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Designers refine Francis Street beach plan; models show rain gardens help small storms but are limited by high groundwater
Summary
Designers presented a 30% schematic update for the Francis Street Beach Improvement Project and stormwater modelers showed that rain‑garden interventions can reduce flooding for smaller rain events but offer limited benefit where groundwater is near the surface; the group asked staff to refine costs and model runs and set the next meeting for Dec. 19.
Washington Street Collaborative Work Group presenters walked the group through a schematic‑design update for the Francis Street Beach Improvement Project and new stormwater modeling that tested tide‑gate and rain‑garden interventions.
Speaker 3, the project presenter, said the team is completing schematic design now with a draft expected in mid‑December and final documents in January and that the subsequent work will include cost‑benefit and operations and maintenance analysis. Speaker 2 described a simplified boardwalk geometry that reduces complex bends, reduces guardrails where code permits by creating a step‑down seating edge, preserves an existing restroom and provides accessible ramp connections from Washington Street and the beach. "We did greatly kind of simplify the geometry, mostly just from a constructability standpoint," Speaker 2 said during the presentation.
On stormwater, Speaker 8 explained the modeling…
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