As established within the prior statewide planning efforts, MassDOT has established an overarching statewide goal in expanding a high comfort network for pedestrians and bicyclists to all applicable state roadways that are within the range of a short walking or biking trip. In order to be realized, this goal requires the planning, prioritization, design and construction of high comfort pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. This study involved several main components: 

• Establishing the ‘Recommended Infrastructure’ for pedestrians and bicycle on the study area road network 
• Identifying gaps in existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure 
• Creating a ‘Vision Map’ where 100% of residents living or working along applicable roadway segments have access to high comfort pedestrian and bicycle facilities for short walking and biking trips 
• Prioritizing gap segments in terms of which have the highest need for infrastructure improvements based on various factors and group them into mid and long-term projects 
  
  

The results of this geospatial analysis are providing MassDOT with a roadmap of recommended pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure projects for the foreseeable future. This project and its outcomes will directly support MassDOT in prioritizing their capital investments and achieving their transportation vision as established within the recently completed Beyond Mobility 2050 Transportation Plan.