DESIGN DETAIL: PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY

"Tried to walk from field to the library -- sidewalk doesn't extend to the door of the library! It's hard for pedestrians to move around Hanover Center."

"I wish there were sidewalks or bike paths that went all the way to my house. If/when the rail trail gets extended fully, across town, a spur to get to the fields and library would be amazing."

"My goodness this town needs sidewalks. Amazing that more runners and bikers aren’t hit by cars…"

In survey responses from spring 2023, Hanover residents mentioned a desire for sidewalks and protected bike lanes throughout town. Creating safe, pleasant pedestrian and cyclist corridors through town is critical to achieving the project goal of increasing access to B. Everett Hall Field for residents of all ages and to connect B. Everett Hall Field to its surrounding neighborhoods.

The final design proposal anticipates the implementation of various recommendations made by town studies related to Complete Streets, traffic calming, and Route 139 corridor safety. Hanover currently has traffic calming and Complete Streets policies that pave the way for realizing the pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly goals established in its Master Plan on a town-wide scale.

Possible pedestrian and cyclist improvements near B. Everett Hall Field include:

• New crosswalks across Silver Street between the cemetery and Center Elementary School

• Enhanced crosswalks across Route 139 with pedestrian signals. Primary crosswalks could be redesigned as speed tables.

• Traffic interventions where Route 139, Silver Street, and Main Street intersect, according to the Route 139 Corridor Study and in collaboration with MassDOT

• Sidewalks and bike lanes on Main Street, Route 139,