Creating A Vision for Trapelo Rd./Belmont St., Belmont Citizens Forum “Belmont’s Main Street”

WALTHAM WATERTOWN N Trapelo Rd. PQ Park Waverley Square

Trapelo Rd./Belmont St. Business Clusters Waltham Line Waverley SquareBeech St. AreaHull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N

Statement of Purpose “Working with residents, business owners, other groups of citizens, and Belmont’s town committees, we hope to find ways to make our busiest thoroughfare into a more vibrant main street and an enjoyable place to walk, shop, work and live.”

Cambridge: Harvard Square, Brattle St.

Arlington: Massachusetts Ave.

Arlington: Mass Ave. and Park Ave. Traffic & Road Design

Lexington Center: Mass Ave.Improved Crosswalks

Lexington Center: Mass Ave.

Arlington: Mass Ave.Trees & Green Space

Cambridge, Harvard Square, Brattle St.Public Amenities

Arlington: Mass Ave. and Park Ave.Public Amenities

Arlington: Mass Ave. near Park Ave.Public Amenities

Arlington: Mass Ave. near Pleasant St. Mixed Uses

Arlington: Mass Ave. near Park Ave. Mixed Uses

Public ParkingArlington Center

Bicycle AccommodationsArlington Center

Landmark Buildings

Waltham Line

swings

1900’s Waverley Oaks

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. AreaHull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Waverley Square

1890’s Waverley Square, Trapelo Rd. Notice Fire Station (Butler School)

Notice Fire Station

ca:1898 Waverley Square Depot, Trapelo Rd. and Church St.

1890’s: Second Waverley Hall and former Corbett Drug building;

1960’s

1950’s, Wheelworks building, Waverley Sq.

1960’s: Waverley Square – Trapelo Rd. & White St.

First Congregational Church of Waverley

1890’s - Walking to the Waverley Congregational Church’s Sunday service.

Former Daniel Butler School – Built 1873Photo Waverley Firehouse and crew

White St./Waverley St. Butler School Waverley Fire Station & Branch Library Waverley Congregational Church SCHOOL ZONE

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. Area Hull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Beech St. Area

Improvements to Streetscapes

Hull St. to Flett Rd.

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. Area Hull St. to Flett Rd. Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N PQ Park Hull St. to Flett Rd.

PQ Park VW site Belmont Savings At Flett Rd. VFW Flett Rd. Area

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. Area Hull St. to Flett Rd. Palfrey Square Cushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Palfrey Square

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. AreaHull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing SquareBelmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Fork Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Cushing Square

Parking 40 years ago

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. AreaHull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Belmont St./Trapelo Rd. Merge

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. AreaHull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N

Waltham Line Waverley Square Beech St. AreaHull St. to Flett Rd.Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Grove St. Area

Waltham Line Waverley SquareBeech St. Area Hull St. to Flett Rd. Palfrey SquareCushing Square Belmont St./ Trapelo Rd. Merge Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area N Cambridge Line Area

Key Issues Pedestrian Safety & Road Design Parking Streetscape Aesthetics Preservation of Landmark Buildings Appropriate Development Updates of Zoning & Business Bylaws

Trapelo Rd. near Waverley Oaks in 1930

  Pedestrian Accident occurring on Trapelo Rd. (59 total) (indicated in black)                                                  Pedestrian Accident occurring on Other Roads in Waverley/Cushing Sq. triangle (27 total) (indicated in red) BUTLER SCHOOL                         Waverley /Cushing Square Triangle - Pedestrian Accidents / pedestrian accidents in Waverley/Cushing Sq. Triangle (about 40% of town wide total) Waverley Square Beech St. Area Hull St. to Flett Rd. Palfrey Square Cushing Square Trapelo Rd./ Belmont St. Merge

 Pedestrian Accident occurring on East Belmont St. (22 total on this map) (indicated in black)    Accidents to left of line located on previous map Pedestrian Accident occurring on Other Roads in Vicinity on this map (7 total) (indicated in red)                     East Belmont St. 29 pedestrian accidents on East Belmont St. area (about 13% of town wide total) East Belmont St. - Pedestrian Accidents /2002 ` Grove St. Area Cambridge Line Area School St. Area

Pedestrian Safety & Road Design

Parking Cushing Square Waverley Square

Streetscape Aesthetics

Landmark Buildings

Appropriate Development

New Zoning & Business Bylaws

“What will re-zoning do to our quality of life as residents?” (…and our future residents)

Credits Narrator: Jay McQuaide Editors: Cara Noferi and Rosemary Jenseth Production & Graphic Design: Cara Noferi Photographs courtesy of: Christine Arthur Belmont Historical Society David Johnson Andrea and Vincent Masciari Michael and Katharine MacPhail Cara Noferi Script Committee: Christine Arthur, Sue Bass, Andrea Masciari, Cara Noferi Thanks also to: Richard Betts Jim Bramante Alan McClennan Robert Reardon Jeffrey Wheeler