and have no disability accommodations

• Barely any crosswalks, forcing people to jaywalk to get the the other side of the street
• Over the course of five minutes, 90 cars passed through the road with only 7 pedestrians
• There was an average noise level of 60 decibels with highs in the 90s

Site Visit Summary

Whose voices need to be heard?

While the road structure in South Boston may be practical for automobiles, it's not very accessible or easy to travel along for those who use other means of transportation. That's why we're focusing on the biker's and pedestrian's perspectives when designing our project. In South Boston, many main street sidewalks are shabby or deteriorating, making it difficult to travel on if you're a pedestrian. On top of this fact, there's quite a lack of crosswalks in the area, and existing crosswalks have faded lines which makes them very difficult to see. We also discovered that there are not any bike lanes along Southampton Street, forcing bikers to move onto the sidewalk or road. Also, the businesses along the street would also be heavily affected by traffic changes, therefore, the main voices that need to be heard are from are the pedestrians, bikers, and those who run local businesses located along the site.

Pedestrian Accessibility

By increasing the width of sidewalks as well as implementing crossing islands, we can allow pedestrians to safely travel across the street.

Crosswalks

Disabled accessibility can be massively improved by repaving sidewalks and installing ADA warning pads on all crosswalks and drive ways.

Sidewalk Repair and ADA Pads

Cyclist Accessibility

Separated bike lanes may also be designed as raised facilities, either at sidewalk grade or at an intermediate grade. If designed at the sidewalk level, the use of different pavement types, markings, or buffers may be necessary to keep bicyclists and pedestrians separated.

Separated bike lanes allow a safer option for cyclists while still remaining at street level protecting pedestrians.

Goals of Proposed Path

Our main goals are to make Southampton Street more accessible for bikers and pedestrians, reduce noise levels, create greenspace, and decrease traffic flow. We will accomplish this by:

• Taking a bit of space from the road as well as the sidewalks to make space for narrow bike lanes (1 lane per side)
• Moving the road's lane markings since the lanes will be smaller after this change
• Adding greenery/greenspace at the transit police and/or the public storage place (greenway creation)
• Repainting crosswalks that have faded
• Fixing up sidewalks

FDR Drive

West 46th Street

Examples of Completed project transformations:

Final Old Colony Diagram

Proposed master plan southampton

2m

4m each lane

2m

One way

4m to curb

3.5m path

6m to curb

2.75m each side

4m each lane

2m sidewalk

Two way

• Talk to the city
• Get more Client Research
• Gain more community input
• Add Streetlamps
• Account for temperature/lighting variation
• Research low maintenance greenery