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Cape Cod Commission presents draft Falmouth Complete Streets prioritization plan; public comment open through Feb. 16
Summary
Cape Cod Commission staff walked through a draft prioritization plan for Falmouth’s Complete Streets program, highlighted the top projects (including the Catherine Lee Bates shared-use path) and noted towns that clear the plan can seek roughly $400,000 in construction grants; the public comment period is open through Feb. 16.
At a Cape Cod Commission-hosted public meeting for the town of Falmouth (date not specified in the transcript), Steven Tupper, deputy director at the Cape Cod Commission, introduced a draft Complete Streets prioritization plan and encouraged residents to review the web-based project map and submit feedback.
Colleen Maderos of the Cape Cod Commission said the plan is intended to identify future multimodal projects ‘‘that provide safe and accessible options for all travel modes’’ including walking, biking, transit and vehicles. She described the plan as the second tier of the MassDOT Complete Streets process: after a town adopts a Complete Streets policy (tier 1) and develops a prioritization plan (tier 2), it may apply for construction grants under tier 3.
Why it matters: Inclusion on the prioritization list makes a project eligible for…
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