A Regional Transportation Plan is the long-range
plan that guides transportation investments in Berkshire County
for the next 25 years. The Plan addresses both state and federal
planning requirements. This important document guides investments
in the region's transportation system to achieve system improvement
and preservation goals such as congestion reduction, the design
and construction of new sidewalks and bicycle facilities, improved
transit service, continuation of adequate freight access, and
other transportation projects. The Plan ensures that various transportation
projects are consistent with the area's overall development policies
and are coordinated with one another to provide an effective transportation
system that makes efficient use of available funds.
MASSACHUSETTS TOLL
ROADS
| Interstate |
|
|
|
| Massachusetts Turnpike |
Massachusetts
Turnpike Authority |
From
New York State Line to Interstate 93, Boston |
68.5 |
MASSACHUSETTS TOLL BRIDGES, TUNNELS, AND FERRIES
| Noninterstate |
|
|
|
| Callahan and Sumner Tunnels |
Massachusetts
Turnpike Authority |
From
Cross Street, Boston to Port Street, East Boston |
1.2 |
| Maurice J. Tobin Bridge |
Massachusetts
Port Authority |
From
J.F. Fitzgerald Expressway to Chelsea City Line |
1.0 |
| Vehicular toll ferries |
|
|
|
| Woods Hole |
Woods
Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority |
From
Woods Hole, MA (across Vineyard Sound) to Martha's Vineyard
Island, MA |
U |
| Hyannis |
Woods
Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority |
From
Hyannis, MA (across Nantucket Sound) to Nantucket Island, MA |
U |
Wayfinding, or finding one's way, is not simply
a matter of following signs and directions. It involves all the
information that people use to negotiate an environment - their
own past wayfinding experiences, their attitudes toward new experience,
and their levels of perception and recognition. The overall objective
of this Airport Wayfinder is to lessen travelers' anxieties by starting
their wayfinding through the airport and its surroundings, before
they arrive.
Transportation System Extent
All public roads: 35,311 miles
Interstate: 566 miles
Road bridges: 4,952
Class I railroad trackage: 455 miles
Inland waterways: 90 miles
Public use airports: 42 (8 certificated for air carrier operations)
Vehicles and Conveyances
Automobiles registered: 3.7 million
Light trucks registered: 1.5 million
Heavy trucks registered: 13,000
Buses registered: 12,000
Motorcycles registered: 107,000
Rail transit systems: 1 commuter rail, 1 heavy rail (subway), 1
light rail
Numbered boats: 139,000
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