The cost of expanding/widening roads may be too much $ (for a bike lane), but we need to update/improve our sidewalks for pedestrians in the very least. The rail trail will be nice, but we also need to link all areas ("spoke wheel") of Sudbury to change our auto dependency.

more sidewalks, speed bumps

I wish I had some. I know we can't just move trees to make room for sidewalks, bike lanes, and the like!

Generally, our main roads are narrow and should be widened in areas to allow for bike lanes. Also, all main roads through town should have sidewalks.

try to add more sidewalks, not enough areas have them.

I know it’s tricky since our roads are narrow and winding - and this is part of the charm of Sudbury, but residents and visitors still run and bike along these public roads and it is very dangerous. There are more heavily trafficked ways that are worth widening or making safer with sidewalks.

Sidewalks. Better education for drivers, wider roads (Sudbury-sized SUVs hardly fit on Sudbury roads, dedicated bike lanes on major roads

We need more connected sidewalks in neighborhoods and to centers of activity. Like to safely get to the library or to meadow walk of simply around neighborhoods and especially to schools. More kids might actually walk to school if that were possible to do so safely.

sidewalk maintenance and additional sidewalks would go a long way.

Connecting sidewalks into neighboring towns.. town planning to create paths for walk/bike only More crosswalk lights where traffic is heavy and kids are walking

Pelham Island Road is beautiful, but very dangerous to walk or bike; would be good to have a safe lane or sidewalk there.

As traffic increases, it becomes more important to have sidewalks for adult and child safety. Please make this a priority.

Bikers like Sudbury b/c it's bucolic - but narrow, twisting roads are dangerous. Don't want to widen these roads for bike lane b/c it would change the bucolic nature of our town! Sidewalks are critical for kids riding bikes to friends and schools.

Connect all of the sidewalks.

Finish sidewalks and maintain the sidewalks (clear weeds that grow into the walkway and block the path...)

We definitely need more sidewalks. It’s not safe to be in the small but high speed roads in this town.

more sidewalks increased patrolling/ticketing of speed and traffic cut-throughs increased public education of town traffic courtesies, slowing of speed, care for pedestrians/children

More sidewalks generally

I live in the Newbridge/Clark/Plympton/Water Row neighborhood. It's a beautiful area but very difficult to walk/run/bike because there are no sidewalks, the streets are narrow, the road is twisting, and cars fly down the road (especially around blind turns). However, there is a lot of vegetation/trees that would make it hard to widen the road and/or add sidewalks. However, I think it should definitely be explored! My kids walk to school along the road and a sidewalk would make things so much safer. We also walk our dog along the road and we jog along the road. Sidewalks would make such a difference and drastically increase the safety of the roads for pedestrians, dogs, children, cyclists, etc. etc.

Some roads are narrow and with traffic feel unsafe. esp with cars sometimes speeding To the extent we can have a sidewalk or even space on the side of the roads it will help

Connecting sidewalks, add lights to crosswalks (Union/concord crosswalk? Old Lancaster/hudson- add crosswalk), add crosswalks, ticket drivers going through crosswalks. Widen roads to add bike lanes.

There should be sidewalks to get from south sudbury to north so kids can bike safely. Also proper crosswalks.

North Sudbury might as well be another town... All of the $ is spent from the center of town, south. 117 is a freeway. Curbing, traffic lights and crosswalks are in desperate need. Highly traveled cut through streets in North Sudbury are needed. Technically families shouldn't be charged for busing to schools (Curtis) because the roads are not safe to be walked on (no sidewalks) or biked on. See state bus guidelines.

Narrow roadways and relatively long distances seem to present a real challenge here. More sidewalks in residential areas would certainly make it easier/safer/more pleasant to walk, but we lack a central town area or town green or attractive destination for walkers that is not along noisy/busy roadways. Distances from most homes are not likely to promote walking for significant shopping or errands at existing establishments. Large expenditure to add a few sidewalks to isolated neighborhoods doesn't seem a good use of limited public funds. Improved walking paths in public lands with easy parking might be a better expenditure for those walking for recreation/exercise purposes. I would prefer to see the bulk of available funds going to improvement of traffic flow, which has become very slow and difficult at several intersections, and to road and bridge maintenance and improvement that are needed in many places.

Wider lanes and improved sidewalks on Landham Rd

I usually walk in Curtis Middle School to avoid getting on the road, because people have planted trees or shrubs that block sidewalks, especially roads like Peakham. Poison Ivy often creeps into sidewalks. Some sidewalks have dangerous dips and cracks making them unsafe.

