Moreland Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue Neighborhood
This page contains information about the Neighborhood Slow Streets plan for Moreland Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue neighborhood.
Neighborhood Slow Streets is an approach to street safety requests on minor residential streets in Boston. We're focused on street designs that self-enforce slower speeds and safer behaviors. Through this program, we aim to:
- reduce the number and severity of crashes on the minor residential streets
- create safer streets for walking and biking, and
- add to the quality of life in neighborhoods.
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Project Status:
Complete
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Construction Updates
We completed construction in 2024:
- speed humps throughout the neighborhood
- new raised crosswalks and curb extensions on Moreland Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dunreath Street, and Copeland Street
- clear corners at intersections to prevent parked cars from obstructing visibility
Moreland Street at Montrose Street/Fairland Street
We installed curb extensions, rebuilt curb ramps, repainted crosswalks, and built a new raised intersection to make crossing the street safer and make drivers slow down at the intersection.
Moreland Street at Copeland Street
We built a new raised intersection to add a new crosswalk next to the entrance to Gertrude Howes Playground.
Dunreath Street crosswalk
We built a raised crosswalk to provide a new, safe crosswalk to Little Scobie Playground on Dunreath Street.
Copeland Street raised crosswalk
We added a new crosswalk on Copeland Street to provide a safer crossing to Little Scobie Playground.
New curb extension and crosswalks on Mount Pleasant Avenue
New curb extension and crosswalks on Mount Pleasant Avenue
New curb extension and crosswalks on Mount Pleasant Avenue
Project Summary
Learn more about the design
Fall 2022 Drop-By Meetings Recap
Fall 2022 Chat with a Planner Series
We invited residents to chat with us and review the Slow Streets plan:
Tuesday, August 1, 2022 4:30 - 6:00 PMWinthrop Street Garden - Winthrop Street
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 4:30 - 6:00 PMLittle Scobie Playground - Copeland Street
Tell us what you think!
Ways to get in touch with us:
- Email us: slow.streets@boston.gov, OR
- Schedule a 15-minute appointment to talk with us, OR
- Send letters to: Boston Transportation Department ATTN: Slow Streets, 1 City Hall Square Room 721, Boston MA 02201
Community Meetings
Community MeetingsWe invited residents to chat with us in-person in parks and review the Slow Streets plan:
Tuesday, August 1, 2022 4:30 - 6:00 PMWinthrop Street Garden - Winthrop Street
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 4:30 - 6:00 PMLittle Scobie Playground - Copeland Street
We hosted a meeting on June 7, 2022 to share a full overview of proposed changes across the neighborhood. We shared how designs changed and evolved in response to feedback from residents.
Meeting topics:
- Speed humps
- New crosswalks on Moreland Street
- New crosswalks on Mount Pleasant Avenue
- New crosswalk on Copeland Street
- New crosswalk on Dunreath Street
- Street direction change options
Meeting recap
Watch the recording: Download the presentation:We hosted a meeting on February 16, 2022, to share updates on proposed designs for the Neighborhood Slow Streets plan.
Meeting topics:
- We shared three options for a safer crossing on Copeland Street.
Meeting recap
Watch the recording: download the presentation:We hosted a meeting on November 10, 2021, to share updates on proposed designs for the Neighborhood Slow Streets plan.
Meeting topics:
- Streets that are eligible for speed humps
- Changing the street direction on Perrin Street between Waverly Street and Moreland Street.
- Draft designs for safer crosswalks on Moreland Street near the Gertrude Howes Playground, Mount Pleasant Avenue near the Mount Pleasant Avene Playground, and Copeland Street near Little Scobie Playground.
Meeting recap
Watch the recording: download the presentation:Follow-up Mail:
We mailed postcards so residents could learn about the designs we shared in the meeting:
We held a virtual meeting on May 6, 2021, and shared initial ideas for safer crossings for your feedback. We'll have more to show later this year as we add more parts to the plan, such as locations for speed humps and clear corners. View the presentation from the meeting and fill out the survey to share your thoughts.
We held two outdoor pop-up workshops in the neighborhood. The first was at the Gertrude Howes Playground on September 12. The second was at Mt. Pleasant Avenue Playground on October 3. Residents dropped by to talk with us about their street safety and transportation concerns.
On October 14, we held a virtual meeting. The meeting was advertised via direct mail to residents of the zone and through our email list.
At the meeting, we reviewed:
- the Neighborhood Slow Streets program, generally
- the common tools we use to address safety concerns
- concerns we heard online, by mail, and in-person, and
- the project timeline and next steps.
We start our design process by listening to residents' concerns. We asked people to share what they see happening on their streets and how they feel while out walking, bicycling, or driving. We use residents' stories and concerns to inform the design approach for the Slow Streets zone.
In the Moreland Street/Mount Pleasant Avenue Neighborhood Slow Streets zone, we solicited feedback via:
- An online survey. Residents were able provide details and upload photos that describe their safety concerns. The survey was available in English, Haitian Creole, Kriolu, and Spanish. The survey was mobile-friendly.
- A mailed survey. Residents could choose to download and print the survey and send it to us by mail or email. Here's what the survey looked like.
We shared the presentation below at neighborhood meetings to introduce the project. We also shared upcoming opportunities to talk with us about transportation and street safety concerns in the neighborhood.
Map of streets in the slow streets zone
The Moreland Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue neighborhood was added to the Neighborhood Slow Streets program in summer 2020.
The City of Boston prioritizes neighborhoods for traffic-calming to serve first those areas with the most need. We prioritize resources based on the population of youth, elders, and people with disabilities and where there are more public places, such as libraries, schools, and parks. We also consider the crash rate per mile on local streets.
Streets within project area are marked in blue.
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Project Status:
Complete
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