Safe Streets for People - Quick Build

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In 2021 we published the Lynn Safe Streets for People Playbook. This project was created with the goal of making Lynn's streets a safer, more comfortable experience for street users of all ages and abilities. It paired public input with research and data into a guide for future transportation safety improvements. Identified in the Playbook were Priority Projects, which are key roadway corridors and intersections for which safety improvements would have a high impact and could be implemented quickly using low-cost materials. The Quick Build project will address these Priority Projects.

The Quick Build project carefully redesigns these key corridors and intersections to make them safer and more accessible for all street users using a simple palette of infrastructure interventions, including road markers, flex posts, and signage. These are a short-term interventions, planned to be installed in Spring 2027. Once in place, we will study each intervention and gather public feedback to assess their safety performances to inform the City's approach to long term safety solutions for these priority streets.


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Street Design Treatments for Safety Improvements



In 2021 we published the Lynn Safe Streets for People Playbook. This project was created with the goal of making Lynn's streets a safer, more comfortable experience for street users of all ages and abilities. It paired public input with research and data into a guide for future transportation safety improvements. Identified in the Playbook were Priority Projects, which are key roadway corridors and intersections for which safety improvements would have a high impact and could be implemented quickly using low-cost materials. The Quick Build project will address these Priority Projects.

The Quick Build project carefully redesigns these key corridors and intersections to make them safer and more accessible for all street users using a simple palette of infrastructure interventions, including road markers, flex posts, and signage. These are a short-term interventions, planned to be installed in Spring 2027. Once in place, we will study each intervention and gather public feedback to assess their safety performances to inform the City's approach to long term safety solutions for these priority streets.


Project Locations:


Let Us Know What You Think!

Street Design Treatments for Safety Improvements



  • Quick Build Toolkit + Strategies

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    The Lynn Safe Streets for People Playbook helped identify a menu of street design treatments that can be installed across the City to improve street safety. These infrastructure interventions can improve street safety by addressing common root causes of crashes. This includes slowing down vehicle traffic, encouraging slower turns at intersections, shortening pedestrian crossing distances, and making people walking and biking more visible at intersections.


    Daylighting

    Daylighting refers to the removal of street parking spaces around intersections and crossings. This allows drivers to see pedestrians entering crosswalks sooner, making them more likely to yield to pedestrians. On streets with bike

    The Lynn Safe Streets for People Playbook helped identify a menu of street design treatments that can be installed across the City to improve street safety. These infrastructure interventions can improve street safety by addressing common root causes of crashes. This includes slowing down vehicle traffic, encouraging slower turns at intersections, shortening pedestrian crossing distances, and making people walking and biking more visible at intersections.


    Daylighting

    Daylighting refers to the removal of street parking spaces around intersections and crossings. This allows drivers to see pedestrians entering crosswalks sooner, making them more likely to yield to pedestrians. On streets with bike lanes, daylighting can also make people biking more visible to vehicle traffic as they approach intersections.


    Curb Extensions Curb extensions, or “bump outs,” are extensions of the sidewalk into the parking lane at intersections. They shorten the crossing distance for people walking, encourage drivers to make tighter and slower turns, and can provide space for public amenities like bike parking, benches, and greenery. Curb extensions also serve to daylight intersections.


    Geometric Intersection Changes

    Particularly in places like Lynn with irregular street grids, streets that meet at unusual angles may create intersections that are confusing, have difficult sight-lines, or encourage high speeds and fast turns. Geometric changes that reshape curbs and edges to reduce excess space for vehicles at intersections and make them function more conventionally can address some of these issues. Geometric changes may also provide opportunities for the placement of public amenities like benches, bike parking, and trees.


    Protected Intersections

    Protected intersections guide people biking safely and comfortable through intersections by providing them queuing space, making them visible to drivers, and slowing turning drivers. These changes also shorten crossing distances and make intersections safer for people walking.


    Raised Crosswalks

    Raised crosswalks elevate crossings to the sidewalk level, providing a continuous path of travel for people walking and making vehicle traffic ramp up and back down at crosswalks. This reinforces the priority of pedestrians in crosswalks, makes people crossing more visible, and slows vehicle traffic at crosswalks.


    Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) Signal Phasing

    LPI phasing at intersections with signals gives people walking a 3-7 second head start to begin crossing before the corresponding vehicle signal turns green. This head start serves to reinforce pedestrian priority over turning vehicle traffic and make people crossing more visible to drivers.