Clear the vegetation! People always talk about plowing, but what about cutting back the growth that makes the walkways impassable, and that whips the passing cyclist to shreds? Improve the road and sidewalk pavement quality generally! Roots, muck and puddles in the walkways send walkers into the road; crumbling edges, cracks and potholes are a hazard for cyclists. Pedestrian crossings should have pedestrian-activated signals. Pantry Road at Route 117, this means you. We should all share the road--meaning cars and trucks give cyclists and pedestrians a wide berth, but also that cyclists and pedestrians pull aside to allow backed-up traffic to pass. Reflective clothing and lights after dark would be helpful as well.

I want my kid to be able to bike places, but we keep her close to home because we're afraid to have her cross Hudson or ride along Dutton. / The cross-walk at Hudson Road near Haskell is barely visible until you're too close. / Turning onto and off of Dutton is extremely difficult and often requires peeling out and/or waiting in long lines of traffic. / The bus stops in our neighborhood (Pine Lakes) are on the street pavement (no sidewalk or curb) and we often have cars driving quickly by us.

Better sidewalks. I'm an avid runner but stay on the road because the sidewalks are a mess (potholes, frost heaves). Some busier roads don't have sidewalks and are narrow (parts of Dutton). We could use more signage and safety strategies around Curtis given the number of kids that ride their bikes and walk to school.

I am shocked when I see the deplorable state of our roads and sidewalks compared to other towns around us. This town looks like a dump

Better crosswalks, blinking signs, speed bumps, and use of sidewalks for bikers

I would like to see more done in then winter to make sure dude road sidewalks are cleared so fewer people walk their dogs or strollers on the street

Better lighting, wider roads, complete sidewalks that don't end halfway along a street, mend damaged sidewalks and roads, create dedicated cycle/pedestrian paths

We need more sidewalks!!!!

Put sidewalks in all major roads like Concord Rd, Hudson Rd, Marlboro Rd etc. Residents and their children should feel safe biking/walking to schools and downtown. It will ease the traffic around downtown if able to walk or bike instead of driving everywhere. Residents should feel safe to walk, run or bike anywhere around town. It will be good for the environment and our health/well being. Healthy town is a happy town.

I have found that the sidewalks on busy streets are fine. Quiet streets do not need sidewalks.

More sidewalks on busy roads

Pedestrian crossing that is safely marked to cross 27 to Fairbanks. Continuous sidewalks that lead to town, especially on the section of 27 that connects to Maynard road.

For pederstrians, having functining sidewalks is a must. The Rt. 20 sidewalks are virtually inaccesible with telephone poles in the middle of them, and little to no space between the sidewalk and the street. This makes the main shopping space (from the Mill to Whole Foods) a drive only option. It would be nice to have sidewalks, and/or pedestrian paths off the road, connecting the properties. Making sure all the other main roads that intersect with the BFRT (and hopefully any East-West rail trail in the future) have sidewalks so kids and families feel safe getting to the main access points, would be a good thing. The sidewalk from the high school on Concord Road should be extended all the way up to 117.

Fix the sidewalks all the way down rt 20

Bike path! Widen roads! Add more street lighting! Fix and add more sidewalks. Better crosswalks with lights!

Fix the existing sidewalks and add more sidewalks

More sidewalks, sidewalks, sidewalks.

More sidewalks; linked sidewalks - too many just stop forcing users into the road.

We are putting in a bike trail. Isn't this good enough? Why are we spending more money? Isn't our taxes he enough? Move to Waltham if you want sidewalks.

This will be a dream come true if we could walk and bike safely around town. Right now there are hardly any sidewalks that start at one end of any random neighborhood street and end at the end of it.

Sidewalks! I know there’s know way to widen peakham but it’s impissible to walk where there are no sidewalks and it’s soooooo narrow for bikers. 😬

Having access around town to sidewalks would make things much easier, for all in Sudbury.,

More sidewalks. Repave DeMarco Rd.

Yes-more sidewalks so kids can ride bikes. Also in front of my house(289 Concord) cars zoom out around traffic in the morning to the left hand turn lane and don't watch for my kids crossing to walk/bike to school

Clear bike lanes/paved bike path, wider shoulder and sidewalks.

I love seeing so many people walking, running, scootering on sidewalks for exercise. Would like to see connections (Dutton - Tanbark/Pratts Mill) of all walkways on major roads - especially here where it is narrow 2 lane road and dangerous to walk on side - treacherous WITH SNOW narrowing it more. Pathways / crosswalks TO and FROM the library, the schools, Whole Foods. Flashing light crosswalks with button for any highspeed roads so traffic actually stops. Hudson Rd, Route 27, Concord Rd

Sidewalks with curbs, ticketing vehicles parked on sidewalks.

