The width of the Battery Street crossings at Main, College, Cherry and Pearl
Streets should be narrowed. Crossings should be bricked with a median in the
center to create a safe harbor for pedestrians crossing.
Crossing improvements at King and Maple should be completed as part of the
construction of the Champlain Parkway.
All traffic lights on Battery Street should be pedestrian activated and
respond in a time similar to the one on Pearl and Church.
The pedestrian path on the west side of Battery Street between Battery Park
and College Street should be extensively improved. Upgrades to the walkway and
the addition of pedestrian scale lighting and furniture should be included in
the improvements.
A sidewalk should be constructed along the west side of Battery Street
between College and Main Streets.
Street furniture and pedestrian scale lighting should be installed along both
sides of Battery Street.
Consideration should be given to the use of pavers in some downtown
"greenbelts" to reduce the need for maintenance and eliminate areas
where foot traffic has prevented grass from growing.
Sidewalks on lower Maple and King Streets west of Battery Street should be
improved so that, like on College Street, sidewalks are on both sides of the
street. These improvements should be completed as part of the construction of
the Champlain Parkway.
Battery Park should be linked to the Waterfront by a staircase extending west
from Sherman Street Extension to the area at the foot of Depot Street.
Downtown should be linked to the Waterfront with a staircase beginning at the
Plaza at the end of Cherry Street extending down the bank to the corresponding
pedestrian right-of-way extending east from Lake Street.
Four short (150’ to 200’), narrow pedestrian right-of-ways should be
preserved extending east off of Lake Street below Bank, Cherry, Pearl and
Sherman Streets, as defined on the official map.
Similar to the turnaround at the bottom of College Street, Moran Square
should be constructed to allow bus/auto drop-off near the Moran Plant. This
project will be completed in conjunction with redevelopment of the Moran Plant.
Planted median from Main Street to Monroe Street. The section from Main
Street to College Street will be completed as part of the Multimodal
Transportation Center project.
Pedestrian crossing improvements are described above.
Sidewalk and greenbelt with lighting and landscaping on west side between
Main and College Streets. This element will be completed as part of Multimodal
Transportation Center.
A Study completed by Burlington’s City Engineer determined that Depot
Street is not required as a southern egress from the Waterfront in order to
support future development adjacent to Lake Street. With provisions made for
special events and emergencies, Depot Street should be permanently closed to
traffic. The existing street should be narrowed and redesigned as a pedestrian
and bicycle path, with adequate lighting to provide a safe-feeling pedestrian
experience day and night. This hill could be used as an organized sledding hill
in the winter.
Utility lines running to all new developments in Burlington are required to
be underground.
GMP and BED’s overhead transmission and distribution lines from the Moran
Plant to Maple Street are expected to be removed by 2000. These long overdue
projects remains a high priority and will significantly improve the aesthetics
of Waterfront Park.
The infrastructure for future utilization of district energy should be
installed on the Waterfront.
Currently, public restrooms are available at the Boathouse, in the Wing
Building, at the Water Department and at the Waterfront Shelter. Public
Restrooms will be available at the Train Station when it opens. Directions to
existing public restrooms should be clearly marked for the convenience of
Waterfront visitors. Additional public restrooms should be included in
development in the Interim Development Area. New developments on the Waterfront
should contribute toward the construction of such facilities.
In order for successful development to occur, a Comprehensive Parking,
Pedestrian Safety and Circulation Study must be given the highest priority and
should be completed as soon as possible for the waterfront. Such a plan must
take into consideration all permitted and proposed development and
infrastructure improvements including but not limited to: the Champlain Park
Way, Filenes, Multimodal Transportation Center, Union Station expansion, Moran
redevelopment, development east of Lake Street, LOT Development, Skatepark,
Science Center expansion, narrowing of Battery Street and closure of Depot
Street. The final decision to close Depot Street should be deferred until after
the completion of this study.
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