    Bike Lanes

    Bike lanes improve safety for all road users by giving people biking a dedicated space on the road, reducing conflicts with people walking on the sidewalk or driving. Bike lanes can also provide people with an additional option for reaching their destination.


  • Boston St

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    See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

    BOSTON ST (1)

    This Western portion of Boston St stretches from Geneva Ave to Echo Pl, and includes a small part of Austin Square.


    BOSTON ST (2)

    This small portion of Boston St stretches from Barry Park until just past Cottage Street.


    BOSTON ST (3)

    This small portion of Boston St stretches from Cedar Street to Barrett Street, and includes a portion of Mall

    See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

    BOSTON ST (1)

    This Western portion of Boston St stretches from Geneva Ave to Echo Pl, and includes a small part of Austin Square.


    BOSTON ST (2)

    This small portion of Boston St stretches from Barry Park until just past Cottage Street.


    BOSTON ST (3)

    This small portion of Boston St stretches from Cedar Street to Barrett Street, and includes a portion of Mall Street where it intersects with Boston Street.


  • Linwood Rd / Forest St

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    LINWOOD RD / N FRANKLIN ST

    This stretches from where Linwood Rd intersects with Walnut St, includes small portions of intersections with Moulton St, Amory St, and Grove St. This section then continues onto Forest St through to N Franklin St, terminating before the intersection with Boston St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!


    LINWOOD RD / N FRANKLIN ST

    This stretches from where Linwood Rd intersects with Walnut St, includes small portions of intersections with Moulton St, Amory St, and Grove St. This section then continues onto Forest St through to N Franklin St, terminating before the intersection with Boston St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!


  • Franklin St

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    FRANKLIN ST

    This portion begins from where Franklin St meets Lyman St, and heads Southeast stretching a short distance past Baker St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

    FRANKLIN ST

    This portion begins from where Franklin St meets Lyman St, and heads Southeast stretching a short distance past Baker St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

  • Central Ave / Exchange St

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    CENTRAL AVE

    This portion begins from where Central Ave meets South and North Common St, then heads East past Liberty St, then Southeast until intersecting with Oxford St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

    EXCHANGE ST

    This portion begins at Exchange St underneath the train bridge in Central Square, then heads Southeast until Exchange St intersects with Broad St.


    CENTRAL AVE

    This portion begins from where Central Ave meets South and North Common St, then heads East past Liberty St, then Southeast until intersecting with Oxford St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

    EXCHANGE ST

    This portion begins at Exchange St underneath the train bridge in Central Square, then heads Southeast until Exchange St intersects with Broad St.


  • Tremont St / Liberty St / Essex St

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    TREMONT ST / LIBERTY ST / ESSEX ST

    This long corridor begins where Tremont St intersects with Church St and Wheeler St, then heads Northeast before skipping over Market St and picking back up at Liberty St. It then continues Northeast through to Essex St before terminating shortly before Essex St meets Rockaway St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!


    TREMONT ST / LIBERTY ST / ESSEX ST

    This long corridor begins where Tremont St intersects with Church St and Wheeler St, then heads Northeast before skipping over Market St and picking back up at Liberty St. It then continues Northeast through to Essex St before terminating shortly before Essex St meets Rockaway St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!


  • Washington St

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    WASHINGTON ST

    This stretch begins at the intersection of Essex St and Washington St, and heads Southeast until it skips a portion of Washington St between Oxford St and Munroe St. It then picks back up on Washington St directly Southeast of Munroe St, and continues until Washington St meets Broad St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!


    WASHINGTON ST

    This stretch begins at the intersection of Essex St and Washington St, and heads Southeast until it skips a portion of Washington St between Oxford St and Munroe St. It then picks back up on Washington St directly Southeast of Munroe St, and continues until Washington St meets Broad St. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!


  • Commercial St

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    COMMERCIAL ST

    This portion begins where Commercial St meets S Common St, and heads Southeast until just after Robert Rima Rd, slightly before meeting the Lynnway. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

    COMMERCIAL ST

    This portion begins where Commercial St meets S Common St, and heads Southeast until just after Robert Rima Rd, slightly before meeting the Lynnway. See below for diagrams depicting the extents of the project as well as specific details on the design. To get a closer look, right click on the images to download or open in a new tab!

Page last updated: 03 Oct 2026, 05:51 PM