[Massplanners] Town of Arlington Mystic River to Minuteman Bikeway RFP

[Daniel Amstutz]

Good morning MassPlanners,


The Town of Arlington, acting through its Department of Planning & Community 
Development (hereinafter referred to as DPCD), seeks proposals from 
consultants to complete a feasibility study to connect the Mystic River Path 
to the Minuteman Bikeway (“the Bikeway”). Specifically, DPCD seeks the 
professional services from experienced planning, urban design, 
transportation, or engineering firms qualified to develop a plan for a 
connection that will address safety and access between the Mystic River Path 
and Bikeway, identify community goals and priorities, conduct an 
alternatives analysis of the corridor route and intersection redesigns, and 
describe an implementation plan for improvements to make the connection a 
safe, accessible, and enjoyable off-road path for people biking and walking. 
The implementation plan will describe next steps for bringing the project to 
construction and include conceptual designs with preliminary cost estimates 
that could be further developed into design plans for construction. The 
implementation plan must be actionable and be able to serve as the basis for 
future grant applications and project development between local and state 
stakeholders. It is expected that the consultant will work with the Town of 
Arlington, the City of Medford, the Mystic River Watershed Association, the 
state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Massachusetts 
Department of Transportation, and the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon 
Foundation to prepare the plan. This effort will be informed by a public 
engagement process as well.


A project briefing session is scheduled for Thursday, September 2, at 3 pm 
via Zoom. 


You can find more information about this project, its scope of work, and the 
briefing registration link at this link to the RFP or at 
www.arlingtonma.gov/purchasing (to be updated shortly).



Please let me know if you have any questions. 


Daniel Amstutz, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner
Department of Planning & Community Development
Town of Arlington
730 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3093
damstutz at town.arlington.ma.us


*Arlington values equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to 
building a community where everyone is heard, respected, and protected.*
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