Install sidewalks on side roads.

I'm on 117 near Maynard and I don't have sidewalks. I would like some sidewalks.

For such a nice town, I can't walk around and enjoy its beauty with my family as other than our street we can't get across town or even off our street without the risk of getting hit by a car on a narrow windy road. Without sidewalks we almost never walk as a family.

MORE sidewalks. more advanced traffic controls (i.e. intelligent light systems), better road surface markings/painting of crosswalks, approaches to crosswalks/lights, vigorous enforcement of speed limits by the police department (on a regular basis), more use of the radar-activated lights advising motorists of their actual speed vs. speed limit, road signage advising motorists of crossings, etc., investment by town in an ongoing and serious public information campaign.

The sidewalks are horrible. Part of the side walks on hudson road and not passable and my kids and I have to walk on the main road due to overgrowth

Please see the sidewalk project currently underway on route 117 in Maynard... that is what we should be aspiring to do on Sudbury's busier roadways.

Wider sidewalks on busy streets. Rte 20 is main downtown but traffic is horrendous, cars drive fast, debris is everywhere, I don't feel safe. Coming from living in Boston, i miss walking around town.

I do not want improvements for walkers and bikers that will make it worse for cars. I'd love to see more sidewalks, but don't want more crossings, flashing lights etc.

Pedestrian/ runner /biker education campaign. Too many of them currently walk/bike on the road at dusk or in heavily shadowed areas where there is very low visibility and they are not wearing reflective clothing or lights. That is just an accident waiting to happen. People should wear light colors/reflective colors and/or lights if walking/riding on the street. In some cases, it may make sense to walk/run against traffic to be able to make a avoidance manuevers if the traffic does not notice them in low visibility conditions. Education here is key before sidewalks and bike paths can be built. Thanks!

The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail all the way to Route 20 would allow for non-car movement through the center of Sudbury, also promoting economic development. More sidewalks overall are needed with more continuity. Our old, historic roads are simply too narrow for safe non-car travel without these improvements.

Sidewalk on Union ave

We tried to put a sidewalk in Haynes road and it was too painful to get all the neighbors on board. Going on a run or walk on the narrow roads are not safe.

I just think in general the roads in Sudbury are very narrow with little to no shoulder for bikes. Running is fine if there are sidewalks but then again not all roads have them. Concord has sidewalks almost everywhere and wider shoulders for bikes.

More sidewalks and wider shoulders

Somewhat wider roads in many places; and sidewalks.

Some bike lanes need to be wider and pavement inside them improved. Runners and walkers should be on sidewalks whenever possible.

Sidewalks added to locations where students wait for the bus, and sidewalks to provide safe walking/running on narrow, windy well traveled roads.

We need more sidewalks on busy/curvy roads. Dutton has sidewalks here and there. Why not make it continuous? Roads need to be wider for cyclists. That is why I don't bike around town - no bike trails and the roads are too narrow and curvy to be safe.

More sidewalks on busy roads, like Concord Road, Haynes Road, and Pantry Road would be awesome!

Repave bumpy sidewalks so runners don't run in streets.

Add more sidewalks onto Dutton Road

There are many street that do not have sidewalks. Example parts of Dutton rd and marlboro rd. Very busy roads and people are trying to walk with their dogs. Very unsafe

Hard to improve upon narrow windy roads with no sidewalks! But completing roads that have sidewalks that abruptly stop would be a great place to start!

Sidewalks on every block, bury all phone wires to eliminate telephone poles

More sidewalks and less cell phone use

A side walk on Dutton Road. Very busy through road for cyclists and walkers. You should have the ability to walk to the any school that is around 1 mile in any direction on a sidewalk. Dutton is around 1 mile from Curtis middle school.

Hold bikers accountable for traffic laws, being unsafe when approaching/passing walkers and for obstructing traffic. Install sidewalks with a buffer between the road and the walkway.

Most important improvements would be around making it safe for kids to walk/bike to school... sidewalks (preferably not changing sides of busy roads), visible crosswalks for drivers to see, etc.). My kids would love to bike to school on their own and gain some independence but with a crossover in a random spot on Hudson Rd, I’m not sure this will ever happen.

Another spot is Marlboro going to Morse, making biking hard to LS for lots of kids. I've been glad to see additions of sidewalks lately.

