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Residents urge more walkable centers and transit to reduce vehicle reliance and summer traffic
Summary
Workshop participants said vehicle and truck traffic are visible concerns on Nantucket and recommended boosting bus service, creating more mixed‑use walkable nodes away from downtown, and exploring ways to reduce the number of resident vehicles during peak season.
NANTUCKET, Mass. — Traffic and vehicle reliance emerged as a practical challenge at the master‑plan visioning session, with participants urging walkable neighborhood centers, improved transit and targeted parking or ferry policies to reduce summer congestion.
One participant described the vehicle mix observed on island roads: “If you spend time driving around the island and look at the mixture of the…
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