Rutherford Avenue / Sullivan Square Design Project
We aim to complete preliminary design for the Rutherford Avenue corridor and Sullivan Square in Charlestown.
January 2023 Update:
The Boston Transportation Department is supporting the ongoing PLAN Charlestown initiative.
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March 2022 update:
The City of Boston is currently reevaluating the Rutherford Avenue design to better align it with its Go Boston 2030 goal of increasing transit use citywide. We also want to create a corridor that is equipped to manage potential future growth.
About the project
We are working with the local and regional community to design a more people-friendly corridor between Sullivan Square and City Square.
Our goals for the Rutherford Avenue / Sullivan Square Design Project are:
- improve pedestrian connections and safety to MBTA transit stations and the community
- decrease traffic congestion
- protect Main Street from cut-through traffic
- create public and open space
- provide opportunities for appropriate development, and
- provide bicycle connections.
Revised overall Rutherford plan
You can download a map of the revised overall plan:
Download Rutherford mapMeeting documents
Meeting documents- Overall site plan presented at March 28 meeting
- March 28 meeting presentation
- March 28 meeting announcement
- January 24 meeting announcement
- January 24 meeting presentation
- January 24 community comment board notes
- January 24 feedback on Sullivan Square layout (Map 1)
- January 24 feedback on Sullivan Square layout (Map 2)
- January 24 feedback on Sullivan Square layout (Map 3)
- January 24 feedback on Sullivan Square layout (Map 4)
- October 8 meeting flyer
- October 8 meeting handout
- October 8 meeting presentation
- October 8 meeting notes
- July 23 meeting flyer
- July 23 meeting handout
- July 23 meeting presentation
- June 18 meeting flyer
- June 18 Austin Street / Sullivan Square presentation
- June 18 meeting handout
- March 23 meeting flyer
- March 23 meeting handout
- March 23 (Part 1: Interim improvements and project principles)
- March 23 (Part 2: Option A and B)
- March 23 (Part 3: Option B continued and summary)
- November 13 meeting agenda and alternatives handout
- November 13 (Part 1: History)
- November 13 (Part 2: Transportation)
- November 13 (Part 3: Environment)
- November 13 (Part 4: Alternatives)
- November 13 meeting notes
- July 24 meeting agenda
- July 24 press release
- July 24 meeting handout
- July 24 meeting presentation