Make sure sidewalks connect or lead to easy to walk side roads. Make sidewalks available on both sides of dangerous roads (Concord Rd) bc crossing to them often hard

Add and keep sidewalks clear. Adding bike lanes sounds good, but the roads are too narrow to offer anything but the illusion that they would be safe.

If there were sidewalks on Maynard, Willis, and Marlboro Rds, we could walk/bike to Town Center and Haskell field. My kids could bike to Curtis and their friends' houses. They would've biked to Nixon if they could have. More pedestrian lights, like the one installed at Nixon to cross heavy-traffic roads. 20mph speed limits in neighborhoods, and 25mph limits on side roads.

I know it is a big investment in infrastructure but it will be great to have most of the town well connected with a combination of sidewalks and bike lanes

better sidewalks for runners and walkers. Not sure what to do about cyclists because so many roads are so narrow it would be hard to put in bike lanes

Sidewalk on Lincoln Rd as well as speed bumps along Lincoln road in association with the high school. It would be nice if there were speed bumps on Lincoln Rd throughout the entrance and exit areas to slow traffic for the stretch of Lincoln Rd where the high school kids are walking/driving/biking/running with teams/ etc. People fly down Lincoln Rd, maybe a few good size speed bumps would be a good reminder about all the kids there!

Some of the sidewalks are in rough shape or are too narrow to safely use for both pedestrians & bikers in areas where the road is an unsafe alternative. Also, traditionally bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks and pedestrians get upset when they are, so there should be a shared use campaign of sorts

LIght at Landham Rd Rte 20, more sidewalks on narrower roads

Add sidewalks to roads that don't have them; complete sidewalks on roads that only have sidewalks on part of them (e.g., Willis Rd, Mossman Rd); widen some of the narrower roads (some roads are only really wide enough for 1.5 cars, leaving pedestrians/cyclists no place to get out of the way of cars); improve accessibility for people with disabilities (crosswalk lights with audio cues for when it's safe to walk, more and safer sidewalks, etc.)

Near the schools, there are many walkers but very few sidewalks. The children have to walk in the street. If it were safer, we would bike a lot more for school and recreation. The shoulders of roads are getting increasingly damaged so the bikes and walkers are forced to go into the lanes and cars can't move over without risking falling off the road and damaging the tires/undercarriage. Very dangerous for the many bikers and walkers on Water Row, Newbridge, and Plympton, especially those trying to walk to Nixon. It is especially dangerous in the winter, when the shoulder is covered so children are walking in the middle of the roadway and the road width is significantly narrowed (but the cars don't slow down). Increased maintenance of wooded paths might be helpful too but currently the overgrowth and risk of ticks is too high for the paths to be of use.

We live just off of Hudson between Fairbanks and Town Center. We are grateful and very appreciated on the availability of some sidewalks in this area. However, the brush is not always maintained, preventing a clear walking path. Also the side of the road that there is a sidewalk, switches a few times along the way, but the number of cross walks seemed to have been reduced when they last did work on Hudson (last Spring?) Will there be another survey or forum to weigh in on car traffic? A large chunk of my commute is spent driving around or through the morning backup on Hudson through town center. The change to the light timing did seem to improve things to some extent (thank you!). Perhaps a later high school start would help some too. Without commuter alternatives (like a commuter rail... a girl can dream), it would seem driving is the only option available to most people to get the work. Thank you for all that you do and allowing residents to weigh in!

keep sidewalks maintained over time.

More sidewalks; and safety would improve if bikers followed road rules

some of the sidewalks are in rough shape. I would maintain the sidewalks better so that people use them instead of the road.

Lowered vehicle speeds + enforcement; longer signals for ped xings; bike boxes at all stops + signals; all major roads with 4' bike lanes; maintenance + debris + snow/ice clearance of shoulders and bike lanes; signs "Bikes Can Use Full Lane"; all crosswalks with "Continental" bar markings plus signs at crossings alerting drivers to ped priority; sidewalks only for peds.

sidewalks, bike lanes, lighting, clear,markings

Raised and brightly visible bike paths, increase pace of sidewalk construction

Sidewalks should be better maintained. So that maybe more people will use them.

More sidewalks, in general

see previous question--bike lanes and sidewalks

I use sidewalks where I can to bike but they are also unsafe. Broken, sudden curbs, too narrow at points with trees. There are too many unsafe crossings for kids to bike to school — unsafe time cross 20, unsafe to cross concord road south of town center and north of 20 (for example, going from one part of old Lancaster to the other). Old Lancaster and water row are popular for walkers and bikers, but too many speeding cars on narrow way make it unsafe. Consider speed bumps to