Transportation

The Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for Nantucket is a 20+ year outlook for transportation in the region and is required to remain eligible for federal funding. This updating must be completed by August 2023 and will build on previous planning efforts to set investment priorities for the multi-modal transportation system that is sensitive to the character of the island.

The Town of Nantucket is undertaking a comprehensive survey and assessment of four municipal parking lots to identify and recommend targeted improvements.

These improvements will eliminate gaps along Pleasant Street and Williams Lane to provide bicyclists and pedestrians better connections between the Nantucket Public Schools, Nantucket Cottage Hospital, and other destinations in the mid-island area.

Improvements to the Pleasant Street sidewalk, from York Street (5 Corners) to Main Street, are being planned for future implementation.

The Town has partnered with MassDOT and Jacobs Engineering to evaluate and pilot conversion of the intersection from a two-way stop control to an all-way stop control.

The NP&EDC’s strategy to ensure that no person is excluded from participating in, or denied benefits of, its services on a basis of race, color, and national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 49 CFR 21.9(b)

This approximately two-mile-long multi-use path will connect the Milestone Bike Path with the Old Navy Base playing fields and the neighborhoods along Tom Nevers Road.

The Town of Nantucket and the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC) has been awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant from the United States Department of Transportation (the “USDOT”) Federal Highway Administration (the “FHWA”) in conjunction with partners Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) and Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) to collaborate and develop creative action plans to address shared rural roadway safety challenges.

The TIP is a fiscally constrained listing of federal and state funded regional transportation projects for the next 5 years.

A new, data-informed travel demand forecasting tool will help the Town evaluate how future land use changes and development projects affect transportation, emissions, and mobility across Nantucket.

The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes the scope of work and estimates costs for the transportation planning activities undertaken by the NP&EDC for the upcoming year.

This proposed sidepath will improve safety and convenience for all users of Wauwinet Road by separating non-motorists from vehicular traffic.

Is this experience worth considering if it increases construction and maintenance costs?

All persons who have an interest in transportation planning activities that might be considered for inclusion in the Nantucket UPWP are encouraged to post comments below.

One-way or two-way? Let us know. Share your perspective on a proposed change to West York Lane traffic flow.

This MassDOT project aims to improve the intersection at Milestone Road and Polpis Road and extend the ‘Sconset bike path.