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roadway width could accommodate two 10’ travel lanes in addition to
maintaining on-street parking on both sides of the roadway. This
modification to the sidewalk is estimated to cost approximately $20,000.
The City should be begin to evaluate the potential benefits of converting the
western segment of Water Street to a pedestrian corridor. Although this may
be a longer-term project, providing this pedestrian connection to the Nashua
River, particularly if the Walnut Street Oval area gets redeveloped, will
continue to reinforce the notion that Downtown Nashua is a pedestrian
friendly environment.
If the City converts the western segment of Water Street to a pedestrian
corridor, the City should then convert Factory Street to two-way flow.
Factory Street's existing 36-foot curb-to-curb width would accommodate a
single travel lane in each direction while maintaining the existing on-street
parking on the south side of the street. This change would require
modifications to the Main Street/ Factory Street/Temple Street traffic signal.
The City should consider converting Court Street and Park Street (with the
exception of the short section closest to Main Street) to two-way flow.
However, prior to advancing this action, the City should involve the
property owner of the 30 Temple Street office building. Converting Court
Street to two-way flow would, at a minimum involve modest modifications,
to the Court Street/Temple Street intersection such as removing the raised
channelized island on Temple Street. However, a better option would be to
initiate discussions with the owner of the 30 Temple Street property
regarding the potential redevelopment opportunities for the adjacent parcels,
which perhaps could include the reconfiguration of the intersection in such a
way as to connect Spring Street directly into the intersection.
Executive Summary
