March 4, 2025 By The Town of Hingham
The Town of Hingham is continuing the public engagement process as it prepares to apply to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Complete Streets Funding Program.
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Engineering staff will host a charrette session to engage the public for additional collaborative input. The meeting will be held in the Central North Meeting Room (2 nd Floor), Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, MA 02043, and will be accessible by Zoom.
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Webinar ID: 869 2097 6127
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Members of the public have provided significant input on the web-based mapping tool, which will assist in establishing a prioritized list of projects and develop a formal Complete Streets application for construction. For anyone unable to join us Tuesday, the wikimapping page remains available for additional input and comment. Follow this link to continue sharing your feedback: https://wikimapping.com/Hingham.html.
Complete Streets was launched by MassDOT in 2016 to assist the Commonwealth’s 351 municipalities in accommodating public ways for a wide range of uses beyond vehicle traffic that acts as just a link from one point to another. Complete Streets principles include a transportation system that serves all users, from pedestrians and bicyclists to transit passengers. The program contributes to the safety, health, economic viability, and quality of life in a community.
The Complete Streets process is designed to help communities move from planning to construction. Hingham is embarking on its prioritization planning through public engagement to identify the Town’s local needs from a broad cross-section of stakeholders and develop a project list.
The types of Complete Streets projects the Town will be asking residents to consider include:
- Intersection Redesigns that may involve addressing barriers that impede walking or biking
- Street Reconfigurations & Traffic Calming measures that could reallocate road space for pedestrians and bicycles
- Enhanced Pedestrian Crossings
- Pedestrian & Bike Network Connections such as new sidewalks or shared-use paths
- Transit Investments focusing on station and stop improvements
- Environmental & Streetscape Investments from street lighting to bicycle parking.