Thoroughfare Plan

A safe, efficient, and resilient multimodal transportation system is essential to Westfield’s continued success as a growing and vibrant community. The way people travel influences how neighborhoods develop, where businesses invest, and how residents experience access to jobs, schools, parks, and essential services. The transportation system is more than a network of streets and intersections. It is a defining element of the public realm that affects quality of life, economic competitiveness, and community identity.

Westfield’s Thoroughfare Plan provides a long-term vision for how the transportation network will evolve in response to rapid growth and changing mobility needs. The Plan establishes a functional classification system for roadways that aligns each corridor’s purpose with its surrounding land use context. It also outlines design standards and right-of-way needs that will guide future construction and improvements. Through this coordinated approach, the Plan ensures that infrastructure investments contribute to a modern, accessible, and safe network for residents, visitors, and businesses.

This update was developed in tandem with the Westfield Comprehensive Plan to ensure both documents reinforce one another. The two plans are designed to work as a unified framework for growth by aligning land use, housing, economic development, and transportation strategies so that future decisions are coordinated and mutually supportive. The Thoroughfare Plan provides the mobility foundation that enables the Comprehensive Plan’s vision to be realized, while the Comprehensive Plan provides the land use context that guides transportation priorities.